Sunday, March 9 2014 10:25 PM EDT2014-03-10 02:25:29 GMT
One of the nation’s largest and oldest fraternities is banning pledging. The change comes after a string of hazing-related deaths at Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapters nationwide.The new approach to recruitment is called the “True Gentleman” experience. Leaders of a different fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsilon, say they have been doing a similar method for years. They say it’s helped eliminate hazing from their organization.Vice President of Recruitment at the Southeast Missouri State University chapter...
One of the nation’s largest and oldest fraternities is banning pledging. The change comes after a string of hazing-related deaths at Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapters nationwide.The new approach to recruitment is called the “True Gentleman” experience. Leaders of a different fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsilon, say they have been doing a similar method for years. They say it’s helped eliminate hazing from their organization.Vice President of Recruitment at the Southeast Missouri State University chapter...
Sunday, March 9 2014 7:03 PM EDT2014-03-09 23:03:34 GMT
Illinois State Police are asking for the public's help in finding a motorist they say fled after hitting and killing a pedestrian on a northwestern Illinois freeway.
Illinois State Police are asking for the public's help in finding a motorist they say fled after hitting and killing a pedestrian on a northwestern Illinois freeway.
MARSHALL COUNTY, KY (KFVS) -
Marshall County Deputies responded to a rollover crash Monday afternoon on Purchase Parkway.
Deputies say they responded at 3:56 p.m. to the crash just north of the 47 mile marker on Purchase Parkway. When they arrived, deputies say they spoke with the driver, Eric McKinnis, 31, of Ripley, Tenn.
According to deputies, McKinnis was driving a 2005 Chevy Trailblazer northbound on Purchase Parkway when he lost control of his vehicle. The Trailblazer rolled several times, coming to a rest on the outside shoulder of the road on its side.
Deputies say two passengers, Darrell McKinnis, 26, of Dyersburg, Tenn. and Orlando Cox, 23, of Dyersyburg, Tenn. were ejected from the SUV. Cox was taken to Lourdes Hospital, while Darrell and Eric McKinnis were taken to Marshall County Hospital.
No word on their condition as of 5:44 p.m. Monday.
The sheriff's office was helped on scene by the Marshall County Ambulance Service, the Marshall County Rescue Squad and the Palma Briensburg Volunteer Fire Department.
Friday, March 7 2014 12:25 PM EST2014-03-07 17:25:13 GMT
For one teenager, homelessness is his reality but not his label. Hard work. Struggle. Power. Kendal Benjamin, 17, spends many afternoons in the weight room at C.A. Johnson High School. The graduating
Kendal Benjamin, 17, spends many afternoons in the weight room at C.A. Johnson High School. The graduating senior plays football, track and wants to study athletic training in college. He comes to school every day, and many around him don't know what it's like when he goes home at night.
Sunday, March 9 2014 11:12 AM EDT2014-03-09 15:12:36 GMT
Two men walked away with minor injuries after a small, private airplane collided with a parachute worn by a skydiver over a small airstrip on Coronet Road Saturday afternoon. Sharon L. Trembley, 87, of Mulberry was doing touch-and-goes in his Cessna aircraft from the South Lakeland Airport about 11 a.m. when the incident occurred, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Two men walked away with minor injuries after a small, private airplane collided with a parachute worn by a skydiver over a small airstrip on Coronet Road Saturday afternoon. Sharon L. Trembley, 87, of Mulberry was doing touch-and-goes in his Cessna aircraft from the South Lakeland Airport about 11 a.m. when the incident occurred, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
Two lots of Pfizer's antidepressant drug Effexor XR (venlafaxine HCl) are being recalled because they may contain capsules of another drug called Tikosyn (dofetilide).
Two lots of Pfizer's antidepressant drug Effexor XR (venlafaxine HCl) are being recalled because they may contain capsules of another drug called Tikosyn (dofetilide), which is used to treat heart rhythm disorders.
Thursday, March 6 2014 11:17 PM EST2014-03-07 04:17:13 GMT
Looking at 17-year-old Alexia New, you wouldn't suspect anything is wrong with her. But about four years ago, everything started to go wrong.Shortness of breath, migraines, dizziness and the list goes
Looking at 17-year-old Alexia New, you wouldn't suspect anything is wrong with her. But about four years ago, everything started to go wrong.
Vietnamese authorities searching waters for the missing Boeing 777 jetliner spotted an object Sunday that they suspected was one of the plane's doors, as international intelligence agencies joined the...
Vietnamese aircraft spotted what they suspected was one of the doors of a missing Boeing 777 on Sunday, while questions emerged about how two passengers managed to board the ill-fated aircraft using stolen passports.
