Wednesday, June 19 2013 8:21 AM EDT2013-06-19 12:21:07 GMT
Meet the newest family member of Emeritus at Heritage Hills in Columbus. Tasha, a 7-year-old Beagle mix, was adopted by the Alzheimer's facility Heritage Hills just over two weeks ago.More >>
Meet the newest family member of Emeritus at Heritage Hills in Columbus. Tasha, a 7-year-old Beagle mix, was adopted by the Alzheimer's facility Heritage Hills just over two weeks ago.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 8:04 AM EDT2013-06-19 12:04:03 GMT
Columbus Police Department Captain Jack Long has been diagnosed with cancer that will affect his ability to work. There will be a Relief Fund Raiser for Captain Long on Friday, June 21 2013.More >>
Columbus Police Department Captain Jack Long has been diagnosed with cancer that will affect his ability to work. There will be a Relief Fund Raiser for Captain Long on Friday, June 21 2013.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 8:03 AM EDT2013-06-19 12:03:44 GMT
It was a scary sight in St. Petersburg Florida Monday Afternoon. A boat hit a wake, tossing two men into Tampa Bay, and then turned in a tight circle without an operator for more than hour until it ranMore >>
It was a scary sight in St. Petersburg Florida Monday Afternoon.
A boat hit a wake, tossing two men into Tampa Bay, and then turned in a tight circle without an operator for more than hour until it ran out of gas.More >>
RICHLAND, GA (WTVM) -
An accidental house fire killed three people in Richland, GA Sunday night. Stewart County Sheriff Larry Jones told News Leader 9 a volunteer fireman and another man noticed smoke coming from a home on 168 Caboose Street around 7:30 p.m.
The men forced their way inside the home and saw three people inside. They removed the victims from the home and tried to perform CPR, but they were already dead.
Officials confirmed the body of Willie Pearl Walton, 88, was found near a doorway. Her children, 65-year-old Barbara Ann Walton and 59-year-old Ernest Clyde Walton, were found near their beds. News Leader 9 was told Ernest had been confined to a wheelchair for many years.
The victims all lived together in the older wooden home, which had a wood burning stove. Authorities believe the victims died from smoke inhalation – they had very few burns on their bodies.
Neighbors and other family members helped Richland firefighters in the attempt to save the family.
The Georgia Department of Insurance says Sunday night's fire was accidental. Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens told News Leader 9 the cause of the fire was "unattended cooking on the stove."
"With this tragedy in Richland, we've had 18 fire deaths so far this year, with 5 related to unattended cooking in February," Hudgens said. "I urge Georgian to use extreme caution while cooking and heating their homes."
The victims' autopsies will be performed on Wednesday in Atlanta.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 4:20 PM EDT2013-06-18 20:20:32 GMT
An 11 year old Columbus girl wanted to do something special to support our troops fighting overseas, so she wrote a letter to a soldier in Afghanistan.More >>
An 11 year old Columbus girl wanted to do something special to support our troops fighting overseas, so she wrote a letter to a soldier in Afghanistan. On Father's Day, she found out just how much that simple gesture meant to the sergeant who received it.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 5:54 PM EDT2013-06-18 21:54:56 GMT
32 year old Demetria Porter was charged with murder and first degree cruelty to a child in just the last hour, after a baby she was keeping died. An autopsy performed on Ja'Kobian Davis today at theMore >>
32 year old Demetria Porter was charged with murder and first degree cruelty to a child in just the last hour, after a baby she was keeping died.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 9:23 AM EDT2013-06-18 13:23:30 GMT
A 5-year-old girl set up a lemonade stand across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church compound, and now the group is targeting her. Jayden Sink raised nearly $200 on Friday while she sold lemonadeMore >>
A 5-year-old girl set up a lemonade stand across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church compound, and now the group is targeting her.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 6:12 AM EDT2013-06-19 10:12:08 GMT
The Alabama Department of Education has just released a list of 78 "failing" schools. This is based on new criteria by the Alabama Accountability Act, a controversial school choice law recently approved by More >>
The Alabama Department of Education has just released a list of 78 "failing" schools.
This is based on new criteria by the Alabama Accountability Act, a controversial school choice law recently approved by legislators.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 5:54 PM EDT2013-06-18 21:54:06 GMT
At a 10:00 a.m. news conference this morning the Alabama Department of Education announced the list of failing schools in the state under the Alabama Accountability Act.Tommy Bice: Accountability Act hasMore >>
The Alabama Department of Education held a news conference Tuesday morning to release the long-awaited "failing schools" list under the state's new Alabama Accountability Act. A total of 78 schools in the state are listed as failing under the education accountability legislation.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 3:35 PM EDT2013-06-18 19:35:49 GMT
A dog battling cancer managed to hang on long enough to see her owner return from a deployment overseas. According to Jennifer Ralston's YouTube channel, Kermie, an 11-year-old beagle-lab-chow mix, wasMore >>
Kermie, an 11-year-old beagle-lab-chow mix, was diagnosed with oral melanoma just a month after her owner, Eric, was deployed overseas.More >>
Radar Radars are machines that use beams (or pulses) of radiation (radio waves) to detect different kinds of precipitation (rain, snow, hail, etc.).More >>
Monday, June 17 2013 9:59 PM EDT2013-06-18 01:59:19 GMT
LYNCHBURG, VA (RNN) – Kimberly Burke is used to capturing emotion. As a wedding photographer, she has an eye for tender moments, like the photo she snapped of a Marine and his bride praying that has goneMore >>
A quiet moment captured before a couple wed has brought collective "awws" by millions on the internet.More >>
(Source: Roslyn Giles)
The victims all lived together in the older wooden home, which had a wood burning stove. (Source: WALB )
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