Eric Hampton News Today

Straight out. The remarkable story of the man who rescues animals like mopey. Shes not really, its just clever editing on the video. And shes pregnant with the basketball but tells guys its their baby. No, hes not. You need to go find your crackhead baby daddy. How a prank becomes a game of true confessions. I have never banged any girl ever. [ laughter ] the guys are out in this canyon in Zion National park in utah. Eric is a photographer and outdoor enthusiasm with his brother dave, their frie...

Its time for the good, the bad, and the ugly. First the good. A big day for seaside heights, new jersey, decimated by superstorm sandy. Today crews will start to rebuild that famous boardwalk. Officials vow to have it open by memorial day. Next the bad. A kangaroo invasion after a womens australian open. A mob delayed that opening after taking over a golf course. Kangaroos are drawn to that course because of the water. Theyre having Drought Conditions right now. Finally the ugly. This escaped fe...

Do with any of the decisions in the Michael Brown case. Protestors are gathering there and well let you know more as the hour goes along. And another fox news alert. A powerful storm puts the breaks on one of the busiest travel days of the year. Rain and snow and stranding people at airports and train stations in the northeast. It is having a ripple affect nationwide. This is happening now. Day two brings more protest in ferguson, plus Michael Browns parents speaking out and officer Darren Wilso...

East Wenatchee Assistant Police Chief Eric Hampton says the woman went through a moment of confusion.

An investigation of a stolen dog led to a much larger probe of dog trafficking and an underground puppy chop shop in Florida.

An investigation of a stolen dog led to a much larger probe of dog trafficking and an underground puppy chop shop in Florida.

Now, jump ahead thousands of years to Homer’s  Iliad—traditionally dated to the eighth century BCE—where the priest Chryses, harshly dismissed by Agamemnon, goes “in silence along the shore of the loud-roaring ( polufloisboio) sea.” Polu- is a common Greek and English prefix (as in polyglot). But  -floisboio is not so common, and much more remarkable: It strikes the ear like, well, a crashing wave—or a lackluster imitation of one. This noun from ancient Greek,  polufloisbos ...

TUPELO • Three city council races are headed to runoffs, with challengers trying to oust incumbents in Ward 6 and Ward 7 and two fresh-faces to local politics vying for an open seat in Ward 1. In Ward 1, Amanda Angle and Chad Mims will meet in an April 27 runoff. Ward 6 Councilman Mike Bryan will face challenger Janet Gaston. Ward 7 Councilman Willie Jennings will face challenger Rosezlia “Rosie” Jones. After Republican primary results were tabulated, nearly-complete but st...

TUPELO • Voters in the All America City will cast ballots today that will shape the next four years of municipal leadership. Tupelo will see contested primaries in Tuesday’s elections for mayor, as well as a number of city elections. Few races will be settled by primaries, however. In the mayoral race, for example, Todd Jordan and Markel Whittington are competing for the Republican nominee, with the winner set to face Democrat Victor Fleitas in a June 8 general election. Whittingto...

TUPELO • Four candidates are competing in the Republican primary for the Tupelo City Council’s Ward 1 seat, an open race that has drawn a competitive field of candidates The current councilman representing that ward, Markel Whittington, is running for mayor. That means no incumbent candidate will appear on the ballot. The candidates – Amanda Angle, Eric Hampton, Megan Kessler and Chad Mims – will face off in the Republican primary, which occurs on April 6. If no single candi...