Author: WNKY Staff

Man paralyzed in parking space shooting

(KSDK) Twenty-one years old, two jobs and a 1-year-old son. Jaylen Walker was always on the go. Right now, the motor that raises and lowers his hospital bed is about the only way he can move. “I’ll be paralyzed for the rest of my life,” Walker said from his bed in the intensive care unit at Saint Louis University Hospital….

Caught on cam: family steals puppy

(WSAZ) A Kentucky pet store owner is outraged after a theft that was caught on camera. Jim Wente, who owns Bert’s Pet Center in Russell, says a family came into the store on Tuesday evening and stole a puppy. “They caught us busy,” Wente said. “They were able to hand the puppy to their daughter, made it to the back…

Feds take on elder fraud

(NBC News) The Department of Justice has announced results of a major enforcement operation aimed at criminals targeting senior citizens. More than 250 suspects have been charged, but federal agents warn there is a still a very real danger for Americans over 60. “It’s despicable because the people involved are vulnerable, and because of their stage in life they don’t…

Adoption Surprise: 13 siblings found

(KPRC) Shaquanna Bell is used to having a big family. She’s one of eight children…and recently learned something that basically doubled her family overnight. Bell, 33, was born in New York and lived half of her life there and in Virginia. She recently moved to Houston for work and to be closer to her oldest sibling, her brother Donnie Bell….

Woman works to save dog that took boy’s hand

(KSL) A Layton, Utah woman is trying to save the life of a dog that bit off a child’s hand Sunday. Jessica Nusz has known the two huskies involved in the mauling since they were just a few months old. “Polar and Bear are hyper as most huskies are,” Nusz says. “They are playful. But they let me pet them…

Man steals $600 from girl scout cookie booth

(KING) Police are looking for a man who stole hundreds of dollars from Girl Scouts selling cookies in Washington State. It happened outside a grocery store in Seattle Sunday night. Witnesses who were working at the cookie stand said the man stopped by several times, and even bought a few boxes, but later returned them. Then, just as the girls…