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  • Woman gets doctors’ names tattooed on her after lifesaving treatment

    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A West Michigan woman has made huge strides in recovering after she was nearly decapitated in a car crash. Lila DeLine was hit by someone going 60 miles per hour while pulling out of her driveway, causing her neck to snap and nearly decapitating her internally. Doctors said her skull came off her spine and she nearly died. “I was actually turning into my driveway and my husband heard me coming, and he said that he had […]

  • North Carolina man wins $250K, plans to take 92-year-old grandmother on dream vacation

    ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Pack your bags, grandma! An Asheville man has big plans after winning $250,000 on a scratch-off ticket, according to a news release. Daniel Roberts stopped to pick up gas for his lawn mower at the George’s Mini Market in Asheville, where he works. It was his day off and a life-changing decision. While he was there, he took a chance and bought a Hit $500 ticket for $5. “I took it back to my truck to scratch […]

  • California grandmother accused of killing 3-year-old grandson

    MILPITAS, Calif. – A California woman is charged with killing her 3-year-old grandson, police announced Thursday. On Wednesday, officers obtained a warrant and arrested Foos Abdi Hashi in San Jose; she now faces charges of homicide, felony child abuse and misdemeanor child abuse. On Monday, first responders found the boy unresponsive at a Milpitas home and performed CPR, but he later died at the hospital. The Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office found the cause of death to be “manual strangulation,” […]

  • Parents warn others after 11-year-old suffers fatal reaction to toothpaste

    WEST COVINA, Calif. – The parents of a Southern California girl who they say died of an allergic reaction to toothpaste containing milk are speaking out to warn others. Parents Monique Altamirano and Jose Saldate, both 43, told Yahoo Lifestyle they had EpiPens and had always taken great care to  avoid anything that might trigger their daughter’s severe dairy allergy. Vigilant about packing safe meals to take to birthday parties and reading the fine print on food labels, the parents […]

  • Florida man impersonating police pulls over undercover detective

    HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida man is behind bars after pulling over a real police officer while pretending to be one, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. Matthew Joseph Erris, 26, was arrested for impersonating a law enforcement officer, according to WFLA. According to deputies, Erris turned on red and blue lights Tuesday night and pulled over an undercover detective. The detective called 911 to report the bizarre traffic stop, and Erris was arrested a short while later. […]

  • Video captures firefighters pushing man home after electric wheelchair stops working

    RAYTOWN, Mo. — Firefighters with the Raytown Fire Protection District in Missouri are winning hearts all over for a recent kind deed. A video posted to their Facebook page shows three firefighters pushing a fisherman home after his electric wheelchair stopped working, according to The Kansas City Star. “What happens when a firetruck comes upon a citizen whose electric wheelchair has stopped working,” the fire protection district captioned the video. “You get out and help them home.” The fisherman, who the […]

  • Man falls asleep next to garage, accidentally shoots himself when homeowner wakes him

    LAKE TAPPS, Wash. — A 33-year-old man is in custody after reportedly falling asleep in his truck next to a stranger’s garage in Washington state, then accidentally shooting himself when the resident confronted him. According to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded about 6:40 a.m. Thursday to reports of a man in a truck firing shots at a property in the 2800 block of 170th Avenue East. When deputies arrived, they found a 33-year-old man in the driveway area […]

  • Illinois officer drives man to job interview after pulling him over

    CAHOKIA, Ill. – An Illinois officer came through for a man working hard to get a job. A police officer pulled over a man with expired plates Wednesday. The man told Officer Roger Gemoules  he also did not have a valid driver’s license, but had to risk the ride because he was on his way to a job interview. The officer would not let him drive away. Instead, Officer Gemoules took him to the interview. A post to Cahokia’s community […]

  • ‘Cards for Kenzy’ to support Iowa teen with inoperable cancer

    ALTOONA, Iowa — After years of battling cancer, an Iowa teen’s fight has changed completely. Mackenzy Larson was diagnosed with bone cancer as a child and has since fought it five different times. Kenzy has undergone multiple surgeries during treatment and had to have her left leg amputated. At the age of 17, Kenzy has been told that the cancer is now inoperable. Her friends and family are asking people to show her some support by sending a note or card. […]

  • Car owners get very creative to protect their cars from hail in Texas

    DALLAS – With North Texas under a severe thunderstorm watch through early Thursday, residents are doing everything they can to protect their property from potentially devastating hail. Social media photos show car owners taping, tying and stacking everything from inflatable mattresses to rows of pool noodles onto their vehicles. According to WFAA, the storm could pound the western part of North Texas with “very large hail, baseball size or larger” Wednesday evening. Tornadoes are also possible before the storm moves out […]

  • Teen mom charged with capital murder after baby found buried in flowerpot at cemetery

    CARROLLTON, Texas – The mother of a baby who was found dead in a flowerpot at a Texas cemetery last month has been charged, KDFW reports. Jazmin Lopez, 18, of Dallas, is charged with capital murder. The body of the child was found by a worker at Perry Cemetery on March 3. The Dallas County Medical Examiner determined the child’s mother was at least 34 weeks pregnant when she gave birth. Carrolton police say Lopez came forward after seeing the […]

  • Woman fends off 300-pound, half-naked burglary suspect with baseball bat

    GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A 65-year-old Florida woman didn’t wait for police after she says she saw a large man wearing only his underwear trying to break into her car early Sunday. “So I grabbed my bat,” Clarese Gainey told WGFL. “I braced myself, I eased the door open.” Police say the man Gainey found before her, wearing only boxer shorts, was 5-foot-6-inch, 300-pound Antonio Mosely. WGFL reports that Gainey played softball in high school, and, when Mosely allegedly charged, she […]

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