Author: WNKY Staff

Wedding registries go high-tech

(NBC News) According to a new study from the wedding-planning website The Knot and data pulled from The Knot Registry, cash registries have gone up year after year, and are now bringing in about $1,800 for the average wedding. “When guests see what you will actually spend money on, they’re more likely to click the button and give you the…

Search for serial killer’s victim continues

(WCYB) Law enforcement surrounded Mendota, Virginia’s community center Wednesday as they resumed the search for evidence in a serial murder case. Authorities say James Michael Wright admitted to killing three women and disposing of their bodies over several weeks earlier this year. About 75 officers from multiple agencies across the region scoured 40 acres of woods surrounding Wright’s home. “We’re…

Shocking abuse: boy dies after being kept in chains

(WTHR) A pair of traveling circus promoters face felony neglect, battery and confinement charges after Indiana police say their son was starved, abused and slowly killed. Investigators say once the coroner establishes an official cause and manner of death, murder charges will likely follow. They say this is the the most extreme child abuse they’ve ever encountered. It’s been emotionally…

Hit & run vigilante faces murder charge

(WXIA) A Georgia woman who pursued a man after a hit-and-run accident earlier this month allegedly told him, “Get out of the f*** car, I’m going to shoot you” before she shot and killed him, a detective testified at a preliminary hearing Tuesday. Clayton County Magistrate Court Judge William H. West ruled there was probable cause for the prosecution to…

Free sunscreen: Rhode Island battles the burn

(WJAR) Rhode Island is doing its part to wipe out skin cancer that’s caused by overexposure to the sun. The state is teaming up with sunscreen company Raw Elements USA to offer free sunscreen dispenser stations at all state-run beaches and several parks for the 2019 summer season. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the U.S.,…

The Keto diet: the pros & cons

(WPTV) Danielle Malone worked hard to get to where she is today, shedding weight and feeling better. She’s on a modified ketogenic diet. “For me, lowering the carb intake, I was able to move around better. My joints felt better,” Malone says. “After that it was a no brainer. I didn’t want to stop. My clothes fit better. My focus…

Caught on cam: trooper saves toddler

(NBC News) Dashcam footage shows a Michigan State Police sergeant save a 2-year-old girl’s life by snatching her from the path of an oncoming dump truck. Sergeant Joe Richards was on patrol Friday in Alcona County when he saw the girl wandering in the roadway. He exited his car and grabbed the girl, moments before a dump trump passed the…

Baby pulled from hot car

(WPMI/NBC News) A 4-month-old boy is recovering after spending 12 hours in a hot car over the weekend. Jermius Scott spotted the baby as he was walking to his car outside of his Mobile, Alabama home Sunday morning. “When I saw him cry it almost made me cry so I hit one time and it bust,” Scott said as he…

Trump lashes out at Mueller, claims victory over “witch hunt”

(NBC News) President Trump on Thursday lashed out at special counsel Robert Mueller, calling him “totally conflicted” and a “true never-Trumper.” The president’s comments came one day after Mueller made his first public statement on his investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and possible cooperation with the Trump campaign. Mr. Trump also once again blasted the investigation as…