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Wisconsin father gets 5-year sentence for daughter's neglect death
Wisconsin father gets 5-year sentence for daughter's neglect death
LA CROSSE, Wis. - A Wisconsin father convicted in the death of his malnourished, dehydrated 3-year-old daughter has been sentenced to five years in prison. Thirty-three-year-old Dylan Bartsh was also sentenced Wednesday to five years of extended supervision. Bartsh earlier pleaded no contest to child neglect resulting in death in the October 2014 death of Audryna Bartsh.
More >>LA CROSSE, Wis. - A Wisconsin father convicted in the death of his malnourished, dehydrated 3-year-old daughter has been sentenced to five years in prison. Thirty-three-year-old Dylan Bartsh was also sentenced Wednesday to five years of extended supervision. Bartsh earlier pleaded no contest to child neglect resulting in death in the October 2014 death of Audryna Bartsh.
More >>Texas man sentenced to life in prison for stomping death of toddler
Texas man sentenced to life in prison for stomping death of toddler
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A Texas man convicted of beating and stomping his girlfriend's baby daughter to death then burying her body has been sentenced to life in prison. A Tarrant County jury sentenced 24-year-old Joshua Beard of Arlington on Monday. Beard was convicted of murder on Saturday in the 2014 death of 18-month-old Tylea Moore.
More >>FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - A Texas man convicted of beating and stomping his girlfriend's baby daughter to death then burying her body has been sentenced to life in prison. A Tarrant County jury sentenced 24-year-old Joshua Beard of Arlington on Monday. Beard was convicted of murder on Saturday in the 2014 death of 18-month-old Tylea Moore.
More >>South Carolina man in chicken suit: 'Slow the cluck down'
South Carolina man in chicken suit: 'Slow the cluck down'
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - A man in South Carolina is standing outside in his neighborhood wearing a chicken suit and holding a radar gun, telling passing cars to "Slow the Cluck Down." Logan Cambron has lived at his house on Hilton Head Island for 25 years, and says he's sick of drivers speeding down the street. So he decided to take an unusual approach to the problem: A chicken suit.
More >>HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - A man in South Carolina is standing outside in his neighborhood wearing a chicken suit and holding a radar gun, telling passing cars to "Slow the Cluck Down." Logan Cambron has lived at his house on Hilton Head Island for 25 years, and says he's sick of drivers speeding down the street. So he decided to take an unusual approach to the problem: A chicken suit.
More >>CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Boy survives after getting held underwater for 9 minutes in lazy river
CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Boy survives after getting held underwater for 9 minutes in lazy river
KHQ.COM - New surveillance video is an important reminder for kids and parents about water safety after a young boy got stuck in the suction pipe of a lazy river and was held under water for 9 minutes. The incident happened back in March at a resort near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. In the video you can see two boys playing in a resort pool when one of the boys appears to pry open a safety grate.
More >>KHQ.COM - New surveillance video is an important reminder for kids and parents about water safety after a young boy got stuck in the suction pipe of a lazy river and was held under water for 9 minutes. The incident happened back in March at a resort near Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. In the video you can see two boys playing in a resort pool when one of the boys appears to pry open a safety grate.
More >>Police: Driver was going 2x the speed limit in deadly crash
Police: Driver was going 2x the speed limit in deadly crash
SPOKANE, Wash. - What sounded like an accident has now led to charges against the woman who was behind the wheel. The driver of Tuesday night's deadly crash is being investigated for DUI and vehicular homicide. Detectives say around 9:30 p.m. a man was struck and killed by a driver as he tried to cross the street near 3rd and Liberty Park Place. Court documents released Wednesday show that the driver, 50-year-old Tamila Lindsly,
More >>SPOKANE, Wash. - What sounded like an accident has now led to charges against the woman who was behind the wheel. The driver of Tuesday night's deadly crash is being investigated for DUI and vehicular homicide. Detectives say around 9:30 p.m. a man was struck and killed by a driver as he tried to cross the street near 3rd and Liberty Park Place. Court documents released Wednesday show that the driver, 50-year-old Tamila Lindsly,
More >>Montana man sentenced for killing man with trampoline pole
Montana man sentenced for killing man with trampoline pole
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A Montana man has been sentenced to four years in prison for hitting another man in the back of the head with a trampoline pole, killing him. The Billings Gazette reports that Derek Dexter Shoulderblade was sentenced on Wednesday for the September 2017 death of 30-year-old Ozzy Lee Wilson. Court documents say that Shoulderblade, then 23, was at a party in Lame Deer when an attendee said something that
More >>BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A Montana man has been sentenced to four years in prison for hitting another man in the back of the head with a trampoline pole, killing him. The Billings Gazette reports that Derek Dexter Shoulderblade was sentenced on Wednesday for the September 2017 death of 30-year-old Ozzy Lee Wilson. Court documents say that Shoulderblade, then 23, was at a party in Lame Deer when an attendee said something that
More >>One rescued after Army Corps of Engineers boat capsizes near Chetco River entrance
One rescued after Army Corps of Engineers boat capsizes near Chetco River entrance
BROOKINGS, Ore. - The Coast Guard and multiple local responders rescued an Army Corps of Engineer employee from a capsized boat near the Chetco River entrance in Brookings, Wednesday morning. The man was rescued from an USACE vessel’s cabin after a person operating a Port of Brookings owned tractor pulled the vessel closer to shore, and rescuers delivered the man to emergency medical technicians on scene. An underway
More >>BROOKINGS, Ore. - The Coast Guard and multiple local responders rescued an Army Corps of Engineer employee from a capsized boat near the Chetco River entrance in Brookings, Wednesday morning. The man was rescued from an USACE vessel’s cabin after a person operating a Port of Brookings owned tractor pulled the vessel closer to shore, and rescuers delivered the man to emergency medical technicians on scene. An underway
More >>Airline to pay 2 people to move to Iceland, travel for ‘world’s best summer job’
Airline to pay 2 people to move to Iceland, travel for ‘world’s best summer job’
Looking to travel this summer, but don't have the budget? An airline based in Iceland has the perfect job for you. WOW air is on the hunt for its first ever air-“travel guide.” If hired, you’ll live in Iceland for three months, travel across North America and Europe, and document your adventures for the airline— earning $4,500 per month. The airline even allows you to bring a friend along, and they will be paid as well. The job consists of cre...More >>Looking to travel this summer, but don't have the budget? An airline based in Iceland has the perfect job for you. WOW air is on the hunt for its first ever air-“travel guide.” If hired, you’ll live in Iceland for three months, travel across North America and Europe, and document your adventures for the airline— earning $4,500 per month. The airline even allows you to bring a friend along, and they will be paid as well. The job consists of cre...More >>Boeing donates $1 million to Central Washington University
ELLENSBURG, Wash. - One of Washington state's economic cornerstones has awarded a large donation to Central Washington University. The Central Washington University Foundation has received a $1 million donation from The Boeing Company to commemorate the career of CWU alumnus, Ray Conner, retired president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes and former vice chairman of The Boeing Company. The donation is
More >>ELLENSBURG, Wash. - One of Washington state's economic cornerstones has awarded a large donation to Central Washington University. The Central Washington University Foundation has received a $1 million donation from The Boeing Company to commemorate the career of CWU alumnus, Ray Conner, retired president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes and former vice chairman of The Boeing Company. The donation is
More >>Two Level III transient sex offenders move to the Spokane area
Two Level III transient sex offenders move to the Spokane area
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office is alerting the public to two transient level three sex offenders moving to the Spokane area. 38-year-old Joshua Epperson and 40-year-old Michael Cottrell are not wanted by law enforcement at this time. Epperson was convicted of third-degree rape in 2003. Cottrell was convicted of communications with a minor for immoral purposes and second-degree sodomy in 1998. Spokane
More >>SPOKANE, Wash. - The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office is alerting the public to two transient level three sex offenders moving to the Spokane area. 38-year-old Joshua Epperson and 40-year-old Michael Cottrell are not wanted by law enforcement at this time. Epperson was convicted of third-degree rape in 2003. Cottrell was convicted of communications with a minor for immoral purposes and second-degree sodomy in 1998. Spokane
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