Author: WNKY Staff

Charges dropped against Marshae Jones

CNN – An Alabama prosecutor has announced her decision to drop all charges against Marshae Jones, who was indicted in the death of her unborn child after being shot in the abdomen during a fight. CNN’s Martin Savidge reports.

DHS: border crisis a “ticking time bomb”

(NBC News) A new strongly-worded report from the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General describes overcrowded immigrant detention centers as a “ticking time bomb” which requires “immediate attention and action.” Investigators for the government watchdog group toured several border patrol facilities in Texas in June. They found “overcrowding and prolonged detention represent an immediate risk to the health…

Trump’s 4th: patriotic celebration or campaign rally?

(NBC News) President Trump’s vision of displaying U.S. military might is becoming reality as tanks take up positions near the Lincoln Memorial for Thursday’s “Salute to America” July 4th celebration. Mr. Trump is promising the show of a lifetime. Critics see a different visual. “When I think of tanks and troops walking down the middle, I’m thinking Red Square, North…

Noose display angers Ohio neighbors

(WKYC) On the corner of Bennett and Walnut Street in Ravenna, Ohio there’s a sight that has neighbors and passersby taken aback. A homeowner is displaying a noose hanging from a wooden post. It’s clearly visible from the road, but on private property. “It’s the same type of noose, with a thick rope that blacks and African-Americans have been hanging…

Home of the brave: marine veteran gets new house

(WWBT) A U.S. Marine Corps veteran will soon call Culpeper, Virginia home thanks to a national organization and the support from the community. Sergeant Thomas Brennan completed two tours to Iraq and one to Afghanistan during his nine years of active duty service; however, in 2012 Brennan was forced to medically retire after suffering a traumatic brain injury in combat….