Facebook post, neighbors save 5-year-old Seattle girl's birthday party
SEATTLE, Washington -- It was two days before Claire's fifth birthday party, and her stepmom Melissa Hunter was in a panic.Hunter had balloons, party favors and desserts.
"She's ruining my name:" Fake online profiles haunt local woman 15 years after "prank"
OAK CREEK (WITI) — If you Google the name "Cheri Bronk," you'll see that she thinks Packers fans are the most obnoxious people in the world.
Facebook is helping you keep all those family photos organized
(WITI) -- Facebook is helping you keep all those family photos organized.
Man who killed his wife posted note on Facebook hours before shooting her
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Just a few hours before Rodriquez Hunter killed his wife Chatoya Hunter outside the Kroger where she worked, he posted a note to his Facebook page.“To all my friends who are going through some tough times right now, let’s start an intentional prayer avalanche," Rodriquez Hunter wrote.Hunter's Facebook post likely originated from frequently shared Facebook post which encourages users to share the message."May I ask my friends, wherever you might be, to kindly copy and paste this status for one hour to give a moment of support to all those who have family problems, health struggles, job issues, worries of any kind and just need to know that someone cares.
Make extra cash using Facebook -- but how?
(WITI) -- She funded a trip to Chicago for her entire family by selling stuff she already owned -- and you could too!
Quick tip: Explore Facebook Places
(WITI) -- You know you can use Facebook to keep up with friends -- but did you know you can use it to find new hot-spots across the country.Links mentioned in Quick Tip:Facebook.com/Places
A patriotic image, or a desecration of the flag? Photographer bullied on Facebook after posting this photo
VIRGINIA (WITI) -- A patriotic image, or a desecration of the American flag?
Stealing children's photos on Facebook: How one mom confronted a 'digital kidnapper'
CHICAGO (WITI) -- It's a disturbing online trend: People on Facebook are stealing photos of other people's children.
Fugitive turns self in after responding to his own wanted photo on sheriff's office Facebook page
HAMILTON, Ohio -- A man who commented on his wanted photo on the Butler County Sheriff's Office Facebook page is in custody after turning himself in on Tuesday.On Monday, the sheriff’s office posted photos of Andrew Dale Marcum, of Lemon Township.
Going viral: EXTREMELY GRAPHIC, disturbing photo shows two dogs shot dead, allegedly by a firefighter
WARNING: The video you'll see just below may be disturbing for some.
Do you know who has access to your Facebook profile? Tips to take control
(WITI) -- Most of us use Facebook daily -- but do you know who has access to your profile page?
"You should sign once:" So why is Facebook administrator encouraging folks to sign streetcar petition twice?
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- It may be their best hope to stop construction of a downtown Milwaukee streetcar.
Facebook: There's a BIG adjustment you should make on your page... before you die
NEW YORK — When someone passes away, their Facebook page can live on — forever.
"It's not an emergency:" Facebook, Instagram outage this week had folks calling 911!
CALIFORNIA (WITI) -- Facebook and Instagram were down early Tuesday, January 27th -- and that had some calling 911!A 911 dispatcher in Claycord (Clayton & Concord), California says she fielded a handful of 911 calls from folks asking when Facebook and Instagram would be back online.The dispatcher had this to say to Claycord.com:
Facebook, Instagram suffer outage early Tuesday, but the social media sites were not attacked
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Don't blame a cyber-attack for the shutdown of Facebook and Instagram overnight.Facebook says the outage that made the sites inaccessible around the world for about an hour was the result of a technical change it had made.
A Facebook friend request: She thought it was a woman she knew, but she nearly fell victim to a scam
NORTH CAROLINA (WITI) -- A North Carolina woman says she almost fell victim to a $2,000 scam on Facebook -- and she wants to warn others.It all started when Cheryl Albrecht, a nutrition director at Randolph County Senior Adults Association, received a friend request from an elderly woman she knew.The woman claimed to have been awarded money from the federal government."She had seen my name on the winners list as well and wanted to know if I’d gotten my money," Albrecht said.All Albrecht had to do was send a Facebook friend request to man she'd never met, who supposedly would fill her in on how to get the cash.She did -- and the man asked Albrecht for personal information -- like where she lived and whether she was married.
Tragic: Girl writes heartbreaking question on Facebook before taking her own life
HENDERSON CO., North Carolina – A teenage girl from North Carolina posted a heartbreaking question on Facebook, and then committed suicide.According to WLOS, Amber Cornwell, 16, took her life Dec. 20.