Hostage Situation Comes to an End

The five-year-old boy held hostage in an underground bunker since last Tuesday was finally rescued yesterday. Police say the child was abducted from a school bus in Midland City, AL after his kidnapper, Jimmy Lee Dykes, shot and killed the bus driver. Police had made contact with Dykes and had been lowering toys, food, and medication for the boy through a ventilation pipe. Police entered the bunker yesterday fearing that Dykes was going to hurt the boy. Dykes is now dead, and the boy is now safe.

Three Injured in Car Wreck

Three people are injured following a car wreck on Highway 19E in Carter County. According to police a GMC Sierra truck crossed the median into oncoming traffic hitting a Chevrolet 1500 head on. All three persons involved in the crash are in the Johnson City Medical Center. Alcohol may have been a factor in the crash.

First Quadruple Amputee

A soldier in the US Army has become the first person to ever survive the amputation of all four of his limbs. Brendan Marrocco was returning to base in the early morning when an Explosive Fired Projectile entered his vehicle. Brendan lost both his arms and legs. He has received prosthetics and is recovering at the Walter Reed Medical Center. You can read more about Brendan at http://brendanmarrocco.org/.