Author: WNKY Staff

Baby boom: 19 NICU nurses pregnant at Texas hospital

(KCEN) Baby fever is alive and well in Temple, Texas. Baylor Scott and White Hospital’s newborn intensive care unit has more than a dozen nurses who are expecting themselves. Some of the women have already had their bundles of joy, but at one point 19 nurses were pregnant at the same time. Of the 19, 15 showed up with their…

KY: police look for man who shot at officers

(WCPO/CNN) –  Police say neighborhood should be “careful” as authorities search for suspected gunman Authorities in Erlanger, Kentucky are on the lookout for a man who shot at police. The suspect is 27-year-old Jacob Ray Julick. His mother is pleading for him to surrender. Police say he shot at officers during a traffic stop Thursday morning. No injuries were reported….

Iguana explosion: lizards invade south Florida

(WPTV) Experts say a mild winter is causing the iguana population in South Florida to explode. “We are in South Florida so let’s be real, we are not going to get rid of all the iguanas, all we can hope to do is control and prevent them from coming back,” says Iguana Busters owner Steve Kavashansky. Kavashansky started the company…

Atlas 5 Rocket Arrives In Florida

(WESH) What could be the first rocket to launch astronauts from Florida’s Cape Canaveral in eight years arrived on the Space Coast Wednesday. The Atlas 5 was unloaded from a ship at Port Canaveral. The 10-story tall first stage of the Atlas 5 was manufactured in Alabama, and then sent by ship to Florida. The Atlas 5 will carry the…

No guns: jewelry store turns away armed deputy

(WCNC) A jewelery company is taking heat on social media after a uniformed deputy was denied entrance to a North Carolina store because of his gun. Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell says the deputy was on his lunch break when he tried to pick up an engagement ring he was having sized at Kay Jewelers in Statesville. When the deputy…

Ohio doctor charged with murder in overdose deaths

(WCMH) An Ohio critical-care doctor was arrested and charged with murder Wednesday in the deaths of 25 hospital patients who authorities say were deliberately given overdoses of painkillers. The charges against Dr. William Husel, 43, represent one of the biggest murder cases ever brought against a health care professional in the U.S. He pleaded not guilty to 25 counts of…

World leaders, veterans mark 75th anniversary of D-Day

(NBC News) 75 years ago today, the United States and allied forces launched Operation Neptune, more commonly known as the D-Day landings in Normandy, France. The mission was a turning point in the fight against Adolph Hitler and the spread of Nazi Germany, but the battle came with a cost. More than 4,000 Americans died during the invasion, most of…

No breakthrough in Mexico tariff talks

(NBC News) Negotiators will return to the White House Thursday in an effort to reach a deal that would curb illegal immigration at the U.S. – Mexico border and avoid President Trump’s threatened tariffs. The proposed five percent tariffs, which could start on Monday, would increase at regular intervals, eventually reaching 25 percent if no deal is reached by October….