Author: WNKY Staff

Protesters greet Trump in Dayton, El Paso

(NBC News) President Trump traveled to Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas Wednesday to visit survivors, victims’ families, and first responders following this weekend’s deadly mass shootings. As the communities grieve, some say his trip is adding to their pain. At his first stop in Dayton, the president stayed behind closed doors, meeting privately with those most affected by the…

Octopus bite hospitalizes Washington woman

(KING) At Jamie Bisceglia’s Fox Island, Washington home, ‘Gone fishing’ are words to live by. “Good things happen to those who bait. I believe in that,” says Bisceglia. She started fishing at a young age, and recently opened her own company called South Sound Salmon Sisters. “My goal is to motivate women to get out on the water and fish,”…

Drugs, drinking & nudity: Florida sorority suspended

(WESH) Allegations of drug use, underage drinking, cheating and other violations have led to the suspension of a University of Central Florida sorority. The university outlined 16 violations by Alpha Delta Pi, including illicit activities, explicit pictures, and more, officials say. It all started with a complaint filed by one of the sorority’s members. That sorority member, whose name has…

Body cameras shed light on controversial arrest

(WSAV/NBC News) Georgia’s Tybee Police Department has released more video showing a closer look at what happened when two officers arrested 21-year-old Olivia Simons. Cell phone video of the arrest went viral on social media after the arrest last Saturday, with some claiming it showed an excessive use of force. A police report says the incident starts when Simons snatches…

Trump: “my rhetoric brings people together”

(NBC News) Panic set in overnight in New York’s Times Square when the backfire of a passing motorcycle was mistaken for gunfire. In West Valley City, Utah a loud noise inside a mall triggered chaos. “As you can imagine there’s a heightened sense of fear with things that have gone on around our country and people were in a full…

Peak performance: 4-year-old sets climbing record

(WNYT) For most hikers in the Adirondack Mountains, becoming a “46er” by summitting the 46 highest peaks is a lifelong goal. At just 4-year-old, Maebh Nesbitt has achieved that goal. Her parents say they did not carry her once during her 13-month journey. “People say ‘Did she climb all of that?’” says Siobhan Carney-Nesbitt, Maebh’s mother. “If you were with…