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UPS driver’s brutal assault caught on camera

Florida couple's doorbell camera shows UPS employee brutally beat coworker in their front yard.

FORT MYERS, Fla. (NBC News) — A Florida UPS worker accused of attacking a woman he was working with turned himself in to law enforcement. Home surveillance cameras captured James Robinson, 24, brutally beating coworker Karen Brown outside of a Fort Myers home. Footage shows as Brown was lying down on the ground, the man could be heard telling her to…

Teacher charged after classroom assault

Cell phone video shows Florida middle school teacher angrily grab and shove student during classroom confrontation. WESH's Chris Guardaro reports.

PALM COAST, Fla. (NBC News) — A Florida middle school teacher has been arrested after deputies said he was filmed violently grabbing and shoving a student. Jeffrey Paffumi, 47, was arrested Wednesday following the incident Tuesday at Buddy Taylor Middle School in Palm Coast, officials with the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said. Cellphone video shows Paffumi grabbing the 14-year-old, lifting…

“Daddy Doll” Comes Home

7-year-old girl reunited with treasured "daddy doll" created in the image of her deployed father. WCYB's Kristen Quon reports.

(NBC News) — In November 2014, Larry Childers was deployed to Italy, but before he left, his family gave daughter Baillie a special doll. “I got it for whenever he was on deployment or whenever they are separated,” said Baillie’s stepmother, Bailey Childers. 7-year-old Baillie calls it her “Daddy doll,” andt one recent day the doll disappeared. “She always takes…

Baby dies after being stuffed in backpack

Texas man faces murder charges after stuffing his girlfriend's 10-month-old child into a backpack and leaving her in his car for more than five hours.

LUBBOCK, Texas (NBC News) — A Lubbock, Texas family is distraught and a man is facing capital murder charges after he told police he stuffed his girlfriend’s 10-month-old child into a backpack and left her in his car for more than five hours on Tuesday. 27-year-old Trevor Rowe is in the Lubbock County Detention Center, with bond set at $2 million….

Six New Sons – Foster mom adopts after years of care

Milwaukee mom officially triples the size of her family by adopting two sets of brothers she's fostered for years. WTMJ's Tony Atkins reports.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (NBC News) — A Milwaukee, Wisconsin house filled with love has now officially become a house filled with family. After opening her heart and house to six boys years ago, Jessica Benzakein finally gets to call them “sons.” In the Benzakein household, there’s a special type of chaos: Constant laughs, shouting and play. Most importantly, there’s love. It’s…

Carolina Koalas could aid in species’ survival

COLUMBIA, S.C., (NBC News) — With at least an eighth of the koala population already killed in the Australian wildfires, repopulation for that already vulnerable species will take the work of conservationists and animal advocates across the world. t’ll take breeding programs like the one at Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, South Carolina. It’s one of just 10 in North America….

Wine On The Line: Proposed Tariffs Could Double Prices, Kill Jobs

Tariffs proposed by the Trump administration could double the price of imported wines...and result in drastic job cuts.

COLORADO (NBC News) — Nate Klatt is nervous. He’s a wine distributor in Colorado who buys from wineries, importers and distilleries, then sells to retailers and restaurants. But the future of his business could be drastically impacted by the possibility of new tariffs on European wine. “To be perfectly frank, it could put us out of business, and it could…