Sanibel Island woman filmed her 'goodbyes' during Ian

PHL17 10/5 6:48A Devan Markham

( NewsNation ) —  Hurricane Ian stormed through Florida, leaving devastation in its wake . Now, survivors from Sanibel Island are sharing their emotional stories of survival . As of Wednesday, search-and-rescue crews had brought nearly 2,000...

Video shows wild turkey causing chaos in Ohio home, crashing out of window

PHL17 10/5 6:37A Nexstar Media Wire

MIAMI TOWNSHIP, Ohio ( WJW ) – You could call it an investigation into "fowl" play. A video posted by police in Ohio shows a wild turkey trying to make an escape from police captivity after flying through the window of a home in Miami Township....

15K 'rainbow' fentanyl pills smuggled in Lego box seized

PHL17 10/5 6:19A Nexstar Media Wire

NEW YORK ( NewsNation ) — The Drug Enforcement Administration is warning parents to remain vigilant following the largest "rainbow fentanyl" seizure to date in New York City after a woman was accused of trying to use a Lego box to hide 15,000...

'Forever chemicals' found in deer and fish lead to 'do not eat' warnings

PHL17 10/5 6:06A The Associated Press via Nexstar

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Wildlife agencies in the U.S. are finding elevated levels of a class of toxic chemicals in game animals such as deer — and that's prompting health advisories in some places where hunting and fishing are ways of life and key...

Americans are staring down increased heating costs as winter approaches

PHL17 10/5 5:46A The Hill via Nexstar Media Wire

( The Hill ) - Home heating costs in the United States are expected to exceed usual costs this winter amid the growth of natural gas exports.   Natural gas, which is used in both home heating and electricity generation, is in particularly high...

OPEC+ announces 2 million-barrel production cut, potentially spiking gas prices

PHL17 10/5 5:27A The Hill via Nexstar Media Wire

( The Hill ) – The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its oil-exporting allies announced a 2-million-barrel-per-day cut in oil production Wednesday, bucking months of pressure from Washington to increase production and...

Screen time affects toddlers' life skills, study finds

PHL17 10/5 5:26A Adrienne Bankert

( NewsNation ) — New research from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign shows that 24-month-olds who spent less than 60 minutes looking at screens each day had better executive functioning skills than those who didn't. Toddlers who engaged...

Man rides on back of big rig for over 100 miles, through 2 states, troopers say

PHL17 10/5 5:12A Nexstar Media Wire

LOGAN COUNTY, Okla. ( KFOR ) -- Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers said a man hitched a ride and hung on to the back of a semitrailer early Monday morning. His journey started in Wichita, Kansas, and he was finally caught in Logan County, Oklahoma....

Is never-ending La Niña the new normal?

PHL17 10/5 4:56A Alix Martichoux

(NEXSTAR) – For the third year in a row, the United States is facing another La Niña winter. Triple-dip La Niñas are rare – they've only been observed two other times in the past 72 years. But what was once rare could be the new normal (at least...

Purdue University student killed at dorm; roommate in custody

PHL17 10/5 3:19A Nexstar Media Wire

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. ( WXIN ) -- A Purdue University student is dead and another is in custody after a homicide at a dorm, authorities said. A university spokesperson confirmed a homicide occurred in McCutcheon Hall on the western edge of campus...

New York dad killed while visiting son at college: 'His family is destroyed'

PHL17 10/5 2:54A Nexstar Media Wire

EAST NORTHPORT, N.Y. ( WPIX ) – A New York man who was shot and killed while visiting his son at college has been identified by investigators. Paul Kutz, 53, of East Northport, on Long Island, was hit by gunfire in the chest and torso in the lobby...

Goodwill launches online store for thrifters

PHL17 10/5 2:07A The Associated Press via Nexstar

NEW YORK (AP) — Thrifters who flock to Goodwill stores will now be able to do more of their treasure hunting online. The 120-year-old nonprofit organization on Tuesday launched GoodwillFinds, a newly incorporated shopping venture that is making...

Tropical depression expected to fizzle out in Atlantic Ocean

PHL17 10/5 1:13A Nexstar Media Wire

TAMPA, Fla. ( WFLA ) — A tropical depression over the Atlantic is forecast to weaken in the coming days and fizzle out, according to the National Hurricane Center. At 5 a.m. Wednesday, Tropical Depression 12 was about 480 miles west of the Cabo...

3 chemists win Nobel prize for 'snapping molecules together'?

PHL17 10/5 1:09A The Associated Press via Nexstar

STOCKHOLM (AP) — Three scientists from the United States and Denmark were jointly awarded this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing a way of “snapping molecules together” that can be used to design better medicines. Carolyn R. Bertozzi,...

WATCH: Rescuers flock together to save 275 parrots stranded by Ian

PHL17 10/5 12:13A The Associated Press via Nexstar

PINE ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — Will Peratino and his partner Lauren Stepp would not leave their Pine Island compound, even as authorities pleaded with residents to abandon their homes because of damaged...