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Tropical Storm Katia becomes hurricane in Gulf of Mexico

TAMPICO, Mexico (UPI) -- Katia became the third hurricane active in the Atlantic on Wednesday, joining Irma and Jose, the National Hurricane Center said. Katia formed in the early morning in the southern Gulf of Mexico and by evening had strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane. The NHC said the storm is expected to stay off the coast of Mexico through Friday morning, making landfall sometime overnight. As of its 7 p.m. update, the NHC said Katia was 195 miles east of Tampico, […]

todaySeptember 6, 2017 47

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Police officer Jeff Payne involved in Utah nurse arrest video fired from paramedic job

SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) -- A Utah police officer who arrested a Utah nurse for refusing to hand over a patient's blood sample has been fired from his job as a paramedic. Salt Lake City Police Det. Jeff Payne, who was also a part-time paramedic, was terminated by Gold Cross Ambulance after video was released last week in which he threatened to arrest University Hospital nurse Alex Wubbels. Video footage of the July 26 incident, taken from Payne's body camera, was given […]

todaySeptember 6, 2017 49

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Hurricane Harvey, now tropical storm, leaves wake of devastation in Houston; at least five deaths confirmed

CONTINUING COVERAGE: Two feet of rain from Harvey results in widespread flooding in the heart of Texas ROCKPORT/CORPUS CHRISTI/HOUSTON, Tex. (Heartland Newsfeed/Associated Press/Reuters/UPI) -- As recovery efforts begin along the Gulf Coast are starting to fire up in Corpus Christi, Rockport, Aransas Pass and area communities impacted by Hurricane Harvey, the now-known tropical storm veered into the heart of Texas Sunday, dropping two feet of rain in Houston Sunday. Harvey made landfall as a Category 4 storm late Friday night near […]

todayAugust 27, 2017 86

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Hurricane Harvey kills at least 1, officials warn of mass flooding

CONTINUING COVERAGE OF HURRICANE HARVEY ROCKPORT, Tex. (Heartland Newsfeed/UPI) -- Texas state officials confirmed the first fatality related to Hurricane Harvey, which came ashore in the Lone Star State late Friday night with 130 MPH wind speeds and torrential rainfall. Harvey made landfall as a Category 4 storm as the first storm of such intensity since 2004 and the strongest storm to hit Texas in over five decades since Hurricane Ike, which caused $30 billion in damage in the states of Texas […]

todayAugust 26, 2017 37

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Hurricane Harvey, now a tropical storm, lays destruction and heavy rains

BREAKING NEWS ROCKPORT & CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex. (Heartland Newsfeed/UPI/Reuters) -- Hurricane Harvey made landfall into south Texas as a category 4 hurricane around 10:00 pm Central time last night, resulting in major damage along the gulf coast between Corpus Christi and Galveston. Among those heavily hit include Aransas Pass, Rockport, Fulton, Lamar, Holiday Beach and other communities. Shortly after the most powerful hurricane to hit Texas in more than 50 years moved inland Saturday, torrential rainfall and 130 MPH winds […]

todayAugust 26, 2017 44

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Mylan finalizes $465 million settlement over EpiPen billing lawsuit

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Mylan, the drug company that manufactures the anti-allergy injector EpiPen, finalized a $465 million settlement with the federal government stemming from allegations it over-billed Medicaid for the drug. The Justice Department alleged Mylan violated the False Claims Act by knowingly listing the EpiPen as a generic drug, which is subject to lower rebates under federal law, despite the fact there is no equivalent competitor to lower the price. In order to prevent states from suffering price gouging by […]

todayAugust 17, 2017 43

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Los Angeles suburb creates video urging residents to prepare for nuclear attack

VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (UPI) -- The local government of Ventura County, located about 60 miles outside of Los Angeles, has released a video urging its residents to be prepared for a nuclear attack. The video begins with Dr. Robert Levin, the chief public health officer for Ventura County, urging residents to be aware of what they should do in the event of a nuclear attack by visiting a website for more information. The video segues to a frightened young girl pleading […]

todayAugust 11, 2017 30

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Montgomery County issues statement regarding August 21 solar eclipse

HILLSBORO (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency (MCEMA) director Greg Nimmo informs residents of Montgomery County to take safety precautions should they choose to view the solar eclipse on August 21, which is scheduled to be partially viewable, roughly 90%, in the area between 11:00 a.m. and 1:28 p.m. that day. Nimmo stated on Monday that the eclipse will be partially visible in every state. A total solar eclipse, which is when the moon completely covers the sun, […]

todayAugust 8, 2017 55

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Martin Shkreli found guilty of security fraud

NEW YORK CITY (UPI) -- A jury on Friday found Martin Shkreli, the pharmaceutical executive who came under scrutiny for hiking the cost of a drug by 5,000%, guilty on three counts related to securities fraud. The fraud charges are unrelated to the drug price hike, and have to do with a Ponzi scheme he ran between 2009 and 2014 in which he bilked investors out of a total of $11 million. He was found guilty on three out of the eight charges he […]

todayAugust 5, 2017 34

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