US agency says Fiat Chrysler under-reported roadway deaths

DETROIT (AP) – Fiat Chrysler is back in hot water with U.S. auto safety regulators. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Tuesday that the company failed to report some deaths, injuries and other information to the agency as required by law. Following disclosure Tuesday of Chrysler’s transgression, Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, whose department includes […]

Sievers murder suspect waives extradition to FL

FORT MYERS, Fla.- One of the men accused of murdering Dr. Teresa Sievers will be brought back to Florida. Wayne Wright waived his extradition at a hearing Wednesday afternoon in Jefferson County, Missouri. Wright has been in jail since the end of August, facing second degree charges in Sievers’ death. The Lee County  Sheriff’s Office tells WINK News they do […]

EPA sets limit for toxic pollutants released into waterways

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday imposed new standards for mercury, lead and other toxic pollutants that are discharged into the nation’s rivers and streams from steam electric power plants. If exposed at high levels, the pollutants can cause neurological damage in children, lead to cancer and damage the circulatory system, kidneys […]

Prosecutors decline to charge Caitlyn Jenner in fatal crash

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Prosecutors declined to charge Caitlyn Jenner on Wednesday in a California car crash that killed another driver, citing insufficient evidence to support a case. Authorities said Jenner was towing an off-road vehicle on a trailer behind a Cadillac Escalade on Feb. 7 when she crashed into two cars, pushing one into […]

Revenge porn, prostitution addressed in 27 new Florida laws

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Florida passed 227 bills during its annual special session and 27 of those become laws on Thursday. They address issues ranging from revenge porn and prostitution to training law enforcement officers on how to recognize health emergencies brought on by diabetes. The following is a look at some of the new […]

Dolphins defensive line has been a disappointment so far

DAVIE, Fla. (AP) – The lineman with the Miami Dolphins’ only sack this season was benched for their most recent game. That’s a head-scratcher, along with almost everything else about Miami’s defensive line. The front four was considered the strength of the team last year, but after Dolphins gave up 113 points in the final […]

Hurricanes prepare for pass happy Cincinnati offense

Having Miami’s Brad Kaaya and Cincinnati’s Gunner Kiel lead their respective offenses on Thursday night would have certainly qualified as an enticing matchup of quarterbacks. Kaaya and Hayden Moore might be equally enticing. Moore – a freshman who came off the bench and threw for a school-record 557 yards and four touchdowns last week after […]

Court strikes down possible payments to college athletes

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A federal appeals court agreed Wednesday that the NCAA’s use of college athletes’ names, images and likenesses in video games and TV broadcasts violated antitrust laws but struck down a plan to allow schools to pay football and basketball players up to $5,000 per year. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of […]

Body of 18-year-old missing for 7 years found in chimney

WOODLAND PARK, Colo. (AP) – The remains of 18-year-old man reported missing seven years ago were found in the chimney of an abandoned cabin less than a mile from his home, and the details of his death are likely to stay mysterious, Colorado officials said Wednesday. The remains were found last month as contractors tore […]