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By Samantha Pastorino Click here for updates on this story     OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — When an Omaha woman was diagnosed with a rare illness as a teenager, it affected not only her health but also her high school dreams When KETV spoke with Keely Pedersen, she appeared as a normal 21-year-old. But she lives with

KETV, GRUNDMAN FAMILY, CNN By Madison Perales Click here for updates on this story     OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Just over a week after undergoing partial heart surgery at Duke University in Raleigh, North Carolina, 4-year-old Andrew Grundman has returned home to Omaha. He is the 35th child in the world to have undergone this specific

By Chloe Rosen Click here for updates on this story     MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — A reminder that it’s never too late to pursue your passion. At age 86, Bertha Lunzer rediscovered her love of art after stepping away from it years ago. Her family says she grew up on a farm in Hazelton, North Dakota

By Ricky Sayer Click here for updates on this story     PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pet owners who say they are victims of funeral director Patrick Vereb gathered together at a memorial in Latrobe to share their collective pain and find healing in one another. Everyone came with their own story of a pet they lost, who’d

By Robert Boyd Click here for updates on this story     HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Florida (WFTS) — You may not be able to vote until you’re 18, but according to the Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Office, it’s never too early to get involved in the process. It’s all part of their annual VoteHillsborough Art Contest. “We

By Frances Lin, Annette Gutierrez Click here for updates on this story     BARTOW, Florida (WFTS) — Bartow Police and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) are currently investigating a murder following the “violent death” of an 81-year-old man at an independent living group home on Bluebird Avenue. “It’s scary,” said neighbor Gary Scheuneman. “And when

WFTS, POLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, CNN By Frances Lin, Annette Gutierrez Click here for updates on this story     BARTOW, Florida (WFTS) — Bartow Police and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) are currently investigating a murder following the “violent death” of an 81-year-old man at an independent living group home on Bluebird Avenue. “It’s scary,”

By Neal Riley Click here for updates on this story     FAMOUTH, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Grief counselors will be available on Monday at Falmouth High School after an 18-year-old senior died in a crash Saturday night just weeks before they were scheduled to graduate. The single-car crash happened on Acapesket Road late Saturday night. Video from

By Madeline Bartos Click here for updates on this story     PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — After beating cancer and serving the community for nearly 20 years, a horse in Allegheny County’s Mounted Unit is retiring. Henry, one of the Mounted Unit’s longest serving horses, will be honored at a party on Monday morning. A send-off is scheduled

By Joshua Sidorowicz Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — For more than six months, Renee Williams has been battling to get her life back on track after a Social Security error declared her dead. Last fall, the West Philadelphia woman lost access to her bank accounts, health insurance and retirement benefits

By Beth Germano Click here for updates on this story     GLOUCESTER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Three women were saved by quick-acting firefighters, fishermen and bystanders when their car plunged 15 to 20 feet into Harbor Cove in Gloucester, Massachusetts Sunday morning. Off-duty firefighter Lt. William “Buddy” Doucette wasted no time jumping into the water just before

WBZ By Beth Germano Click here for updates on this story     GLOUCESTER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Three women were saved by quick-acting firefighters, fishermen and bystanders when their car plunged 15 to 20 feet into Harbor Cove in Gloucester, Massachusetts Sunday morning. Off-duty firefighter Lt. William “Buddy” Doucette wasted no time jumping into the water just

By Jesse Zanger Click here for updates on this story     NEWARK, New Jersey (WCBS) — NJ Transit trains are still not running Sunday as the engineer strike entered its third day. Talks are continuing Sunday with a mediator at NJ Transit headquarters in Newark. Last week, both sides met with federal mediators in Washington, D.C.

WLNY By Jesse Zanger Click here for updates on this story     NEWARK, New Jersey (WCBS) — NJ Transit trains are still not running Sunday as the engineer strike entered its third day. Talks are continuing Sunday with a mediator at NJ Transit headquarters in Newark. Last week, both sides met with federal mediators in Washington,

By Brandon Downs Click here for updates on this story     SIERRA NEVADA, California (KOVR) — A Georgia woman who went missing for weeks in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains said that she was trapped by an avalanche and survived off wild leeks and snowmelt before she was found this week in a snowy cabin. Tiffany Slaton