Living Well – Youth athletic injuries
With April here, the spring season is in full swing for many young baseball and softball players. As young athletes take the field, many parents might not know the number of sports injuries is on the rise.
Author: WNKY Staff
Record-setting python captured
(WBBH/NBC News) Researchers have removed a record-setting python from Florida’s Big Cypress National Preserve. A crew found the snake, the ever found in Big Cypress National Preserve, while they were tracking another. By tracking male pythons with radio transmitters, researchers can find nearby breeding females, which is how they found the massive mom-to-be. She was more than 17 feet long,…
Infant deaths linked to “Rock-N-Play” sleeper
(NBC News) The Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning parents and caregivers about infant deaths linked to Fisher-Price’s “Rock-n-Play” sleeper. At least ten infants have died in the sleepers since 2015. According to reports the children died when they rolled over in the device. None of the children were wearing restraint straps at the time. The CPSC is recommending caregivers…
20-year-old Glasgow man arrested on drug and weapon charges
GLASGOW, Ky.- A 20-year-old Glasgow man was arrested over the weekend after police say they pulled his vehicle over for an expired license plate. The traffic stop happened Saturday on South Green Street. According to Glasgow police, officers say they saw a magazine clip to a handgun in the car, along with a .40 caliber gun in the driver’s waistband….
Trump shakes up Department of Homeland Security
(NBC News) The Trump administration has announced a major shake-up in the Department of Homeland Security. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen has resigned, under pressure from President Trump. “I share the president’s goal of securing the border,” Nielsen said. “I will continue to support all efforts to address the humanitarian and security crisis on the border.” The president announced…
Motorcyclist dies after crash on Turfway Road in NKY
FLORENCE, Ky. (WKRC) – The Florence Police Department says that a crash involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck on Turfway Road has resulted in the death of 37-year-old George T. Russ. Russ, a resident of Elsmere, Kentucky, was reportedly traveling eastbound on Turfway Road. The pickup truck was traveling westbound. The truck was in the process of making a…
Emerging Leader – Piper Poteet
This week’s Emerging Leader is a Girl Scout with Troop 1051 and has volunteered with Room in the Inn, Empty Bowls, Toys for Tots, and Hotel, Inc. She also teaches younger girls about the importance of engineering. Meet Piper Poteet.
Beeping hoop helps blind boy play basketball
(KSL) A gym teacher in Herriman, Utah is helping a blind student play basketball. Kathy Howa Providence teaches physical education at Hall High School. Back in January, she decided she wanted to help Conner Green, a visually impaired student, get involved in playing basketball. After a brief search online, she found a beeper that could go on the basketball hoop…
Distillery releases ‘Trump Tonic’ vodka
(KARK) Trump Tonic, an orange-flavored vodka is being made inside an old post office in Newport, Arkansas, and could be coming to a store shelf near you. J. Ross Jones is one of the owners at Postmaster Spirits and Craft Distillery, a new operation that bottles liquor next to what used to be a mailroom. Postmaster Spirits received its first…
“Just drive” campaign targets distracted drivers
(NBC News) Statistics indicate nine Americans will likely die today and another 100 will be injured because of distracted drivers. Fortunately, safety advocates are working to change that. DriveWell, A new app launched earlier this year, is aimed at helping drivers focus on just driving. “The system automatically measures driving performance and then rates it against metrics that we have…
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