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Living Well – Bunion surgery
Bunions. No one like to talk about them, but more people have them than you think. Doctors perform about 500,000 surgeries every year, but now one Florida doctor has innovated a new surgery to fix bunions.
Former sheriff’s employee arrested in fatal ATV crash
FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) – Officials say a former Franklin County Sheriff’s Department employee charged with DUI in a fatal ATV wreck has a history of driving while intoxicated. Kentucky State Police say that the crash happened in the vicinity of Old Landing Road in Owen County. State police say Mario Chavez, 43, was driving an ATV Friday afternoon with…
NE man charged in motorcycle deaths
(NBC NEWS) – The driver of a pickup truck in a fiery collision on a rural New Hampshire highway that killed seven motorcyclists was charged Monday with seven counts of negligent homicide, and records show he was stopped on suspicion of drunken driving last month and in 2013. Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 23, was arrested Monday morning at his home in West…
Mom kills son while playing chicken
(KPRC) – A mother was charged Thursday after investigators originally said she accidentally ran over her 3-year-old son earlier this month. Lexus Stagg, 26, was charged with criminally negligent homicide in connection with the June 11 incident at the Westchase Grand Apartments in Houston. Police said on the night of the crash, Stagg accidentally ran over Lord Renfro while backing…
IN teacher fired for same sex marriage
A Catholic High School is firing a teacher to avoid having its ties cut with the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. The school announced Sunday they are terminating a gay teacher to avoid a with the diocese. This announcement comes as the archdiocese stripped Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School of its Catholic identity over their decision to employ an educator in a same-sex…
President Trump Announce new Iran sanctions
(NBC News) -President Trump is tightening his grip on Iran by announcing new economic sanctions to prevent Iran from building a nuclear weapon. However, he is open to talking with the country. Meanwhile Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is traveling to Saudi Arabia to build a coalition against Iran. The president is also ramping up pressure after the downing of…
Cat survives washing machine
KARE – Felix sneaked into a front-loading high efficiency washing machine Wednesday, while his owner had her back turned. He ended up going through the entire 45-minute cycle, and somehow survived. Her father, Heinz Latzel, rushed over to help Stefani get Felix to the Animal Emergency and Referral Center of Minnesota, an animal critical care hospital in Oakdale. Stefani had…
Oklahoma City celebrates first pride with celebration week
(KFOR) -Thousands lined the streets near the 39th Street District wearing every shade of the rainbow, all to celebrate Pride Week. The Pride Parade kicked off Saturday`s events with a route along 39th Street from Classen to Youngs, leading into the all-day festival. This year`s parade was a little different. Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt designated this week as `Pride…
94-year old barista
(WXII/ NBC NEWS) Bob Sargent of Burlington, North Carolina is starting a new career at the sprightly age of 94. The World War II Navy veteran is sporting a new uniform to serve his community: A barista apron. Sargent’s granddaughter and her husband opened Salvation Coffee Company less than a year ago in Burlington off South Church Street. They decided…