(KVEO) A search is underway for the parents of a toddler abandoned in a Texas cornfield in the middle of the night. Early Tuesday morning Fort Brown Border Patrol agents in Brownsville found a surprise after chasing a group of undocumented immigrants into some cornfields. “Agents requested a Border Patrol K-9 to assist in the search. During a search of…
(NBC News) Former Vice President Joe Biden has ended months of speculation and formally announced his presidential bid in an online video Thursday morning, saying that “we are in a battle for the soul of this nation.” In the opening of his announcement video, Biden invoked images of the violent clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia, where one person was killed a…
(NBC News) Agents from the FBI and IRS launched multiple raids targeting Baltimore, Maryland Mayor Katherine Pugh early Thursday. Search warrants were executed at Pugh’s home, city hall and the Maryland Center for Adult Training. Three of the mayors aides are listed as board members of that organization. An FBI spokesman says the warrants are sealed and no additional information…
(NBC News) At least five people are dead after a string of tornadoes cut across Texas and Louisiana overnight Wednesday. Three tornadoes were reported in Louisiana, two in Texas. Two were killed when a twister hit in Ruston, Louisiana. In Erath County, Texas a mother and her two children died when their car was swept away heavy flooding triggered by…
(WFLA/NBC News) A Florida mother has been jailed over a post she allegedly made to Facebook. Circuit Judge Lauralee Westine sentenced Jessie Weiner to five months for violating court orders. “It was just like… my whole life had crumbled,” Weiner says. Weiner was taken into custody on April 2. She is set to be released in August. The trouble started…
(WBAL) Baltimore Ravens fan Mo Gaba got the news of a lifetime Wednesday morning. Mo, 13, is a regular caller on Baltimore radio stations, giving his thoughts on the Baltimore Ravens. Mo joined Justin, Scott and Spiegel of 98 Rock Wednesday morning from Lindale Middle School, where he got a special offer from Coach John Harbaugh. “We’re inviting Mo to…
(WPTV) Marine life experts in Jupiter, Florida say ocean trash is threatening the lives of sea turtles. “Between 70 and 90 percent of everything we collect out here is plastic,” said Katie O’Hara, conservation coordinator at Loggerhead Marinelife Center. O’Hara’s team routinely sees trash washing up from West Africa. Once collected, the items are counted and sorted. The numbers are…
(KPRC/NBC News) Police say rapper Bun B shot and wounded a home invader after the man forced his way into his Houston, Texas home and held his wife at gunpoint. Police said Bun B, whose real name is Bernard Freeman, and his wife were home when their doorbell rang. The rapper’s wife answered the door, and a man forced his…
(NBC News) A new study finds that exercise is not only good for the health of older Americans, but also for the skills they need to drive. According to the study from AAA, even a little activity can make a big difference for older drivers. “This doesn’t have to be strenuous,” says AAA’s Tamra Johnson. “Older adults can actually look…
(KARE) Invasive goldfish have taken over a chain of lakes in Chaska, Minnesota. “Probably people released some pets, males found a female and now this is what we have,” says Andrew Dickhart with Carver County Water Management. Dickhart says it’s illegal to dump unwanted invasive goldfish into any Minnesota water body. He’s teaming up with Megan Weber from the University…
