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Hero Hound Saves Owner
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Hero Hound Saves Owner

Lacresha Slappy says she owes her life to her dog, King, after he woke her and lead her to safety when her home caught fire Monday. WECT's John Smist reports.
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(NBC News) — If it wasn’t for her dog, King, Lacresha Slappy doesn’t think she’d be alive. Monday morning after getting home from working the graveyard shift, Lacresha laid down to get some rest but she wasn’t asleep long. “I was woke up by my dog tugging on my hair scratching me and that’s not him,” Slappy recalls. Lacresha’s Wilmington,…

Teens Charged In Deadly Denver Arson
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Teens Charged In Deadly Denver Arson

Three teenagers have been arrested in connection with the intentionally set fire that killed a family of five last August. KUSA's Marc Sallinger reports.
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(KUSA/NBC News) — Three teenagers have been arrested in connection with the intentionally set fire that killed a Colorado family of five last August, according to Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen. Two of the suspects are 16 and one is 15, Pazen said. All three are male, and because they are under 18, their names have not been released to…

Pandemic Inspires Covid Conscious Design
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Pandemic Inspires COVID-Conscious Design

The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we live, and for some, what we look for in a living situation. NBC's Liz McLaughlin reports.
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(NBC News) — The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we live, and for some, what we look for in a living situation. In some of the nation’s hottest real estate markets developers, designers and realtors are adapting for a new COVID-conscious era. Working and learning from home is still an adjustment for many, making open floor plan homes less…

No Questions Allowed Reporter Removed From Marjorie Taylor Greene Town Hall
National News, Politics

No Questions Allowed – Reporter Removed From Marjorie Taylor Greene Town Hall

News crew threatened with arrest after asking Georgia's Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene a question during town hall meeting. WRCB's Meredith Aldis reports.
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(WRCB/NBC News) — A news crew from NBC affiliate WRCB was threatened with arrest and escorted out of a town hall meeting Wednesday after attempting to ask Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene a question. Greene’s office invited the media to the event, including WRCB’s crew which had credentials to attend. Once on property, members of the media were told they…

Stuck On The Tracks: Truck Driver Pulls Woman From Path Of Train
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Stuck On The Tracks: Truck Driver Pulls Woman From Path Of Train

UPS driver hailed as a hero after jumping into action after spotting a woman in a wheelchair stuck on light rail tracks. KPNX's Rachel Cole reports.
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(KPNX/NBC News) — After nearly 40 years with UPS, Ken Westbrook experienced something brand new while on the job. A woman in a wheelchair was trying to cross the street in Phoenix, Arizona when she got stuck on the light rail tracks. Westbrook was stopped in his big rig, ready to turn left when he got out of the cab…

Biden To Expand Medicaid
Coronavirus, National News, Politics

Biden To Expand Medicaid

President Biden is expected to sign orders Thursday that will add more people to Medicaid and re-open Affordable Care Act marketplaces to Americans who need insurance during the pandemic. NBC's Tracie Potts reports.
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(NBC News) — President Biden is set to take action Thursday aimed at helping millions of Americans pay their medical bills. Three sources tell NBC President Biden will sign orders to add more people to Medicaid and re-open Affordable Care Act marketplaces to Americans who need insurance during the pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control says the new U.K. strain…

Utah Family Removed From Flight Over Mask Dispute
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Utah Family Removed From Flight Over Mask Dispute

Scott Wilson says American Airlines removed his entire family group of 20 from their flight after one person's mask slipped off while boarding. KSL's Ashley Moser reports.
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(NBC News) — American Airlines removed 20 Utah passengers – all of them members of the same family – from its Salt Lake City flight to Dallas Sunday. According to the airline, the family was noncompliant with their face covering policy. The Wilson family said that was not the case, and there was only one incident while boarding where a…

Swept Away: Boys Narrowly Escape Flash Flood
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Swept Away: Boys Narrowly Escape Flash Flood

Cyrus Damo and Timothy Phillip are lucky to be alive after they were caught up in flash flood waters in a canal near their Hawaii home. KHNL's Allyson Blair reports.
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(KHNL/NBC News) — Two 10-year-old boys swept up in raging flash flood waters in a canal near their Waipahu, Hawaii homes Monday are both lucky to be alive. Cyrus Damo says he was playing along an area of the canal that runs behind Oasis Town homes when he lost his slipper down the embankment. In a matter of seconds, he…

Rodeo
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Getting Down & Dirty: Rodeo Prep Starts From The Ground Up

Workers gearing up for the Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo Rapid City, South Dakota offer a deep dig into the importance of their dirt. KNBN's Colton Hall reports.
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(NBC News) — Dirt probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a rodeo. For workers at Rapid City, South Dakota’s Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, it’s a top priority as they gear up for the Black Hills Stock Show and Rodeo. The process begins with about 66 dumps truck loads of soil being brought to…

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