ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (WKRG) — A charter boat has caught on fire off the coast of Orange Beach. Sources say the boat had eight passengers on board. There’s no word on if anyone was injured. Not sure what is happening at orange beach… @WKRG #wkrg pic.twitter.com/fWohTy9Bg6 — Sarah Toms (@SarahToms19) July 27, 2019
ACADIA PARISH- According to Sheriff K.P Gibson, deputies are investigating a male body found near Nighthawk Road, between Estherwood and Midland. The body was found outside, near a field, in an unincorporated area of the parish. No further details could be given at this time due to the investigation being very early on. Will update […]
CLEVELAND (AP) – A zoo in Cleveland is awaiting the odiferous bloom of what’s known as the corpse flower for just the fourth time in the last 25 years. WEWS-TV reports the rare titan arum flower stinks for around 24 hours when it blooms and can grow to a height of 10 feet (3 meters). […]
(CNN)- Eight teens were hospitalized in July with seriously damaged lungs in Wisconsin, the state Department of Health Services reported Thursday. “We suspect that these injuries were caused by vaping,” said Dr. Michael Gutzeit, chief medical officer at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin where the teens were admitted, at a press conference. Their symptoms, including cough, shortness of breath, and […]
MONTEREY, Calif. (KSBW/CNN) – A marine biologist recently snapped a photo of something that’s rarely, if ever, seen. “I get to see a lot of crazy stuff. Never this,” Chase Dekker said. Dekker was working as the marine biologist and photographer for Sanctuary Cruises, a whale-watching tour agency in Moss Landing, Calif., when he captured […]
NEW YORK (WABC/CNN/Gray News) – Infant twins were found dead in New York City Friday afternoon after they were apparently left alone in a hot car. According to police, the children’s father said he forgot the infants were inside the vehicle when he went to work for the day at a VA medical center in […]
In a display of bipartisanship, members of Congress came together to show their gratitude to America’s servicemen. Capitol Hill put aside politics and picked up brushes to clean the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The granite wall recognizes over 58 thousand Americans who died in combat. Lawmakers agree everyone comes together in support of the military.
ABBEVILLE, La. (KLFY) – After an intense meeting and much debate Thursday night, the Vermilion Parish School Board voted to place superintendent Jerome Puyau on administrative leave. But Puyau refused to accept the board’s decision. It appeared to be business as usual at the VPSB office Friday morning with all staff in place including superintendent […]
(CBS NEWS)- Running a day late, a previously flown Falcon 9 rocket thundered to life and shot away from Cape Canaveral Thursday, boosting a twice-flown Dragon cargo ship into orbit on a two-day flight to the International Space Station. In a now-familiar but still-gripping sight, the rocket’s first stage flew itself back to a pinpoint […]
(CBS NEWS)- Authorities in Brazil are looking for several armed robbers who took two hostages and stole a trove of gold and other precious metals worth about $40 million from an airport cargo terminal Thursday. The suspects posed as police officers at Sao Paulo international airport and drove away with the valuables, which was bound […]
DENVER (CNN) — When life hands you lemons, do what a 6-year-old Denver boy did, he opened a lemonade stand. Lots of kids have lemonade stands this time of year but Brady Campbell’s may just be the sweetest. Brady’s father Brandon passed away a few weeks ago after a battle with stage 4 colon cancer. […]
(CBS NEWS)- The IRS is going after taxpayers who owe money from cryptocurrency trades. The agency began sending letters last week telling people they “potentially failed to report income” from selling virtual currencies like Bitcoin, Litecoin or Ethereum, and will send 10,000 of these letters by the end of August, according to a press release. […]
A Jeff Davis Parish woman says her dog was shot and killed two months ago after it had gotten away from their yard.She wanted to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation. “She had been shot several different places. It was with a shotgun. Her liver, her colon, her chest,” she said. “And there was a […]
SHREVEPORT, La.- According to U.S. Attorney David C. Joseph, Jonathon J. Hernandez, 39, of Elm Grove, Louisiana, was sentenced Thursday to serve 10 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute 381 grams of pure methamphetamine. His sentence will be served following a state imposed sentence, […]