According to his family, a 78-year-old Dacula man passed away on Wednesday after shoving his sister and twin 8-year-old grandchildren out of the path of a huge falling tree branch. Around midday, the girls were on Ewing Chapel Road with Manuel Javier Pinzon when they saw a little animal in his backyard. The twins had…
Lela Sergi, who is 85 years old and has seen a lot in her life, lives by one fundamental principle. “I think anything in life is what you make it,” Sergi replied. According to Sergi, she is dedicated to living life to the fullest. “Any day I get up is a good day,” Sergi said…
Governor Beshear said Thursday that the state is officially taking applications for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) for people affected by the catastrophic storms that occurred in May. The Kentucky Office of Unemployment Insurance is the place for unemployed people in Caldwell, Laurel, Pulaski, Russell, Trigg, and Union counties to apply for benefits. Unemployed and independent…
Did you think that when you crossed state lines, California was behind you? They aren’t really saying farewell, though. A legal California ID card is now available to anyone who no longer reside in the state, according to the California DMV. No, it cannot be used for driving. Furthermore, it is quite lawful. The same…
Penn Medicine, a Philadelphia-based organization, announced Thursday that it will no longer perform gender-affirming procedures on anyone younger than 19. According to a statement from PJ Brennan, chief medical officer at Penn Medicine, the organization will no longer perform gender-affirming surgical treatments in head and neck operations, obstetrics and gynecology, urology, and plastic surgery. “As…
Since the majority of the food at Riverside High School in Durham, North Carolina, comes from nearby producers, it is as fresh as possible. “We receive local shredded carrots, cucumbers, lettuce, because we feel that we need to support people in our own communities,” Jim Keaten, who runs the nutrition program for Durham Public Schools…
After a tornado destroyed their village and left a mother and her three children stuck in their Oklahoma home for almost a week, a group of prisoners rescued them. After the May 20 storm left the isolated road leading to the family’s rural Pittsburg property covered in fallen trees and debris, the Oklahoma Department of…
Hours after complaining of just minor symptoms, an Indiana kid passed away from what turned out to be a rare and deadly bacterial infection, according to his distraught mother. When 8-year-old Liam Dahlberg complained of a headache at school in April, his mother, Ashlee Dahlberg, didn’t suspect something was amiss with her typically energetic and…
In Richardson, two kids from North Texas got the surprise of their lives. A mobile gift that promotes inclusivity in addition to happiness. Anybody’s face could light up at that kind of moment. With the help of a specially designed adaptive bicycle, Salvador Ventura, age five, and Isla Biondi, age four, were able to feel…
The first city in Connecticut to install speed enforcement technology on its streets will be Middletown. The city’s intention to install the technology at three locations was recently approved by the Connecticut Department of Transportation. City drivers feel it’s time for measures to slow down traffic. Living in Middletown, right off Washington block, Xiao Quing…
