(NBC News) Congress returned to Capitol Hill Monday after a five week break, with a new agenda firmly in focus. Gun safety legislation is one of the top priorities for Democrats, but Republicans say they are waiting on guidance from President Trump. “We are not going to vote on bills on the Senate floor that the president is not willing…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The United Auto Workers have voted to authorize a strike against General Motors for what they consider fair wages. The strike vote passed by nearly 98 percent, and if put into play by UAW international, members will walk off the job beginning Sept. 16. These members include workers at the local GM Corvette Assembly Plant. UAW…
(NBC News) Rescue crews cut into the capsized Golden Ray cargo ship, rescuing three of the four crew members still trapped inside. “The fourth survivor has been located, and it’s an ongoing operation to try and get him out,” Coast Guard Captain John Reed said late Monday afternoon. The first calls for help from the Golden Ray came around 2…
(NBC News) President Trump is facing backlash after inviting Taliban and Afghan leaders to Camp David for peace talks, days before the anniversary of 9/11. The president announced on Twitter late Saturday the talks has been canceled after the Taliban killed a U.S. service member and 11 others in Kabul last week. “We had a meeting scheduled. It was my…
CBS announced its 20 castaways for the latest season of “Survivor” on Monday and it includes a Kentucky native. Elaine Stott, of Rockholds, Ky., was chosen from thousands of auditions from across the world. Stott auditioned for the chance to be a “Survivor” castaway at the 2018 Survivor Casting Call hosted by WNKY 40 Television Sept. 25, 2018 in Bowling…
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Kentucky State Police arrested an Alvaton man Sunday after they said he intentionally rammed a vehicle occupied by his estranged wife. Michael Andrew Douglas, 35, was charged Sunday with second-degree assault domestic violence, resisting arrest and first-degree wanton endangerment after an incident involving his estranged wife at her current home in Alvaton. Douglas is accused of…
This week’s Emerging Leader is MacLean Lessenberry, the Executive Director of Tourism for Glasgow and Barren County.
(NBC News) A campaign to steer women into so-called “STEM” careers has taken off, but the age old problem of too few women in science, technology, engineering or math jobs persists. The Ad Council, with backing from some of the country’s biggest businesses, has launched SheCanStem.com. The campaign targets girls in elementary school. “We know that women make up 50…
(WRAL) People with one-sided hearing loss now have the opportunity to hear out of both ears. Four years ago veterinarian Dr. Emily Byers experienced pain that felt like a migraine headache. There was no definite diagnosis, but it was followed by total hearing loss in her right ear. “People think that, “Oh, if you’ve got one ear, you’re still OK….
(NBC News) Congress returns to Capitol Hill today after a five week break. Gun safety legislation is one of the top priorities for Democrats, but Republicans say they are waiting on guidance from President Trump. “We are not going to vote on bills on the Senate floor that the president is not willing to sign,” says Missouri’s Senator Roy Blunt….
