WEB EXTRA: Cat app to help determine how your pet is feeling
(CBS Newspath) — CAT APP: Want to know how your cat is feeling? There’s now an app for that.
Archives: 2021
Flooding Will Be Possible Early Sunday
Sunday Forecast for August 1st: Storms caused power outages overnight as what looked to be up to 70 mph winds on radar slammed through parts of Madison, Chester, Henderson, Decatur, and Benton counties. Power was reported out in several locations including 6800 without power in Madison, 3700 in Crocket, 414 in Henderson, and nearly 1000 in Gibson. Trees were also…
WEB EXTRA: Boy sells hog at fair to help pay for best friend’s brain tumor treatment
(CBS Newspath) — You can’t put a price on friendship, but that didn’t stop an eight-year-old from raising money to help a pal in need.
TVA demolishes 50s-era Johnsonville coal plant
NEW JOHNSONVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Valley Authority has demolished a coal plant that began generating electricity in the 1950s. The implosion early Saturday destroyed a 600-foot smokestack and 10 boilers at the former Johnsonville Fossil Plant. The TVA says the Johnsonville plant, about 80 miles west of Nashville, was its oldest coal-fired plant. TVA has retired six of…
Gooding Jr. could owe millions after ignoring rape lawsuit
NEW YORK (AP) — Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. could be on the hook for millions of dollars in damages after failing to respond to a lawsuit that accused him of raping a woman in New York City in 2013. U.S. District Judge Paul Crotty issued a default judgment against Gooding on Thursday, saying it appeared the Oscar-winning “Jerry Maguire” star…
Man wanted in Tennessee assault case arrested in Florida
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – The U.S. Marshals Service says a man wanted in Tennessee for attempted murder and other charges has been arrested in Florida. Marshal Tyreece Miller said in a news release that Jonathan Funches faces charges of criminal attempt first-degree murder, aggravated assault, domestic assault and drug charges in Shelby County, Tennessee. Funches is accused of assaulting a…
Tennessee woman’s remains found in Ky. in 2001 identified
FRANKLIN, Ky. (AP) – Authorities have identified the remains of a Tennessee woman found in Kentucky 20 years ago. Kentucky State Police say the remains were confirmed to be Dawn Clare Plonsky Wilkerson of Nashville. She was 45 at the time of her death. State police began investigating after the remains were found on Oct. 9, 2001 near Interstate 65…
Don’t let them eat this cake
LONDON (AP) – How much would you pay for a 40-year-old slice of cake? It’s a serious question some people will have to answer. That’s because a slice of one of Prince Charles and Princess Diana’s wedding cakes is being auctioned. The iced slice is from one of the 23 official wedding cakes made for the July 29, 1981 nuptials….
Bacon may disappear in California as pig rules take effect
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A California law taking effect Jan. 1 could make pork harder to find and more expensive. Voters in 2018 overwhelmingly approved the law, which requires more space for breeding pigs, egg-laying chickens and veal calves. National veal and egg producers are optimistic they can meet the new standards, but only 4% of hog operations now…
Ammunition shelves bare as U.S. gun sales continue to soar
SEATTLE (AP) — A shortage of ammunition in the U.S. is having an impact on law enforcement agencies, people seeking personal protection, recreational shooters and hunters. And it also could deny new gun owners the practice they need to handle their weapons safely. Manufacturers say they’re producing as much ammunition as they can, but many gun store shelves across the…
