Click here for updates on this story Gainesville, Florida (WFOR) — In what looked like a scene from a primetime TV medical drama, a team at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine has successfully removed a shoe from the stomach of a giant crocodile. Yes, veterinarians at the University of Florida, home of
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Plano, Texas (KTVT) — A North Texas child battling cancer seeing snow for the first time, got to do something that at first seemed out of the question: build a snowman. The patient was not able to go outside due to chemotherapy treatment. When team members at Children’s
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Click here for updates on this story Chicago (WBBM) — Police and child protective services are scrambling to explain why multiple men who sexually abused a 10-year-old girl remain free, even though the suspects are known. CBS 2 Investigator Dave Savini revealed Thursday night how the system failed to protect the little girl, despite years
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Boston (WBZ) — Martin Thornton has owned Thornton’s Fenway Grille for 29 years. He was worried this year might be the last. “Business just evaporated and it’s been the hardest year of my life,” Thornton said. “Every week I said ‘should I try and make it, or should
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Washington, DC (WJZ) — A new motion filed Thursday outlines conditions prosecutors want US Capitol riot suspect Matthew Miller to follow if he is released from jail to await trial. Some of those conditions are that Miller cannot apply for a passport, and must stay away from Washington,
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ANAHEIM, California (KABC) — Disneyland’s mass vaccination site closed Thursday and will stay shut down through at least Monday due to severe winter storms across the U.S. disrupting vaccine delivery, Orange County officials announced Thursday. Officials say Orange County is short on the Moderna vaccine, which is the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Roseville, California (KCRA) — The Levin family is happy to be back together. Dave Levin was discharged from the hospital this week after spending 64 days there due to COVID-19 related illnesses. In December, Levin thought he was having another asthma attack. “I just took my regular medication.
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People of color have been vastly underrepresented in US-based vaccine trials for the last decade, according to a new study released Friday by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Harvard, Emory and other institutions. The study, which examined data from 230 vaccine trials with nearly 220,00 participants, found that White people made up the
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We needed this moment. It’s a sentiment that’s continued to echo since the world watched NASA land the Perseverance rover on Mars Thursday. Tense anticipation gave way to immense relief at the words of Swati Mohan, Guidance, Navigation and Controls Operations Lead for the Perseverance mission. “Touchdown confirmed. Perseverance is safely on the surface of
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV ) — A 30-year-old driver accused of crashing into several vehicles Thursday in southeast Portland now faces a variety of charges. The Portland Police Bureau said officers responded just before noon Thursday to a reported disturbance in the 6200 block of Southeast 97th Avenue. While
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As Texas restores power after a devastating week of freezing temperatures and winter storms, the state is confronting a new crisis: overwhelmed water systems that could extend misery for much of the population. Leaks caused by frozen pipes have pushed the water supply to the brink. More than 14.6 million Texans, nearly half the state’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV ) — The deadly shooting of 30-year-old man that occurred nine years ago outside a bowling alley in southeast Portland remains unsolved. On Feb. 19, 2012, at 1:28 a.m., officers responded to a shooting outside the Grand Central Restaurant & Bowling Lounge, located at 808
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Atlanta, GA (WGCL) — Unlicensed, unauthorized, and now an underground option for Atlantans searching for a discount dentistry fix. But, local doctors are warning against the dangerous new trend. As the name implies, “fashion braces” offer color and trend, but no guarantee they actually help with teeth alignment.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — Crews are working to stabilize a tower crane found leaning from a midtown high-rise Friday. The under-construction building, identified as 1105 W. Peachtree, is bordered by 13th Street and 12th Street. The tower crane was reported as leaning and unstable around 9 a.m. Friday.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Seattle, WA (The Seattle Medium) — I strongly oppose the proposed Washington State Bill 1016, and I strongly oppose the passage of Ordinance 19209 by the Metropolitan King County Council, both designed to designate Juneteenth as a state holiday. To date, 46 States have approved June 19 as
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Two coronavirus vaccines have been approved in the US, but, pending federal approval, a third vaccine developed by Johnson and Johnson could be available in early March.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LENEXA, Kansas (KCTV/KSMO ) — Road crews and towing companies are finishing up one of their busiest weeks ever. Trucks with Santa Fe Towing have been out on the roads almost constantly since last weekend. A typical winter day may have about 100-120 tows, but this week they’re
Continue Reading We needed this moment. It’s a sentiment that’s continued to echo since the world watched NASA land the Perseverance rover on Mars Thursday. Tense anticipation gave way to immense relief at the words of Swati Mohan, Guidance, Navigation and Controls Operations Lead for the Perseverance mission. “Touchdown confirmed. Perseverance is safely on the surface of
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MOBILE COUNTY, Alabama (WDJT) — The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office says it arrested one person early today as she was attempting to remove a catalytic converter from a company truck with The Hickory Pit on Moffett Road in Semmes. This happened at about 12:20 a.m. Another suspect is
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OSHKOSH, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Gov. Tony Evers on Friday, Feb. 19, signed Assembly Bill (AB) 4, now 2021 Wisconsin Act 3, which would allow pharmacy technicians and students to administer COVID-19 vaccines under certain conditions. “While we work to get shots in arms as soon as we have
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