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InvestigateTV+: Is poor vision sabotaging students?
( InvestigateTV ) — Poor vision could be sabotaging young students as they learn to read. InvestigateTV+ looks at how a lack of access to screenings could play a part. Then, we take an in-depth look at plan to help protect innocent lives from dangerous decisions made on American ...
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Para-athlete defies limits on the track, one push at a time
LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. ( InvestigateTV ) - Outside of Kansas City, a high school para-athlete is pushing past expectations and capturing track championships. And Jeremiah Mangels is doing that while challenging himself and inspiring his team. “I’d say just whenever I’m on the track, a...
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He travels the country foraging his food and medicine, here’s why
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. ( InvestigateTV ) — Robin Greenfield doesn’t buy his food. He finds it. Greenfield is traveling the country foraging 100 percent of his food and medicine. Greenfield said his lifestyle starts with his clothes, which are 100% compostable. “This outfit is 100% ...
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This city set a goal to end traffic deaths by 2050. Is it working?
PHOENIX, Ariz. ( InvestigateTV ) — Experts have labeled car crashes as a public health concern. Every day, over 100 people in the United States are killed in a car crash. But they also stress traffic collisions are preventable. In 2021, the number of traffic-related deaths hit a ...
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Man bleeds out, dies after punching through window at former elementary school, family says
JACKSON, Miss. ( WLBT /Gray News) - A Mississippi family is grieving a loved one who they say died after he punched through a window and seriously injured himself, possibly out of grief. Jackson Public Schools says district law enforcement officers responded Sunday to the former ...
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Fisherman trapped under massive fallen boulder uses Siri to call for help: ‘It’s a miracle’
PORTLAND, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - An Oregon man on a fishing trip was trapped under a large boulder when it fell on him. His family is now sharing details of his rescue as he faces a long recovery. Joe Little, 28, was fishing alone early Saturday morning on the Hammond Marina j...
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Tennessee governor orders investigation after Christa Pike survives lethal injection attempt
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death Wednesday for a 1995 murder after administering two doses of a lethal drug. A death penalty expert said it was an unprecedented failure, and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee halted the one remaining ...
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‘America’s Most Wanted’ rerun leads to tip, arrest in hit-and-run after 29 years
DES MOINES, Iowa ( KCRG /Gray News) - Thanks to a rerun of “America’s Most Wanted,” police in Iowa have made an arrest in a deadly hit-and-run cold case from nearly 30 years ago. The Des Moines Police Department announced a breakthrough Tuesday related to the case of 64-year-old ...
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Presidio County deputies recover another stolen truck with fake title
PRESIDIO COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - The Presidio County Sheriff’s Office has recovered another stolen car with an altered/fictitious title Deputies recovered a 2021 Dodge pickup after finding irregularities with the car’s title during an investigation. The deputies conducted more res...
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ECISD bus drivers, custodians honored at appreciation dinner
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - John Bushman and the ICA team held a dinner for ECISD bus drivers and custodians to recognize the work they continue to do for the school district. The dinner was put together by John and Carol Bushman. The Bushman’s are no strangers to giving back to their...
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‘Like I won the lottery’: Army veteran battling leukemia surprised with mortgage-free home
RICHMOND HILL, Ga. ( WTOC /Gray News) - A retired Army veteran who suffered severe injuries during his military service and is now battling leukemia received a life-changing surprise: a brand-new, mortgage-free home. Retired Army Chief Warrant Officer Steve Smith and his wife, Je...
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Narcotics unit investigating Ole Miss student deaths calls for ban on synthetic kratom
LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Miss. ( WMC /Gray News) - Law enforcement in Mississippi is calling on state lawmakers to ban synthetic kratom. In a statement released Wednesday, Lafayette County Metro Narcotics discussed the drugs found at the scene of the deaths of two Ole Miss students last...