Steve Nedved
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Dec 09
Man confined to wheelchair after diving accident injures his spine walks at college graduation
FIU(MIAMI) — A South Florida college student who became confined to a wheelchair after suffering a debilitating spinal injury was able to walk during his graduation ceremony. Venezuela native Aldo Amenta broke his neck when he dove into the shallow end of a swimming pool in 2015, he said in a video released by Florida …
Dec 09
Nuns misappropriated $500K in school funds, spending some on gambling and trips, Catholic church says
ABCNews.com(LOS ANGELES) — Two nuns at a Catholic church in Southern California are suspected of embezzling up to $500,000 in school funds, allegedly using some of the money to go on trips and gamble at casinos, a spokesperson for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles told ABC News. The nuns, Sister Mary Margaret Kreuper and Sister …
Dec 09
Elderly woman almost run over by man who stole her purse at Florida McDonald’s, video shows
Okeechobee Police Department (NEW YORK) — Surveillance video shows the dramatic moment an elderly woman in Florida was almost run over by a driver who allegedly had just stolen her purse. The woman had walked outside of a McDonald’s in Okeechobee to confront the suspected thief on Thursday night when she was injured, according to …
Dec 09
Russia’s crumbling Baikonur spaceport is Earth’s only launch pad for manned flights
Patrick Reevell/ABC News(NEW YORK) — The landscape approaching Russia’s spaceport in Baikonur is otherworldly. The yellow steppe of southern Kazakhstan where it is located is effectively desert, unbroken flatlands for hundreds of miles covered by a layer of scrub. In December, the freezing winds that blow across it encase the scrub plants in ice, making …
Dec 09
Search for missing Colorado mother intensifies
Woodland Park Police Department(WOODLAND PARK, Colo.) — The search for a young Colorado mother who vanished on Thanksgiving Day is intensifying with local police enlisting help from law enforcement nationwide and worried loved ones asking for prayers that she be found safely. Kelsey Berreth, 29, a pilot and the mother of a 1-year-old girl, was …
Dec 09
Massachusetts firefighter dies while battling huge blaze
WCVB-TV(WORCESTER, Mass.) — A Worcester, Massachusetts, firefighter died early Sunday while battling a massive fire in a three-story building — the latest in a sad history of firefighter deaths in the city. Firefighters responded to a fire at 7 Lowell St. in Worcester just before 4 a.m., according to fire officials. When conditions deteriorated and …
Dec 09
Former Miss Kentucky admits she sent topless photos to young boy, officials say
Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office(CROSS LANES, W.Va.) — She impressed beauty pageant judges with her fiddle playing and tugged at hearts with her personal battle with multiple sclerosis, but now former Miss Kentucky Ramsey Bearse is back in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. The 28-year-old Bearse was arrested in West Virginia on suspicion of …
Dec 09
North Carolina, Virginia could see 1 foot of snow from major winter storm
ABC News(NEW YORK) — A major storm that dumped over 10 inches of snow on Lubbock, Texas, on Saturday is moving into the Southeast on Sunday with heavy rain on the southern side and as much as a foot of snow in western North Carolina and Virginia. The very heavy snow is already impacting North …
Dec 09
ATF investigating series of fires at Jehovah’s Witness centers
iStock(LACEY, Wash.) — Federal authorities in Washington state are investigating the latest in a troubling series of arson cases at worship halls for Jehovah’s Witnesses. The latest fire broke out Friday at a Kingdom Hall for Jehovah’s Witnesses in Lacey, Washington, completely destroying the building. The Seattle branch of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms …
Dec 08
Breakaway pilots’ union threatening to strike against Virgin Atlantic right before Christmas
GiorgioMorara/iStock(NEW YORK) — A splinter pilots’ union is threatening to strike against Virgin Atlantic right before Christmas, demanding the airline recognize it at the negotiating table. The Professional Pilots Union is threatening to walk out days before the holiday rush if the United Kingdom airline doesn’t negotiate with the group and include it in a …