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Norfolk mayor recognizes local firefighters for recovery efforts in Surfside condo collapse City of Norfolk and last updated 2021-07-20 22:00:55-04 NORFOLK, Va. - A group of local firefighters is being recognized for helping during a tragedy in Florida. During Tuesdays city council meeting, Norfolk Mayor Kenny Alexander recognized seven members of Norfolk Fire-Rescue for assisting in the recovery efforts after the condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida. The Norfolk firefighters were a part...

A brush fire that started May 22 and at one point reached 1,500 acres in the Golden Gate Estates forced the evacuation of the Topaz Assistance Dogs kennel, located on 12th Avenue Southeast.

Raising a roof, and expectations, for the homeless: Steve Duin column Posted May 01, 2021 Facebook Share Homer Williams, the founder of Oregon Harbor of Hope, has long preached a simple and tenacious sermon on the homeless. In a disaster zone, the Portland developer argues, “The first step is always providing a safe place. That’s what we’d do after an earthquake. A place where you can lock your door and get a good night’s sleep. No one gets a good night’s sleep on the streets, and o...

There is no downtown Wylie, but locating your church near the Wylie High School campus is close enough. First Christian (Disciples of Christ) in 2019 departed downtown Abilene, leaving its site at North Third Street after entering into a sale agreement with neighboring First Baptist. It was put up for sale in 2018. This was big news because First Christian has been around for 135 years; Abilene was founded 140 years ago this year. Its congregation has worshipped at the Enterprise Building �...

Delayed arrival of COVID-19 vaccine causes some residents to wait for hours Friday Doses arrive vaccine mid-morning for 8 a.m. appointments Seniors seeking their second shot of the COVID-19 vaccine Friday said they had to wait for hours after waiting for doses to arrive. and last updated 2021-03-05 18:42:05-05 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Seniors seeking their second shot of the COVID-19 vaccine Friday said they had to wait for hours after waiting for doses to arrive. Joan Pickford and Joan War...

More than three hours to manually lower the ride. fortunately no one was hurt. a colorado man is awarded $7 million in the popcorn lung case. wayne watson sued food companies claiming that they failed to warn people the buttery topping could be harmful. he had been inhaling the smell for years. he likes popcorn. the chemical has been linked to health problems. look out for the christmas creep. cnbc amanda drury is here. im already getting inundated with ads and cot log. whats going on? >> ch...

Calm until they could be rescued. its the second time the windseeker has malfunctioned since opening last month. and a very close call has one police officer in lubbock, texas, being called a hero this morning. all caught on a police cruisers dash-cam, scene of the accident about to become two accidents. watch as the officer pushes a woman out of the way just before an oncoming van slams into another police car that was on the scene. >> put his own safety to the side and made sure that the per...

Yesterday. he ate two bags of microwave popcorn a day for years then claimed his respiratory problems stem from inhaling buttery aroma. attorneys for the companies had argued watsons breathing issues were caused by working with carpet cleaning chemicals. the jury disagreed. at least one of the companies is planning an appeal. >> you know, i thought he would have had to have eaten more popcorn. >> two bags a day, seven years. >> its not that much popcorn though. >> two bags a day? >> two bags a d...