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Officer fatally hit by train while helping citizen

December 7, 2023binomo

An Easley, South Carolina, police officer was hit by a train and killed while helping a person who was experiencing a “mental health crisis,” according to Lieutenant Ashley Anderson, with the Easley Police Department.Officers were called at about 5 a.m. Wednesday to the tracks around 2009 East Main Street in Easley to assist a caller who was experiencing a “mental health crisis,” Anderson said during a news conference Wednesday afternoon. She said about 6 a.m. two officers found the person who called 911 and while trying to remove the person from the tracks Matthew Hare, an officer, was hit and …

Survive Your Hike in the Southern Arizona Low Desert

November 16, 2023binomo

“Rattlesnake under stone” by National Park Service/ CC0 1.0

Topics

Introduction
Weather
Water
Clothing and Gear
First Aid Kit
Navigation Aids
Animal Hazards
Plant Hazards
How to Request Emergency Help
Prepare for the Worst?

Introduction

Arizona is blessed with thousands of miles of beautiful trails. Most hikers complete their treks without injuries or other adverse events. However, you can get into serious trouble—even life-threatening—if you don’t know what you’re doing. The most common hazards are related to weather, water, and falls. Our goal with this guide is to help you thrive and survive on southern AZ’s low desert trails. It’s

Medical Health Fair is hosting a community health fair – Action News Jax

November 1, 2023binomo

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Medical Health Fair is having a free community health fair event which is open to the public.

There will be almost 45 Drs. are participating. Services will be provided to the public EKG, EchoCardiogram, and blood sugar test.

Woman health care screening for breast cancer in 3D picture by Precision with UF Health.

One blood bank will be there for blood donations.

Read: JSO officer shot in line of duty making progress in rehab, community helps raise money for family

Vision screening will be provided by Drs. Physical therapy consultation will be there.

Many hospitals and the

What we know about the Nashville school shooter

October 24, 2023binomo

New details continue to emerge about the 28-year-old suspect accused of shooting dead three nine-year-old children and three staff members in a devastating mass shooting at a christian elementary school in Nashville on Monday morning.

Audrey Hale, a former student, allegedly entered The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, just after 10am.

Inside, the shooter opened fire on students and staff, killing six victims.

Students Evelyn Dieckhaus, Hallie Scruggs, and William Kinney, all aged nine, Head of School Katherine Koonce, 60, Cynthia Peak, 61, and Mike Hill, 61, all died in the attack.

Two responding police officers shot the suspect dead.

King Charles grants Prince Edward Duke of Edinburgh title

October 19, 2023binomo

Prince Edward has been named the new Duke of Edinburgh, taking his late father’s title.

A Buckingham Palace statement said Prince Edward will take on the title from today, 10 March, his 59th birthday.

His wife, Sophie, the former Countess of Wessex, is now the Duchess of Edinburgh and their 15-year-old son James, Viscount Severn is the new Earl of Wessex.

It comes as Buckingham Palace has officially updated the royal family’s website to reflect the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s children’s new titles.

Previously known as Master Archie and Miss Lilibet, the Succession page on the website now lists

What we know about the 6-year-old who shot his Newport News teacher – Daily Press

October 6, 2023binomo

NEWPORT NEWS — A 6-year-old boy who shot his teacher in a Newport News classroom last Friday was taken into custody immediately after the shooting.

He was first restrained by a Richneck Elementary School staff member, then taken by officers to a Newport News police car.

No charges have been filed against the first grader — and are highly unlikely because of his age — but he was undergoing treatment at a medical facility this week.

But where is that being done? Who’s treating him? And how long will he be held there?

The answers are murky — partly because

Vampire facial aids: New HIV case linked to microneedling treatment at VIP spa in New Mexico, the department of health says

July 9, 2023binomo

ByJamie Gumbrecht, CNNWire

Sunday, July 9, 2023 4:18PM

New HIV case linked to 'vampire facial' at shuttered New Mexico spa

NEW MEXICO — A new HIV case has been linked to a “vampire facial” at an Albuquerque spa that closed in 2018, the New Mexico Department of Health said this week.

The only HIV risk that the 2023 patient reported was a “vampire facial” at the VIP Beauty Salon and Spa in 2018. Two cases of HIV were previously linked to injection-related procedures at the spa in 2019, the department said.

The Department of Health said it had reopened its investigation into the spa and is recommending former clients who