A woman has been airlifted to a hospital after she was bitten by an alligator in Florida, according to the Brevard County Fire and Rescue service. The woman suffered “significant bite injuries” and was bitten on the leg and flank, according to the department. The attack happened near Fay Lake Wilderness Park, about 20 miles…… MORE
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He’s valedictorian of his high school class. The salutatorian? His identical twin
When Deontae and Deontre Wright receive diplomas at their high school’s commencement Wednesday afternoon, they’ll know who to thank for their motivation. Each other. The identical twins, 17, are the top two students in their graduating class at Scott High School in Toledo, Ohio. Deontae, with a grade-point average of 4.5, is the class valedictorian.…… MORE
Auburn football announcer from famed ‘Kick Six’ play dies in car crash
The decorated Auburn University football announcer who narrated the team’s stunning last-second win over Alabama known as the “Kick Six” died in a car crash Saturday night, the university said. Rod Bramblett, 53, and his wife Paula Bramblett, 52, died shortly after a two-vehicle collision at 6 p.m. Saturday in Auburn, the Lee County Coroner…… MORE
A 47-year-old man is charged with giving drugs to a 13-year-old and dropping her off at a hospital, where she died
A 47-year-old man who brought a 13-year-old to a Massachusetts hospital shortly before she died has been charged with giving the girl drugs, prosecutors said. Carlos Rivera faces two counts of distribution of a Class B drug to a minor, two counts of indecent assault on a child younger than 14 and one count of…… MORE
Central US reels from week of deadly weather
Ten people are dead and a 4 year-old boy remains missing after more than a week of severe weather across the central US that put tens of millions of people at risk. The deadly spring storm system ravaged several states, unleashing more than 170 reported tornadoes, fierce winds, drenching rain, flash flooding and hail. Saturday…… MORE
10 people shot, one fatally, at Memorial Day weekend gathering in Virginia
Ten people were shot, including one fatally, during a neighborhood gathering Saturday in the Holly Cove area of Chesapeake, Virginia, police said. The shooting started shortly after 9 p.m. while officers were on the scene investigating a traffic disturbance, Chesapeake Police spokesman Leo Kosinski told CNN. All victims have been transported to three area hospitals…… MORE
Six dead after severe weather in Oklahoma
Six people are dead in Oklahoma after flooding, severe storms and tornadoes impacted the state over several days. A mobile home park in El Reno, about 29 miles west of Oklahoma City, was “devastated,” Mayor Matt White said. “It’s a lot of devastation here, it’s leveled, it’s just devastated,” White said in a phone interview…… MORE
FAA investigating two airports where Chick-fil-A restaurants were excluded
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating religious discrimination claims against two airports because plans for Chick-fil-A restaurants were scrapped after complaints about the fast food chain’s stance on LGBTQ issues. “The Department of Transportation has received complaints alleging discrimination by two airport operators against a private company due to the expression of the owner’s religious…… MORE
How a community that felt snubbed by police helped crack the case of an undocumented, pregnant mom’s killing
In the days and weeks after 19-year-old Marlen Ochoa-Lopez went missing in Chicago, frustrated relatives turned to religious leaders and community activists to help find the expectant mother. Ochoa-Lopez’s husband and her father told activists they did not feel police were doing enough to search for the young Mexican immigrant. She’d vanished April 23 after…… MORE
Rescued hiker’s survival story: 17 days in Hawaii forest on berries, river water and smarts
It had been more than two weeks that she had been lost in a thick Hawaiian forest, and Amanda Eller was at an end. The 35-year-old doctor of physical therapy was at a place where she could no longer go forward because of the terrain. With a fractured leg and no shoes, she sure wasn’t…… MORE
