(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…
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…
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.
(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…
(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…
(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…
(WYFF/NBC News) Two men have been charged with murder after the bodies of two missing women were found buried in the yard of a Spartanburg, South Carolina home. Spartanburg County Sheriff Chuck Wright says Jonathan Galligan, 39, known as “Stretch,” was arrested on murder charges Saturday after two bodies were found by cadaver dogs on a property where he once…
(KING) Linda and Tom Cook never thought this is how they’d make the news. “We were really kind of hoping our 15 minutes of fame would be accepting a large check from the lottery,” said Tom. But nonetheless, they were lucky. The couple was driving through Seattle, Washington Friday when Tom said he saw a flash of light and a…
Local musician Palmer St. Clair joins SoKY Sunrise to discuss her upcoming album, her musical philanthropies and much more. To learn more about Palmer, click here.
The Bowling Green Independent Schools announced a joint effort in education where an officer will be on-site at the school educating students on law enforcement.
