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By Amelia Mugavero Click here for updates on this story     GARLAND, Texas (KTVT) — A Garland mother is praising the quick actions of Garland firefighters, who used a special device to save her choking baby’s life. Now the device is even saving lives across the state. “I turned my back really quick and then turned

By Emily Ashcraft Click here for updates on this story     SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — Brandon Galicia described hearing his younger brother’s girlfriend screaming outside their home and finding his brother “in a pool of blood.” He told a judge Tuesday that no matter what the sentence is for the men who pleaded guilty to

By Felix Cortez Click here for updates on this story     SALINAS, California (KSBW) — A 73-year-old Monterey County man is under investigation after sheriff’s deputies raided his home Sunday and discovered more than 350 roosters and hens investigators believe were being raised for cockfighting. Investigators say the roosters were found housed in multiple cages scattered

By McKenzy Parsons Click here for updates on this story     OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Black light tattoos were becoming increasingly popular, especially with the younger generation in 2004. Safety concerns over those kinds of tattoos were in the spotlight after the Food and Drug Administration approved the product in 1995. Doctors at the time still

By Sarah Michals and Johnny Sartin Click here for updates on this story     DEXTER, Michigan (WXYZ) — For over half their lives, twins Rainey and Evelyn Hauser have shared their dad’s attention with a leafy sibling of sorts — an endangered tropical plant called an Amorphophallus titanum. “He’d always say, ‘You’re going to be famous

By Alexis Mathews Click here for updates on this story     LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — Maternal mortality is a devastating crisis affecting mothers and babies in the United States and around the world. To save lives in Africa, a government official partnered with a Louisville medical nonprofit. SOS International’s efforts, locally and globally, are producing lifesaving

By Stephanie Moore Click here for updates on this story     MONROE, North Carolina (WYFF) — A North Carolina man has been charged after he walked into a Walmart wearing a bulletproof vest, carrying an assault-type rifle, a handgun in his waistband and an additional handgun holstered on his side, according to police. Police said they

By Anabel Munoz Click here for updates on this story     CHINATOWN, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A woman in her 60s remains hospitalized Monday after she was robbed then stabbed multiple times in broad daylight in Chinatown, according to witnesses. It happened just after 3:30 p.m. Sunday. Witnesses say a man reportedly targeted the woman then

By Kendall Keys Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE (WISN) — The father of a fallen Milwaukee police officer is paying tribute to his son while also supporting his son’s comrades. Peter Jerving’s family is raising money to send his colleagues to our nation’s capital for National Police Week. That’s where Jerving’s name

By Luz Pena Click here for updates on this story     SANTA CLARA COUNTY, California (KGO) — Mental health professionals are reaching a breaking point. The exodus and lack of mental health professionals are alarming Bay Area experts. “The most difficult workforce shortage that I have seen in this field in 30 years,” said David Mineta,

By WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story     EAST HARLEM, Manhattan (WABC) — A Bronx man was charged in the death of a subway rider he allegedly pushed onto the tracks — an attack that appeared to be unprovoked. According to police, it happened just before 7 p.m. Monday at the 125th Street

By Josh Chapin Click here for updates on this story     DURHAM, North Carolina (WTVD) — A new domestic-violence resource center opened in Durham on Monday. On the same day, a woman was shot and killed, allegedly by her ex-boyfriend outside an Apex business while she was at work. “We see that a lot,” said Monica

By Sarah Robinson Click here for updates on this story     PHOENIX (KPHO, KTVK ) — A Phoenix girl is having to adapt to her new life while still in the hospital after contracting a serious case of group A Streptococcus, or group A strep. Victoria Pasten-Morales is finally in stable condition after nine total surgeries,

By Garrett Barry Click here for updates on this story     SALMONIER LINE, Newfoundland and Labrador (CTV Network) — Newfoundland’s unique and elusive pine marten has made an improbable comeback, growing out of its threatened designation after decades of conservation efforts. There are now around 3,000 of the animals living in the wild, according to Brian

By Ari Hait Click here for updates on this story     BOCA RATON, Florida (WPBF) — Shawn Matthews’ friends and family describe him as the most selfless person you will ever meet. “If you met Shawn, you were a friend of Shawn’s,” said Milton Brannon, Shawn’s best friend. “It was very easy to get into his

By Nick Sloan Click here for updates on this story     LEE’S SUMMIT, Missouri (KMBC) — A teacher and school resource officer were injured following a fight Monday afternoon at Lee’s Summit North High School. Police say two students became involved in a fight at around 12:30 p.m. The school resource officer suffered a hand injury,

By Avis Favaro, CTV National News Medical Correspondent Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO (CTV Network) — An Ottawa-area woman has become the first in the country to test out a new kind of therapy for treatment-resistant infections that happen in some patients who receive hip or knee replacements. Thea Turcotte, 79, was

By Web staff Click here for updates on this story     DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — An Ames man facing more than a dozen sex trafficking charges is now named in a civil lawsuit by one of his alleged victims. The new lawsuit claims former physician Carl Markley fired the plaintiff from his wellness clinic after

By Web staff Click here for updates on this story     VANCOUVER, Washington (KPTV) — A child has been hospitalized after they were involved in a crash with a school bus in Vancouver early Tuesday morning. Just after 7:15 a.m., Vancouver Fire Department crews were called out to a crash at Southeast Ellsworth Road and Southeast