Some packs of cocaine proved to be life savers for suspected drug smugglers found in the pacific ocean. The three men used those packs of cocaine as flotation devices until they were rescued by a Colombian Military crew. The three, who now as you can imagine face drug charges, had been in the water since saturday when their boat sank. Officials recovered more than 2,000 pounds of cocaine. Quite a tradeoff. What, biting your tongue . I am. Also moving on, an Indiana School district is facing the first of what will likely be several lawsuits after 16 students who were getting tuberculosis skin tests got insulin injections by mistake. School Officials Say those students were immediately hospitalized. At least one mother says her son was unconscious after getting the insulin. All 16 students are now out of the hospital and were told theyre okay, but parents say theyre furious and theyre accusing the School District and medical staff of negligence. In texas a different look at a controversi
Black residents make up 30 of lynchburg population. ; with that being said the Police Department is nowhere close to that representation. ; reporter as for hispanics. ; that one . Thats other. I assume thats me. That one . ; reporter the first order of business sorry getting out in the community to make sure all heard. Next hiring more women, local residents and people of color. ; no one should believe that in order to hire minorities you have to lower your hiring levels levels. Thats not true. Thats a falsehood. ; reporter chief diaz hire twod African Americans to join the team. Officer joe tucker. ; i would like to be somebody the community thinks they can upon depend on and count on. ; reporter empowers diversity in the police force in and the community. ; its important. People want someone who they can somebody who understands them as a person. ; reporter whether they are white, black or brown male or female when hes with his coworkers. ; youre part of a family not just a Police De
The last two weeks, he says hes had to get his scooter realigned twice. And cars dont have it any better. It shakes up everything in the engine, it shakes up your axle, it shakes everything in your car so you gon be spendin. Hes right. Mechanics at harris tire say the damage done by potholes bring in the big bucks. It could cost 60 dollars almost to thousands. Take a look at this. Another victim. If you ride around with low tire pressure and you hit a good pothole thats all it takes to do Something Like this and if you do have a faceoff with a pothole heres what public works recommends you should do. First call 856city to report it. We send people as quick as we possibly can because once someone hits it we dont want someone duplicating that. But if they do, they can file a claim with the citys risk manager. They are usually pretty good about doing the right thing by citizens. Still, every situation. Like potholes. Is different. Which is why on the lookout. For these money hungry holes.
We are here with matt vaugner are he is here taking pertures, he lives quarter mile away from this fire. How were you first alerted about this . I was at work and a little after 4 00 and someone came in and told us about it and started seeing all the fire trucks and the police cars and ambulances going down the road, and then i stepped outside and i saw what was the biggest smoke i ever seen in my life. A huge cloud. Reporter tell me, what does this mean to your community . [inaudible] noreen all right, we are having trouble with that live shot. Some technical difficulties. We will go back to courtney as soon as we can get that fixed. Of course as the temperature goes down outside, we are hiking it up inside our home. If you were not cautious you could pave the way for a fire. We talked to experts warm and safe. Toll stole live in danville. First, if you were using your fireplace for the first time this season. Have is professionally inspected. It can have an oil buildup that can cause
We are finishing up a calm weekend, but some snow is possible tomorrow followed by serious cold. Will stafford has the deals. Will theres a fairly large system off the coast right now. Thats a very potent low pressure. We call a nor easter. It will be a clear evening before the clouds start to rise in tonight. Temperatures will be 20 in the 30s for this evening. Wintry precipitation is possible tomorrow. And flurries will continue tuesday. And tuesday is when well bottom out with some serious cold, as whitney said. And heres a gorgeous shot. Whitney two seriously injured pit bulls are alive tonight because of a good samaritan. She called Bedford County animal control but the operator told her they werent open on the weekends and to leave the animals there. The womans Facebook Post caught the eye of amanda bean, who has friends at lynchburg animal control and who took the dogs. As an animal lover, we could focus on reform for those areas. Even a call person for afterhour situations. Whi