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Long-lost wallet returned

(WTHR) A wallet left behind for a year at Marion, Indiana’s Red Nails salon is back in the hands of a young lady who has a fresh manicure and pedicure to go with it. Hai Nguyen has satisfied customers with manicures and pedicures at his family operated nail salon for over 20 years. “I take care of my customers,” Nguyen…

Tennessee pastor, former deputy calls for LGBT executions

(WBIR) A veteran Tennessee sheriff’s office detective and Baptist pastor is under fire for calling gay, bisexual and transgender people “freaks” and “reprobates” who deserved to be executed by the government. Grayson Fritts, a 20-year Knox County Sheriff’s Office veteran, delivered his remarks after having already quietly decided to accept a buyout from his police job. Knox County District Attorney…

Underwater hockey: “we don’t need no Zamboni”

(KARE) Gearing up to head into a pool, usually doesn’t involve a puck, but players on Minnesota’s underwater hockey club team, The Loons, wouldn’t head into the water without it. “I mean, it’s got a little bit of hockey, some soccer positioning, swimming,” says player Pedro Bartol. There are six players on each team. They use foot-long sticks to move…

Targeted by hate: homophobic sticker covers pride decal

(WAVY) A Norfolk resident says someone silenced her message of love and acceptance. She had a pride sticker on her car showing support for the LGBTQ community, but says someone covered it up with a homophobic one. Cynthia Moore isn’t exactly sure when or where this happened, but she knows between Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning in Norfolk’s Ghent neighborhood,…

Unrest follows Memphis shooting

(NBC News) One man is dead and at least 25 police officers are injured following a night of unrest on the streets of Memphis, Tennessee. It began Thursday when a U.S. Marshals attempted to apprehend a man wanted on multiple felony warrants. A spokesperson for the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says the man, identified as 20-year-old Brandon Webber, attempted to…

Two dead in Florida plane crash

(WESH/NBC News) Two people were killed when a small plane crashed into Florida’s Lake Maitland Wednesday. Divers located the plane and the bodies of the victims several hours after witnesses saw the plane go down. The Federal Aviation Administration says the Cessna 182 crashed around 11 a.m. after taking off from Orlando Executive Airport. The plane was on the way…

New device offers safer prostate cancer treatment

(WNWO) Two professors from the University of Toledo believe they have invented a safer way to treat prostate cancer. The device– called the Retractor– would allow doctors to use stronger radiation on the affected area, to get rid of the cancer faster and ensure the healthy tissue nearby isn’t damaged. “Everybody is excited for this device to come out and…

Trump claims executive privilege in census probe

(NBC News) President Trump on Wednesday invoked executive privilege, refusing to hand over internal White House documents concerning his administration’s push to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. The documents had been sought by the House Oversight Committee. “I think it’s totally ridiculous that we would have a census without asking,” Mr. Trump said to reporters later in…