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Oklahoma Father Arrested After 2 Children Die in Hot Vehicle
Police say an Oklahoma man whose two children died when he left them inside his hot truck for hours has been arrested on second-degree murder warrants.
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News Anchor Apologizes to Dog He Saw in Hot Car
Kyle Clark, a news anchor in Denver, made an impassioned apology to a furry member of the Denver community during a recent broadcast. He heard a dog crying loudly in a locked car on a 90-degree day. When Clark confronted the dog’s owner, the person did not seem to care.
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Retired Mets All-Star Dwight ‘Doc' Gooden Headed Back to Rehab After New Jersey Cocaine Plea
Retired Mets All-Star pitcher Dwight “Doc” Gooden has pleaded guilty to third-degree drug possession in connection with a cocaine bust in New Jersey in June, the Monmouth County prosecutor’s office said Wednesday.
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Congresswoman Pushes Bill to Require New Technology to Avoid Hot Car Deaths
Illinois officials are pushing a bill that would require new technology aimed at preventing hot car deaths. Kate Chappell reports. For more information, The National Safety Council offers a free online course about the danger of vehicular heatstroke in children <a href=”https://www.nsc.org/road-safety/safety-topics/child-passenger-safety/kids-hot-cars”>here</a>.
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Father Accused of Leaving Kids in Hot Pickup Truck While Heading Into Lake Forest Hospital
Authorities say a man left his two sons in a hot pickup truck for more than two hours while he went into Lake Forest Hospital on Monday.
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Retired Mets All-Star Dwight ‘Doc' Gooden Busted for Cocaine Possession in New Jersey, Felony Complaint Alleges
Retired Mets All-Star pitcher Dwight “Doc” Gooden faces drug charges after he was caught with suspected cocaine in New Jersey last month, according to a felony complaint obtained by News 4 Friday. The 54-year-old four-time All-Star, who also had a pitching stint for the Yankees, among other Major League Baseball teams, allegedly had two small green plastic bags containing a...
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Retired Mets All-Star Dwight ‘Doc' Gooden Busted for Cocaine Possession in New Jersey, Felony Complaint Alleges
Retired Mets All-Star pitcher Dwight “Doc” Gooden faces drug charges after he was caught with suspected cocaine in New Jersey last month, according to a felony complaint obtained by News 4 Friday. The 54-year-old four-time All-Star, who also had a pitching stint for the Yankees, among other Major League Baseball teams, allegedly had two small green plastic bags containing a...
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Cuomo, Nixon Spar in Debate; Governor Nixes Presidential Talk
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and former “Sex and the City” star Cynthia Nixon swapped insults and clashed over policy Wednesday in their only scheduled debate before the Sept. 13 Democratic primary.
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Woman Left Infant in Hot Car While Drinking Inside Home: Report
A woman was charged with neglect after authorities say she left her infant daughter in a hot vehicle while she drank alcohol inside her northwest Indiana home, according to a report.
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Officer Sits in Hot Car for 45 Minutes to Teach a Lesson
A North Texas police officer took on the Texas heat to show others just how dangerous it can be.
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Friends Find Body of Drowned Man in Chicago River
The body of a man who fell into the Chicago River early this week was found Friday afternoon by a group of his friends, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
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Hot Cars Can Reach Deadly Temperatures in 1 Hour, Study Says
On a hot summer day, temperatures inside a car parked in the sun can reach 160 degrees in an hour, according to a new study.
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Summer Puts Danger of Hot Cars Into Sharper Focus
A new study is delving into the dangers that can be posed by hot cars in the summer. NBC 5’s Lisa Parker has more details.
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Signal Problems Disrupt CTA Train Service in the Loop
CTA Pink Line trains were not operating in the Loop and other trains were facing major delays Monday morning because of signal problems near the Clark/Lake station.
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4 Hurt in Crash on I-290 During Police Pursuit
Three people were injured, two of them critically, as police and firefighters responded to a multi-vehicle crash that closed multiple lanes of the Eisenhower Expressway Tuesday.
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Phoenix Infant Dies in City's Second Hot Car Death in 2 Days
An infant left for about two hours in a hot car has died — the second such death in the past two days in the city, the Phoenix Fire Department said. Firefighters were called shortly before 3 p.m. Saturday to investigate a report of a 1-year-old boy in a car in the parking lot of the Free Church of God...
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Baby Dies in Hot Car While Mother Gets Her Hair Done
Police near Atlanta have charged a mother with felony murder after they say she left her 1-year-old daughter in a hot car while she spent six hours getting her hair done at a salon. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported 25-year-old Dijanelle Fowler also faces charges of child cruelty and concealing the death of Skylar Fowler on June 15. DeKalb County police...
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Woman Charged After Dog Dies in Hot Car Outside Suburban Mall: Police
A woman has been charged with animal cruelty after her dog died in a hot car while she shopped inside a west suburban mall this week.
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Officer Shot During Confrontation on Chicago's South Side: Police
A Chicago police officer was shot during a confrontation Friday afternoon on the city’s South Side, according to police.
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Parker County Mother Charged in Deaths of Children Found in Hot Car
A North Texas woman has been arrested in connection with the deaths of her two children from extreme heat exposure after they were found locked inside a car last month, deputies say.