Coding apps: learning on your own
Tech guru PC Mike Wendland looks at apps that teach users how to write their own code.
Author: WNKY Staff
Researchers take major step towards curing HIV
(WOWT) Researchers at the University of Nebraska Medical Center have taken a major step towards curing HIV. UNMC announced Tuesday that researchers there, in cooperation a team at Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, have “come up with a way to completely eliminate HIV infection in a special mouse model.” For the first time, researchers say they have…
Toddler killed in robbery attempt
(KPRC) A child was killed and his father was shot several times in the chest during an “apparent home invasion robbery” in Spring, Texas late Tuesday. A father was sitting in his open garage with his 2-year-old son – identified as Ivory West Jr. – and a friend when they were approached by two men, investigators said. Deputies said the…
Fourth of July phone dangers
(NBC News) Fourth of July is the most dangerous time for your smartphone, with drowned phones being the most common complaint. According to gadget insurance company Asurion, this holiday weekend will bring a spike in claims for cracked screens, lost phones and a 250 percent increase in water damage alone. Experts say there’s also an increase in the number of…
Hart County man accused of abusing 7-year-old Glasgow boy
GLASGOW, Ky.- A 35-year-old Hart County man is behind bars in Barren County after police say he abused a 7-year-old boy. According to the Glasgow Police Department, investigators responded Tuesday to TJ Samson Community Hospital after receiving a complaint that the boy had been physically abused. An arrest citation states that the boyfriend of the boy’s mother, Michael Asbury, struck…
Corpses don’t count: hearse pulled over in HOV lane
(KSNV/NBC News) Corpses don’t count. That’s the lesson a Nevada mortuary van driver learned Monday when he was pulled over while driving in a Las Vegas HOV lane. Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Travis Smaka pulled the van over, not realizing it belonged to a funeral home. “I looked in the back and noticed the vehicle was equipped a lot like…
Navy SEAL acquitted of murder
(NBC News) A jury has found a decorated Navy SEAL charged with the 2017 murder of a wounded prisoner in Iraq not guilty. Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher found not guilty on six of seven charges. The 19 year veteran was accused of multiple war crimes, the most serious that he fatally stabbed and killed a wounded prisoner in Iraq…
Cookout tips: safe summer eating
(NBC News) Millions of Americans love cooking out in the nice weather, especially around the 4th of July, but as the temperatures climb so does the risk of foodborne illness. “We generally see a spike in the number of food borne illnesses like salmonella or E.coli during the summer months,” notes the USDA’s Dr. Mindy Brashears. Dr. Brashears says that’s…
Blackface stunt angers judge
(KHNL) A Hawaii man convicted in a road rage stabbing showed up at his sentencing hearing Monday in blackface, shocking his attorney and the judge. He’ll now be disciplined for disobeying “several direct orders” to wash his face before going to court. Mark Char used a black permanent marker to pull off the offensive look, which drew national headlines. The…
Voices of Honor – Wendell Strode, Part One
In this week’s Voices of Honor, Wendell Strode recounts his military service in the Vietnam War and the men who helped get him back home to Bowling Green. Make sure to tune in next week for Part Two of Strode’s story with some important advice to veterans struggling with PTSD.
