Author: WNKY Staff

Tainted treats: laxative cookie plot busted

(WKYC/NBC News) An Ohio couple is facing charges for allegedly handing out laxative-laced cookies, according to the Uhrichsville Police Department. Bo Cosen and Rachel Sharrock are charged with contaminating food for human consumption, along with a list of misdemeanor charges. Police said someone learned that there was a Facebook Live video of the couple allegedly making the laxative-laced cookies that…

Combating online hate

(NBC News) Twitter and Facebook executives testified Wednesday at a Senate hearing about concerns of censorship on social media. Republican senators accused the companies of targeting right-leaning posts for censorship. “The anecdotes we’re aware of consistently on one side of the aisle,” said Senator Ted Cruz. Company representatives argued its not censorship, but rather even-handed enforcement of rules meant to…

Coffee cup DNA leads to cold case arrest

(KING) Thursday brought the news that authorities and family members of Jody Loomis waited nearly 47 years to hear. Detectives in Snohomish County, Washington arrested a 77-year-old Edmonds man they believe is responsible for Loomis’ 1972 murder. Terrence Miller was arrested Wednesday morning at his home and has been charged with 1st degree premeditated murder. He is being held on…

Catch of a lifetime!

(WYFF/NBC News) Larry Westmoreland has caught plenty of fish in his 70 years, but he’ll be hard pressed to top the one he reeled in Saturday night while fishing on South Carolina’s Lake Keowee. Westmoreland caught an 89 pound catfish using his own secret bait. It took him about 20-minutes to land the monster catch. “I knew I had a…

Cierre Wood arrested on murder charge

(KSNV) Former NFL and Notre Dame football player Cierre Wood has been arrested in Las Vegas. He’s accused of killing his girlfriend’s daughter, 5-year-old La’Rayah Davis. Police said the child was found unresponsive Tuesday night. Medical personnel transported her to Summerlin Hospital. Police said the little girl had bruises on her torso, legs, and abdomen when she was examined by…

Federal agents wounded in Phoenix shootout

(KPNX) Four Homeland Security Investigations agents were wounded in an exchange of gunfire with two suspects connected to a human smuggling investigation in Phoenix, Arizona Thursday morning, according to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. All four HSI agents involved were taken to a local hospital for non-life threatening medical evaluation according to ICE. The Phoenix Police Department, who is leading the…

Deep freeze: spring snow hits midwest

(NBC News) Heavy snow and high winds have put spring on hold in the Midwest. Minnesota drivers are being urged to stay off the roads. Highways in South Dakota littered with stranded vehicles as well, with drivers warned of road closures. In Michigan, homes near Houghton Lake are inundated by ice. “The wind or storm comes, and that’s all it…

Swallowing hazard: button batteries

(NBC News) A growing number of young children are being treated in emergency rooms after swallowing potentially dangerous items. Researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital In Columbus, Ohio found that between 1995 and 2015 nearly 800,000 kids under age 6 were seen in an emergency room after ingesting some kind of foreign object. Kids swallow coins, toys, jewelry, nails and screws,…

3D printer helps man walk again

(WHO) New technology has given a man his life back after an old ankle injury came back to haunt him. Shaka Robinson learned to live with pain after an accident 20 years ago. “I fell out of a car, and separated my foot from my tibia,” Robinson explains. Back then, doctors reconstructed his ankle with pins. He went about his…