(WAVE) In 1985, paramedic Matthew Scott lost his left hand at age 24 when he said he foolishly lit an M-80 firework that he was holding. In 1999, at age 37, his name became forever etched in history as the world’s most successful hand transplant recipient, and America’s first. Last week, Scott went back to Jewish Hospital in Kentucky to…
(KOB/NBC News) Recent snowfall and a series of avalanches has left much of Colorado’s Red Mountain Pass buried under dozens of feet of snow. The snow has disconnected the town of Ouray from everything south of highway 550. “We’ve had an epic amount of snow in the last couple of days and have made avalanche conditions extreme. Ever since Monday,…
(NBC News) A terrifying close-call at a Florida family’s home has prompted a recall of Igloo coolers. Home security cameras were rolling on March 2nd when 5-year-old Nicholas Wanes climbed inside of the cooler. The lid then slammed shut and latched, trapping him inside. Fortunately Nicholas’ parents were nearby and heard his screams. They were quickly able to free him….
(KCEN) A Waco, Texas family is mourning the death of a mother after she was hit and killed when a rock was thrown from a Temple overpass. 33-year-old Kaila Flores was killed Saturday when a rock crashed through the windshield of a vehicle her boyfriend was driving as she sat in the passenger’s seat, police said. Chris Rodriguez said he…
With the spring weather finally here, more students are taking their bicycles out from storage and hitting the streets once again. In today’s Campus Beat, WKU police officer Tim Gray goes through some of the basic safety procedures that students should follow whenever they’re out riding their bikes.
WNKY’s Matthew White sits down with Harlan Holmes to talk about the Shamrock Run and Fun 5K/Walk happening this Saturday, March 16 at 8 a.m. Proceeds will benefit the Hart County High School band. To learn more or to register, please click here.
The National Corvette Museum features the “From Gas Station to Space Station” exhibit, which tells the story of the connection between NASA and America’s sports car.
There are striking differences between colon cancer that strikes people over age 50 and those diagnosed in younger adults. Now doctors say the medical community needs to re-think early-onset colon cancer.
BRENTWOOD, Tn. – A tweet has set Tennessee investigators on the lookout for a man involved in an apparent road rage incident. Investigators are looking to identify a suspect after Twitter video surfaced of an assault in Brentwood, involving two motorists. That footage can be viewed in the attached video above. Brentwood police said the incident occurred shortly after noon…
