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63-year-old Mississippi woman dies after snorkeling incident in Florida Keys
9+ hour, 58+ min ago (106+ words) KEY WEST, Fla. (WLBT/Gray News) - A Mississippi woman is dead after a snorkeling accident in Florida. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office said 63-year-old Lecia Elizabeth Spriggs, of Madison, Mississippi, was snorkeling near Mule Key, off Key West, with a…...
Water safety expert warns parents about drowning risks as summer swim season begins
15+ hour, 50+ min ago (355+ words) With kids out of school and summer underway, a water safety advocate is urging parents to take drowning prevention seriously " and says the danger is often closer to home than many realize. Keri Morrison, founder of the Live Like Jake…...
Zoo bird receives prosthetic beak from university's dental school
16+ hour, 18+ min ago (385+ words) BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC/Gray News) - A bird at the Birmingham Zoo got some special help from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry. Beauregard is a green aracari bird at the Birmingham Zoo. Though his kind is much…...
Cruise ship at center of deadly hantavirus outbreak has to undergo extra cleaning
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (335+ words) In a written statement, Oceanwide Expeditions said the extra work is being carried out on the advice of the GGD local health authority in the port city of Rotterdam, where the vessel returned early last week. It's home port is…...
Alan B. Miller Medical Center opens in Palm Beach Gardens
18+ hour, 40+ min ago (161+ words) WFLX Alan B. Miller Medical Center opens in Palm Beach Gardens 2 school officers praised for stopping armed man on high school campus Delray Beach to offer free parking every Wednesday this summer at city garages and lots 2 Indian River County deputies…...
Alan B. Miller Medical Center opens in Palm Beach Gardens as region's first new hospital since 1979
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (214+ words) The Alan B. Miller Medical Center is now open in Palm Beach Gardens " the first hospital to open in the region since 1979. For decades, residents in northern Palm Beach County had to drive miles for medical care. The seven-story facility offers…...
Palm Beach County mother reunites with fire rescue crew who saved her toddler from Easter drowning
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (413+ words) A Palm Beach County mother is counting her blessings after her 2-and-a-half-year-old daughter's drowning scare on Easter. On Saturday, she got the chance to thank the first responders who saved her daughter's life. The reunion in Loxahatchee brought together Lennox…...
Very proud: 7-year-old helps save teenage cousin having seizure in pool
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (452+ words) SULPHUR, La. (KPLC/Gray News) - A doorbell camera captured the moment a 7-year-old Louisiana boy sprang into action to help save his cousin's life after the teenager had a seizure while swimming in their grandmother's pool. Carter Chretien, 7, was helping…...
WHO declares Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (751+ words) Africa's top public health body confirmed the outbreak in Congo's Ituri Province on May 15. The case count has risen to around 150 suspected deaths and more than 600 suspected cases. Health authorities say the outbreak is caused by Bundibugyo virus, a rare…...
Lightning strike kills 5 horses at equine rescue
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (216+ words) Graphic: Video contains images and details that may be disturbing to some. WINNSBORO, Texas (KLTV/Gray News) - Lightning from a Tuesday storm killed five horses at a Texas rescue. The horses were part of Hooker Ranch Equine Rescue in Winnsboro....