A woman died after being struck by a police car driving through a small riverfront park on River Avenue on Monday evening. Officers were returning a person to a riverfront homeless encampment in Fort Rouge Park when the patrol car struck the woman, a woman in her 30s, police said at a news conference Tuesday. […]
A Japanese man continues to search for the remains of his wife, who is believed to have died since an earthquake and tsunami struck Japan in 2011. Yasuo Takamatsu, 67, hopes to fulfill a wish she expressed in her last text message to him: “I want to go home.” The devoted husband dived into the […]
ASHEVILLE, NC (WLOS) — More than 100 people filled AB Tech’s Ferguson Auditorium on Monday, August 19, to attend a public hearing on whether state health authorities should license Mission-HCA, AdventHealth or Novant Health for an additional 26 hospital beds. THREE HOSPITALS COMPETITE FOR A STATE LICENSE TO BUILD 26 BEDS AND EXPAND LOCAL HEALTH […]
DAYTON, Ohio (WKEF) – One person is dead in a shooting at a gas station in Dayton on Sunday, August 18. Shortly before 7 p.m., officers responded to a reported shooting in the 4100 block of West Third Street. Upon arrival, officers found the suspect and two victims. According to Dayton police Lt. Steven Bauer, […]
Heart failure is one of the leading causes of death worldwide and is particularly deadly for people who do not have access to medical facilities. A team of researchers therefore wants to bring heart failure screening from the laboratory to the home setting. Their point-of-care prototype electrochemical biosensor, which resembles a see-through lateral flow test […]
Five years after suffering burns all over her body in a gas explosion, Abbey Alexander is “happier than ever,” the 23-year-old wrote on Reddit. Since the accident, she has been sharing regular updates on the social media site. She posted this one with great joy. “Almost 5 years after the burn! I didn’t know how […]
The Yukon Employees’ Union criticizes the use of temporary workers to staff health facilities at the Yukon Hospital Corporation. The union represents around 400 employees of the hospital group. Union President Justin Lemphers said data from a freedom of information request showed that at least $20 million had been spent on temporary workers by the […]
TPC Southwind hosts the FedEx St. Jude Championship this week, offering golf fans plenty to quench their thirst, fill their bellies or take home the best souvenir of the PGA Tour event. Before some of the world’s best golfers began playing, the Commercial Appeal prepared a scouting report and enlisted the help of Jerry Campbell, […]
CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) – Roper St. Francis Healthcare announced Saturday plans to sell its downtown Charleston property to MUSC by 2029. This came after a meeting of MUSC’s Board of Trustees, where the group unanimously approved the sale. “This land purchase is strategically important for MUSC and allows us to create state-of-the-art facilities for healthcare, […]
WARSAW, Indiana — The driver of the semi-trailer involved in the accident at the Texas Roadhouse in Warsaw on Thursday afternoon has died. An off-duty Indiana State Trooper witnessed the accident and said the driver was slumped over. The police officer used the automated external defibrillator (AED) provided by his department on the driver of […]
