Uncontrolled bleeding during surgery remains one of the deadliest medical emergencies. Injuries to internal organs such as the liver or spleen are ...

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Asheville and many smaller municipalities in Western North Carolina were without functional water or sewer systems. Places to ...

Fourteen years ago, John Litchford, then a brand-new lieutenant with the Milwaukee Fire Department, suffered an injury common for firefighters: a slight tear in his knee. Instead of seeking care for ...

Two secondary schools in the West Midlands had been considered among the worst in the region before recent Ofsted visits. Willenhall E-ACT Academy and Wednesfield Academy had suffered years of ...

Most people are familiar with the gray wolf, which was reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in 1995, and has since established populations in several Western states. But there’s an endangered ...

(WGHP) — Everybody loves a good comeback story, and Triad resident Elizabeth Snyder is living proof. After winning a World Amateur Kickboxing title, Elizabeth was training with the thought of going ...

POSSIBLE. THE ROAD TO RECOVERY ISN’T OVER YET, BUT MANY OF THE MORE POPULAR TRAILS ALONG THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY ARE OPEN AND JUST IN TIME FOR LEAF SEASON. NEARLY 17 MILLION FOLKS MAKE THE TREK TO THE ...

Orange County firefighter Matt Nichols is recovering from a crash that injured him and seven other firefighters a year ago. Friends and colleagues say Nichols has been inspired in his recovery by his ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) -- Almost a year after Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, businesses, homes, schools and infrastructure are still on the long road to recovery. One of the ...

Delta Police Command has arrested three suspected kidnappers who shot their victim in the leg after collecting a ransom of ₦2 million in Ogwashi-Uku, Aniocha South Local Government Area of the ...