Cat population explodes at Texas prison after 'working' felines deployed to hunt rats

PHL17 12/7 3:37A Nexstar Media Wire

AUSTIN ( KXAN ) — A Texas prison adopted a couple of barn cats to solve a rat problem. Now, a couple of years later, the prison has a cat problem, too. The Texas prison, which asked not to be named,...

GOP smells blood with wounded Trump

PHL17 12/7 3:35A The Hill via Nexstar Media Wire

( The Hill ) -- Senate Republicans who want to move on from Donald Trump are smelling blood after a series of self-destructive errors by the former president that they think is opening the door for GOP rivals to challenge and defeat him in a 2024...

Federal memo warned of attacks on power plants

PHL17 12/7 3:09A Nexstar Media Wire

( NewsNation ) — Days after what officials called a targeted attack on power substations in North Carolina , NewsNation has exclusively obtained a recent federal law enforcement memo that previously warned of similar possible attacks. The memo...

Police: carjacker fired at owner trying to stop theft

CBS Philly (News) 12/7 2:57A CBS Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Police need your help finding an armed carjacking suspect in North Philadelphia. Surveillance video captured the suspect in action last Thursday on the 1400 block of West Susquehanna Avenue. When the victim confronted the...

Violent 'bank jugging' robberies on the rise, California police warn

PHL17 12/7 2:49A Nexstar Media Wire

( KTLA ) -- Police are warning the public amid a spike in violent "bank jugging" robberies across Southern California as the holidays approach. "Bank jugging" involves thieves staking out potential victims in bank parking lots and then following...

Zelensky named Time magazine 'Person of the Year'

PHL17 12/7 1:07A The Hill via Nexstar Media Wire

( The Hill ) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was named Time magazine’s “Person of the Year” on Wednesday after being one of 10 individuals or groups placed on a shortlist earlier this week.  Zelensky has led Ukraine as it has worked to...

Man finds brother's body firefighters missed in Baltimore building

PHL17 12/7 12:11A The Associated Press via Nexstar

BALTIMORE (AP) — Several hours after firefighters extinguished a warehouse fire in southwest Baltimore early Sunday, the scene was eerily quiet as Donte Craig stepped through the charred rubble, trying to remain hopeful. He was looking for his...

Hawaii remembrance to draw handful of Pearl Harbor survivors

PHL17 12/6 11:06P The Associated Press via Nexstar

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — A handful of centenarian survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor are expected to gather at the scene of the Japanese bombing on Wednesday to commemorate those who perished...

Tagovailoa, Zaporizhzhia make list of most mangled words

PHL17 12/6 10:58P The Associated Press via Nexstar

BOSTON (AP) — “Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa explained the significance of the Chicxulub impact crater to actor Domhnall Gleeson over a drink of negroni sbagliato in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia," is the kind of sentence that...

Supreme Court takes up elections case that could reshape voting

PHL17 12/6 10:51P The Associated Press via Nexstar

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up a case with the potential to fundamentally reshape elections for Congress and the presidency. The justices are hearing arguments Wednesday over the power of state courts to strike down...

Student loan forgiveness: Millions mistakenly told their debt relief was approved

PHL17 12/6 1:53P Jeremy Tanner

WASHINGTON, D.C. ( WJBF ) — A corrected email will soon be sent out to millions of student loan borrowers after they received an email last month with the wrong subject line telling them their student debt relief had been approved. According to...

Polls closing in Georgia runoff as Warnock, Walker hope to take final Senate seat

PHL17 12/6 12:45P The Associated Press via Nexstar

ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock was hoping to push back a challenge from Republican football legend Herschel Walker on Tuesday night in their runoff election that will decide the final U.S. Senate seat . With Democrats already...

Gabby Petito's parents file motion to add Laundrie attorney as defendant in lawsuit

PHL17 12/6 12:13P Nexstar Media Wire

TAMPA, Fla. ( WFLA ) -- The attorney for Gabby Petito's parents has filed a motion to include Laundrie family attorney Steven Bertolino as a defendant in the lawsuit against Brian Laundrie's parents. The motion seeks to amend to the complaint...

Amazon offers $2 a month to see what ads you see

PHL17 12/6 11:36A Russell Falcon

(NEXSTAR) — How much is your data worth? Pretty soon, it could get you $24 per year from Amazon. As originally reported by Business Insider , it's part of the invite-only Amazon Shopper Panel program, which currently gives users $10 for 10 photos...

Stay at Hobbiton: 'Lord of the Rings' set goes up on Airbnb

PHL17 12/6 10:05A Russell Falcon

(NEXSTAR) — Have you ever wished you could stay in the Shire? While you won't find Frodo or Bilbo Baggins there anymore, starting Dec. 13, a few lucky guests will be able to book stays at "Hobbiton" — the shooting location for "The Lord of the...