Author: WNKY Staff
Living Well – High cholesterol in kids
High cholesterol isn’t a problem reserved for adults. Doctors say children as young as five-years-old can develop high cholesterol.
Congress votes to subpoena Mueller report
(NBC News) The House Judiciary Committee has voted to authorize subpoenas for special counsel Robert Mueller’s full and unredacted report on the Russia Investigation. House Democrats wanted the report by April 2nd, a deadline the Justice Department missed and Republicans call “arbitrary.” Attorney General William Barr has promised to deliver the report by mid-April, if not sooner, after making what…
Roadside crashes on the rise
(NBC News) Alarming results of a new survey by the National Safety Council show more than 70 percent of drivers admit to either taking a photo or video of accidents when they see flashing lights from emergency vehicles on the side of the road. Nationwide, 17 emergency responders have been struck, with several killed, in the first quarter of this…
Lucky pup survives owl attack
(KPNX) A 3-month-old puppy is lucky to be alive after an owl swooped in, picked her up, then flew for nearly a mile before leaving her on an Arizona golf course. The ordeal happened late last week around 3 a.m. along the Troon Golf Course in Scottsdale. Four days after being attacked by an owl, you can still see the…
VIP – Paige Priest, ‘Dance Big Red’
In this week’s VIP interview, Paige Priest joins us in studio to discuss the success of this year’s Dance Big Red. The 12-hour dance marathon raised $71,780 for Norton Children’s Hospital.
Fraternity brothers sentenced in hazing death
(WJAC) Three former fraternity brothers tied to the death of Penn State fraternity pledge Timothy Piazza are headed to jail. Former Penn State Beta Theta Pi Fraternity members, Luke Visser, Joshua Kurczewski, and Michael Bonatucci will all serve sentences ranging from 30 days to six months in jail. In court, their attorneys argued that while the case is tragic, there…
Security guard fires at fleeing man
(KPNX) Surveillance video shows an Arizona security guard firing multiple shots at a man he was supposed to be escorting out of a building. In the video, you can see Esteban Acosta holding his hands up, while leaving a child support services building in Tucson last month. According to the police report, Mahmood Al-Muwali escorted Acosta out of the building…
White House whistleblower speaks
(NBC News) There’s controversy brewing in Washington, D.C. over how President Trump’s family, and other White House staffers, got security clearances, despite opposition from career staffers who found “disqualifying issues” in their backgrounds. Tricia Newbold, an 18-year security veteran, told Congress that the Trump administration overruled at least 25 security clearance denials for the president’s son-in-law and advisor Jared Kushner,…
Border shelters swamped by child migrant influx
(KYMA/NBC News) Two shelters on opposite sides of the U.S.-Mexico border are working together to deal with an influx of more than 50 migrant children who have arrived over the past week. The Calexico, California based non-profit organization Border Kindness has teamed up with the Cobina Posada del Migrante in Mexicali to help care for the children. The shelter provides…
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