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Every second counts: Reflective signs put first responders at ease

HOLLYWOOD, Ala. (WHNT) — The Hollywood Fire Department is offering residents the opportunity to purchase a reflective sign showing their house’s number. “You call 911, that means this emergency, usually,” Hollywood Fire Chief Patrick Allen said. “So we want to get to you. If we can’t find your address, it’s going to be hard to […]

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Southern California father in coma overseas; family desperate to bring him home

A Southern California family is desperate to bring their father home, who remains in a coma after suffering a medical emergency overseas. Loved ones said Manuel Contreras, 47, a father of three from Victorville, loves traveling and spending time with his family. He recently flew to Cancun, Mexico, to visit a childhood friend. However, during […]

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Flying boats make for a rare sight as Washington clears an island of derelict vessels by helicopter

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — As the owner of a marina, Kate Gervais is used to seeing boats in the water. But for the last couple of days, she’s been seeing them in the air. The Washington Department of Natural Resources this week used one of its firefighting helicopters to haul abandoned boats off an uninhabited […]

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Suspect in UnitedHealthcare killing said CEO ‘had it coming,’ according to prosecutors

NEW YORK — Six weeks before UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was gunned down outside a Manhattan hotel in December, suspect Luigi Mangione mused about rebelling against “the deadly, greed fueled health insurance cartel” and said killing the executive “conveys a greedy bastard that had it coming,” prosecutors revealed Wednesday. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office quoted […]

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