Author: WNKY Staff

Violent arrest investigated

(NBC News) A Florida police officer has been relieved of his duties after a rough arrest recorded by bystanders. The Miami-Dade officer was responding to a call that a man had threatened two women with a shotgun. The video shows Officer Alejandro Giraldo talking to one of the women, Dyma Loving. As Loving appears to become increasingly upset, Giraldo grabs…

11-Year-old survives shark bite

(WPTV) An 11-year-old Iowa boy vacationing in Florida will have quite the story to tell his friends after spring break. He was likely bitten by a shark. Kael Dewey was out with his mom on boogie boards at Stuart Beach Tuesday when he said he felt something grab at the back of his leg and foot. He screamed for help,…

Women’s event to benefit American Cancer Society

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – The annual Purses, Pouts and Pearls event is being held Friday night to benefit the American Cancer Society. Held at the Sloan Convention Center, women from across South Central Kentucky will come together to raise money for the 2019 Warren County Relay For Life. Activities tonight will include a silent auction, a bingo game for 18 high-end…

NBC launches new late-night talk show ‘A Little Late with Lilly Singh’

Singh blazes trail taking over 1:35a.m. telecast as host of program featuring interviews and comedy sketches

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. – March 14, 2019 – NBC, which has been television’s late-night leader for more than 60 years, is adding to its already illustrious legacy with “A Little Late with Lilly Singh,” making her the only woman to currently host a late-night talk show on a Big 4 network. Set to air at 1:35 a.m. and debuting in…

Kids & Medication: Store It Safely

(NBC News) Every ten minutes a child in the United States is rushed to an emergency room after getting ahold of medication. A new report from Safe Kids Worldwide looks at the number of kids who are poisoned, often by prescription medicines, like those used to treat high blood pressure and diabetes. “Even medications that are over the counter, which…

‘Rage Rooms’ let you smash away stress

(NBC News) Rage rooms, also known as smash rooms or anger rooms, are all the rage right now. They offer a safe place for people to smash away stress by taking a hammer to a computer screen or hurling an ax through a car window. Hundreds of these businesses are popping up across the country, including the House of Purge…

Cameras capture jail riot

(KNWA) Five inmates are facing additional charges after a riot last week inside Arkansas’ Crawford County Jail. According to Sheriff Ron Brown, the instigator of the riot was in Crawford County to make a court appearance. The other inmates coordinated to obscure security cameras by throwing wet toilet paper on them. Much of the response was captured on body cameras…