Author: WNKY Staff

Foster mom charged in hot car death

(WCNC) A foster mother has been charged in connection to a 1-year-old child’s death after that child was left inside a hot vehicle in Pineville, North Carolina. The incident happened on August 29th in a Lowe’s parking lot. The cause of death was listed as Hyperthermia Due to Environmental Exposure. After a thorough investigation, Pineville Police obtained a criminal warrant…

Stepmother charged in 10-year-old’s murder

(WTHR) Indiana State Police confirmed Wednesday a 10-year-old girl missing since Saturday has been found dead behind her Gas City home. Skylea Carmack’s body was found in a shed and hidden in a plastic trash bag. Skylea’s stepmother, Amanda Carmack, 34, was arrested for the murder. She is also facing charges for neglect, battery and strangulation. “In law enforcement our…

Prosecutors: Cheerleader murdered infant daughter

(WLWT) The trial of a former high school cheerleader accused of killing her infant daughter and burying the girl’s body in her family’s backyard is underway in Lebanon, Ohio. During the first day of testimony in her aggravated murder trial, Skylar Richardson heard her own words read aloud in court, a text message to her mother. “I’m literally speechless with…

How Trump plans to pay for $3.6B border wall

(NBC News) We now know who’s paying for President Trump’s Southern Border wall, and it’s not Mexico. 127 military construction projects in 23 states, three U.S. territories and 20 countries are all being delayed to free up $3.6 billion for the wall. Puerto Rico is losing $400 million, most of which was meant to help with recovery efforts from Hurricane…

Dorian gains strength as Carolinas brace for impact

(NBC News) Hurricane Dorian gained strength Wednesday night as it continued its slow crawl up the Atlantic Coast. The Category 3 storm could make a second landfall in the Carolinas early Friday. “North Carolina faces deadly storm surge and inland flooding. The greatest threats are to our coastal communities and their inland neighbors,” North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper warned. At…

Throwback Thursday – 95 Years of WKU Student Publications, Part 2: Talisman

Throwback Thursday is back at the Student Publications office at Western Kentucky University. This is part two of the series celebrating 95 years of student-run media. This week we’re taking a look at the Talisman, the university’s yearbook. The very first Talisman Editor was T.O. Hall in 1924. While the College Heights Herald provided campus news immediately as it happened,…