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Washington woman who lost custody of adoptive daughter due to medical abuse claims sues hospital

Sophie Hartman, a Washington woman and the adoptive mother of two young biological half-sisters from Zambia, was charged in 2021 with medically abusing the younger of the two girls, allegedly subjecting her to about 470 medical appointments over four years. Hartman was cleared in 2022 after her charges – including second-degree assault of a child and second-degree attempted assault of …

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Texas authorities arrest mother, daughter for allegedly running illegal butt injection operation

Texas law enforcement officials arrested a mother-daughter duo who allegedly operated an illegal butt injection operation, offering to complete the medical procedure for about $6,000. The Houston Police Department conducted an undercover sting last Wednesday, which led to the arrests of 56-year-old Consuelo Dal Bo and her daughter, 18-year-old Isabella Dal Bo, who were both charged with unlawfully practicing medicine …

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2 Oklahoma firefighters injured while battling 5,200-acre weekend wildfire

Two Oklahoma volunteer firefighters are recovering after suffering burns battling a weekend wildfire in northwest Oklahoma, officials said Monday. Mooreland firefighters Jared Brittain and Max Clark suffered injuries on Saturday when their truck was overrun by flames, Mooreland Fire Chief Travis Case told The Associated Press. RURAL VIRGINIA FIREFIGHTER COLLAPSES, DIES WHILE BATTLING 3-ACRE WILDFIRE “The wind was blowing 55 …

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Governor denies clemency for Missouri double homicide convict who sexually assaulted cousin's corpse

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Monday denied clemency for Brian Dorsey one day before the inmate’s scheduled execution for killing his cousin and her husband nearly two decades ago. The governor’s decision is “devastating,” said Megan Crane, Dorsey’s attorney, in an email. The clemency petition included requests from 72 current and former corrections officers who vouched for Dorsey’s rehabilitation while …

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Prominent Las Vegas attorney, wife killed by another attorney in law firm shooting: report

Las Vegas police said a gunman opened fire inside a law firm near the Red Rock resort Monday morning, killing a man and a woman, then turned the gun on himself. FOX5 has learned that the victims of the shooting at the Summerlin law firm were Dennis Prince and his wife, Ashley Prince. Joe Houston, a Las Vegas attorney, has …

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Montana trial against railroad company begins after thousands in mining town exposed to asbestos

A trial begins Monday against Warren Buffett’s BNSF Railway over the lung cancer deaths of two people who lived in a small northwestern Montana town where thousands of people were exposed to asbestos from a vermiculite mine. For decades, the W.R. Grace & Co. mine near Libby produced the contaminated vermiculite that exposed residents to asbestos, sickening thousands and leading …

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11-year-old Georgia girl dies saving dog from house fire, uncle says

A house fire in Georgia claimed the life of an 11-year-old girl who was trying to save her dog, family told FOX 5 Atlanta. The fire tore through a home outside the Griffin city limits on Sidney Drive in Spalding County Saturday night. The home was a complete loss, firefighters told FOX 5. The victim’s uncle identified the girl as …

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Wisconsin highway collision leaves 5 dead

A pickup truck and a car collided on a highway in central Wisconsin, leaving five people dead. BODY PARTS FOUND SCATTERED ACROSS MILWAUKEE IN 3 SEPARATE INSTANCES WITHIN A WEEK: REPORT The head-on crash happened about 11:25 a.m. Sunday on Highway 60 in the town of West Point, the Columbia County sheriff’s office said in a post on social media. …

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2 New Jersey police officers attacked while responding to 911 hang-up call, 1 stabbed in the face

Two police officers were hospitalized with injuries after they were attacked Sunday night in New Jersey. Galloway Township police officers responded to a home on Cresson Avenue in Galloway Township at about 8:30 p.m. Sunday in response to a 911 hang-up call, the department said in a news release. As two officers were investigating the call, both were attacked by …

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2 dead after Washington State Patrol trooper T-bones Prius at intersection, sheriff's office says

Two people were killed in a car crash with a Washington State Patrol trooper just west of Seattle, authorities said Saturday evening. The trooper was not seriously injured in the Saturday crash, but was transported to a hospital as a precaution. The Mason County Coroner identified the two killed as Washington residents Charles Ferree, 72, and Deolia Blandford, 49, on …

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