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The Scene – LUTHER

LUTHER takes the stage in this edition of The Scene to perform their song, “Wind from the Gallows.” Catch LUTHER’s upcoming performance at Art Sanctuary in Louisville on Saturday, April 20 at 9:30 p.m. For more of the band’s music and news, click here.

Hero on the job: intern saves a life

(WBOY) A college student intern at a police department in Burnsville, West Virginia is being recognized for saving a man’s life while responding to a call on March 14. Glenville State College senior and criminal justice major Jacob Bullard joined Burnsville Police Chief James Ball to help an unconscious man who had overdosed on heroin. After six or seven minutes…

Fur-tastic ending: dog adopts abandoned pups

(WGRZ) Mirabell, a 3-year-old golden retriever in Clarence, New York, recently became a mother to a litter of puppies. There’s one caveat: she gave birth to only one of the eight puppies she’s nursing. The other seven puppies were born to another dog. “The timing was just so meant to be,” says Joan Wozer, Mirabell’s owner. Mirabell had already given…

12-year-old saves family from house fire

(WCYB) A young Tennessee boy is being hailed a hero for saving his family from a house fire Wednesday. 12-year-old Mikey Caldwell was asleep in his mother’s Carter County home when he woke up to the smell of smoke. He got up to investigate, and discovered fire coming from a space heater in his younger brother’s room. The two of…

Trump and McConnell clash on closing border

(NBC News) Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is clashing with President Donald Trump over his repeated threats to shut down the U.S. border with Mexico, warning that it could have catastrophic economic impact on our country. The president’s threat has migrants rushing into the U.S. to request asylum before he closes the southern border. There’s currently a 12-hour backup at…

Raniya Wright laid to rest

(WCBD) A South Carolina elementary student who died after what authorities are calling a school fight was laid to rest Wednesday. Hundreds of people gathered at Saints Center Ministries in Walterboro to honor and celebrate the life of Raniya Wright. Wednesday marks exactly one week since the 10-year-old died after what authorities called a school fight at Forest Hills Elementary….

Brigham young honor code office under fire

(KSL) An online petition has gained thousands of signatures in the last two days after being highlighted by an Instagram account posting anonymous accounts of experiences with Brigham Young University’s Honor Code office. Supporters of the petition want the Honor Code to be just that, an honor system, and to do away with the office itself. Petition supporter and BYU…

Colon cancer striking younger patients

(KPRC) Doctors say the number of young people diagnosed with colon cancer is rising. Brittany Dodson was diagnosed with colon cancer at just 26 years old, and doctors think her tumor began forming when she was much younger. “I was healthy, young and fit. How could I get this? Why? We didn’t know,” Dodson says. She has a syndrome that…