Weather Update – Sunday, December 19 – 4:30 PM TODAY: We had a cooler start to our day today in West Tennessee after yesterday’s front. A high pressure moved in behind, bringing light winds and mostly clear skies. Cloud coverage has gradually decreased over the day and should bring mostly clear to partly cloudy skies tonight. We’ll be dropping into…
ALCOA, Tenn. (AP) — A company says its chief executive officer has died in a small plane crash in Tennessee. In a Facebook post, MYGOFLIGHT says CEO Charles Schneider died in the plane crash on Thursday near McGhee Tyson Airport in Knoxville. The company says he was traveling for business on a single-engine craft, Cirrus SR22. The company says he…
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A West Coast rapper known as Drakeo the Ruler was fatally stabbed in an altercation at a Los Angeles music festival. His real name was Darrell Caldwell. His publicist confirmed the death to the New York Times. The 28-year-old was assaulted Saturday night at the Once Upon a Time in LA concert, where he was scheduled…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says he can’t back a $2 trillion social safety net bill, and his opposition seemingly deals a fatal blow to President Joe Biden’s signature legislation. Manchin tells “Fox News Sunday” that he’s always made clear he had reservations about the legislation. Now, after five-and-a half months of discussions and negotiations, Manchin says, “I…
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (AP) — A fire has ripped through a distribution center in North Carolina for the QVC home-shopping television network, causing extensive damage to the facility. The News & Observer reports that more than 300 employees were working at the facility near Rocky Mount when the fire was reported shortly after 2 a.m. No injuries were immediately reported….
ATLANTA (AP) — Former Georgia Republican U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson has died. He was 76. His son John Isakson says the former senator died in his sleep before dawn Sunday at his home in Atlanta. Isakson rose from the ranks of the state legislature to become a U.S. senator, helping to pave the way for a Republican ascendancy that began…
(AP) —Never underestimate your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, even with a mutating virus afoot. Despite rising concerns over the omicron variant, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” not only shattered pandemic-era box office records; it became the third best opening of all time behind “Avengers: Endgame” and “Avengers: Infinity War.” Studio estimates on Sunday show the Sony and Marvel blockbuster grossed a stunning…
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Police in Virginia say the discovery of four bodies at two different locations are the work of a serial killer who used a shopping cart to transport his victims’ bodies after meeting them on dating sites. Fairfax County police on Friday dubbed 35-year-old Anthony Robinson of Washington, D.C., as the “shopping cart killer.” He said police…
(AP) — A grandmother says two babies have survived a Kentucky tornado last weekend that ripped the bathtub they were in out of the ground, tossing it with them inside. Clara Lutz told WFIE-TV she put 15-month-old Kaden and 3-month-old Dallas in the bathtub last Friday with a blanket, a pillow and a Bible. She says the tornado lifted the…
FARMINGTON, N.M. (AP) — The Salvation Army says Farmington-area residents of northern New Mexico are donating gifts and money after somebody stole a van loaded with $6,000 worth of toys to be distributed to over 350 children. The marked van was stolen Tuesday from outside a store. Lt. Christopher Rockwell said the community’s response was heartwarming and that “the Grinch…
