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    BATESVILLE, Indiana (WCPO) — A new student wellness center at Batesville High School is providing students with a dedicated space to manage stress and anxiety during stressful times.

The Student Success Center, which opened after two years of planning and community fundraising, was designed with direct input from students. The goal was to create a safe space to pause, reset and receive guidance.

“It feels like you’re going into a spa because everything about this space was intentional from the color of the walls, to the sounds that would come in, to the color of the fabric, the texture,” said Lisa Tuveson, Wellness Coordinator for Batesville Community Schools.

The center features five distinct areas designed to support student mental health and wellness.

A smart lab allows students to use “Heart Math” technology to see in real-time how breathing exercises can reduce their heart rate and help them re-center themselves.

A community area enables the school to bring in partners from the community to provide specialized programming for students.

The center also houses three school counselor offices.

It also includes a small outdoor area, as research shows nature plays an important role in regulating the nervous system.

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Junior Makena Moore spent time with fellow students to develop what students wanted in the space.

“We’ve been researching what could possibly help with anxiety or a lot of stress and we’ve come up with things like NeeDoh, which is a fidget toy, coloring books and an ice machine because we researched it was a reset for your nervous system,” Moore said.

The space was constructed out of two unused classrooms.

“When they were feeling anxious or overwhelmed or stressed, they wanted to find a space where they could find privacy, where they could go be by themselves so we knew it would be really important for them to have a privacy area,” Tuveson said.

“Some of them even expressed that they were hiding in the bathroom or in the media center, and we wanted to provide a space that they could go and have privacy, but also be monitored.”

The Batesville Community Education Foundation raised about $230,000 for the project.

The success of the wellness center has generated interest from other schools in the district, with other buildings now requesting similar spaces for their students.

The timing of the center’s opening aligns with new research from Vanderbilt University highlighting the importance of protecting mental health during the holiday season, particularly for children and teenagers who may feel overwhelmed by seasonal changes and increased stress.

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    SACRAMENTO COUNTY, California (KCRA) — More than one year into KCRA 3’s investigation of a backlog of human remains tied to patient deaths at Dignity Health hospitals in the greater Sacramento area, a family is saying that they were just recently notified about a loved one who died 3 1/2 years ago.

“This isn’t something Hollywood could come up with. We are living a daily nightmare,” Nancy Louks said.

She said it was Dec. 1, 2025, when she learned that her brother, Charles Harvey, had died at Mercy San Juan Medical Center back on June 2, 2022.

After getting the news, her daughter started searching for the hospital online.

“Your stories started popping up. All kinds of information,” Louks said. “Devastation almost is not even a strong enough word.”

Harvey is one of dozens of patients over the last four years or so who have died at Dignity Health hospitals, like Mercy San Juan Medical Center, and whose remains were then stored at an off-site morgue without a death certificate for months or even years.

In at least four cases that KCRA 3 Investigates has identified, law enforcement had missing persons investigations open as families searched for their loved ones.

“What happened to these families is unacceptable. We know they were not given timely notification about the death of their loved ones,” Dr. Erica Pan, Director of the California Department of Public Health, said in an emailed statement.

However, Pan also said, “We remain committed to holding facilities accountable when they fail to meet established standards. As evidence of us upholding this commitment, after implementing additional monitoring at the facilities mentioned in your coverage, we can share there have been no additional or ongoing concerns regarding the storage of human remains.”

That statement was made within one week of Charles Harvey’s family reaching out to KCRA 3 Investigates with ongoing concerns.

“The state of California failed us as a family. That hospital failed us,” said Charles Harvey’s son, Jacob.

Harvey died at 67 years old. He was a U.S. Navy veteran, awarded the National Defense Service Medal for his time in the Vietnam War.

“He’s my big brother. I looked up to him,” Louks said.

She said they both lived in California for a long time, but she moved away to Arizona a few years ago.

“I had only moved one year before he passed away,” Louks said.

Harvey’s son, Jacob, lives in Indiana. Louks had to break the news to him.

“I had to make that heartbreaking call,” Louks said. “It was really hard. How do you tell somebody that? Your dad died, and it’s been three years, and he’s just sitting in a warehouse.”

“I never dreamed that I would ever be having this conversation. It just doesn’t seem real,” Jacob Harvey said.

He said his dad was a very private man.

“He was always private. He’s been like that his entire life. So, sometimes he’ll just disappear off the grid, you know, and then pop back up a couple of months later,” Jacob said.

When Jacob’s son did not get a birthday card in the mail from his dad in May of 2022, Jacob said he tried reaching out.

“I couldn’t get a hold of anybody, like he’s had 10 different phone numbers, but I’ve always had his email,” Jacob said. “I’ve always emailed him, and I never got anything back. And now I know why.”

After Harvey’s death at the hospital, he had been left without a death certificate for so long that Dignity Health actually had to go to court to ask for a delayed death registration and to explain the holdup.

“There’s no dignity in this. I don’t even know how they can use that name,” Jacob said.

Harvey’s case was one of at least two dozen that Dignity Health filed in probate court in 2024 and 2025. Each time, Dignity blamed the delay on what began back in 2020: the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The pandemic created a backlog…” and then, they said, “staffing issues arose” in order to address that backlog.

“Inexcusable,” Louks said, shaking her head.

A probate court ordered the creation of a delayed registration of Harvey’s death on September 6, 2024, but then Dignity Health went back to court to get an amended order in July 2025 to include details that were missing from its original application.

Harvey’s court order delayed registration of death ultimately shows it was not accepted for registration by CDPH Vital Records until August 12, 2025, one year after Dignity Health initially went to court to begin the process.

For weeks, Harvey’s family had trouble even tracking down the official records of his death.

Only after they did could they retrieve his remains from the off-site morgue where he had been kept without their knowledge for years.

“Our family was robbed the opportunities to properly grieve, to give him a decent Christian burial,” Louks said.

Dignity Health is fighting two lawsuits over allegations of failing to notify families and complete death certificates in a timely manner after patient deaths. Harvey’s family has now hired an attorney as well.

In a statement to KCRA 3 Investigates, Dignity Health said, “Our goal is to provide the best care and support possible for patients and their families. Unfortunately, we are unable to comment on pending litigation.”

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    ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — A year-long dispute between Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller and the city council is costing taxpayers big money, and it’s all about your safety.

Target 7 has learned the argument started nearly a year ago over who decides the number of paramedics on fire trucks. It has resulted in lawsuits, nearly $1 million in legal fees, and the city council president is now calling for an investigation into the city attorney, which could lead to her dismissal.

The argument began when Albuquerque Fire Rescue wanted to put a paramedic on every engine truck, which is the workhorse of most fire departments being, the first unit to arrive on scenes.

The plan would require removing a paramedic from rescue trucks, which look like traditional ambulances and typically carry two paramedics.

Keller and the fire chief supported this plan, but the fire union opposed it, advocating for maintaining two paramedics on transport-capable units while training more paramedics for fire engines.

The city council sided with the union, passing an ordinance to keep two paramedics on rescue trucks, opposing the mayor and fire chief.

“It’s a clash of competing separation of powers issues,” said KOAT Legal expert John Day. “If you’re a lawyer, it is fascinating. If you are a regular citizen, it just sort of highlights government efficiency at some level or inefficiency.”

In an unprecedented move, Keller sued the city council, creating a conflict for City Attorney Lauren Keefe, who represents both parties. Consequently, both sides hired separate legal counsel, each spending $400,000.

“When you have a mayor’s office and city council fighting with each other. Of course, a lot of money is going to go into the lawyer’s pockets,” Day said.

City Council President Brook Bassan, who initially sided with the mayor, sponsored an ordinance for an investigation into Keefe, citing concerns that the city attorney might be assisting the mayor in the lawsuit against the council.

“I believe that we’ve at least spent probably a million dollars of taxpayer money on this lawsuit alone, where the mayor is suing the city council,” Basan said. “We ended up finding some other information that indicated to me and gave me reason to believe that the city attorney is helping the mayor sue the city council.”

Basan’s proposal, if passed, could lead to Keefe’s dismissal.

“I am implying that this is the first step to consider removing the city attorney from the position,” Basan said.

Keefe was offered an opportunity for an interview. Instead, she sent a statement.

“I take my ethical duties very seriously. As soon as this dispute arose, I informed council that I had a conflict and could not represent it. I then ensured that the city hired well-qualified lawyers to represent the interests of all parties, including city council,” the statement read. “While I am not representing any party, I have received updates on the ongoing proceedings. These actions were not only appropriate, but I had a duty to do so in order to ensure the interests of the city were protected.”

AFR has implemented its paramedic plan in five out of 23 stations, with two other stations having paramedics on traditional fire trucks due to the absence of rescue units. Recently, AFR sent 24 firefighters to paramedic training to increase paramedic availability on more trucks.

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    MILWAUKEE (WISN) — If you heard a weird noise in Milwaukee Wednesday night, you weren’t alone.

People took to social media reporting a jet-like sound echoing through neighborhoods.

On Thursday, We Energies took responsibility.

“Late last night, while taking one of our Valley Power Plant units offline for routine operations, a valve lifted due to excess pressure, causing a loud noise,” a spokesperson told WISN 12 News. “We have isolated the issue. This pressure release did not impact the system, which is working properly. We apologize for the disturbance.”

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    SPARTANBURG, South Carolina (WYFF) — A Spartanburg, South Carolina, woman is accused of stealing money from a vulnerable adult.

Cher Deneane Cantrell, 58, is charged with one count of exploitation of a vulnerable adult and one count of breach of trust with fraudulent intent.

Cantrell was booked into the Spartanburg County Detention Center on Thursday.

Investigators said Cantrell misused her authority as power of attorney for a vulnerable adult.

Specifically, between March 11, 2024, and July 24, 2024, Cantrell is accused of misappropriating approximately $10,292.56 from the victim’s funds, diverting the money for her own personal use and benefit, while allegedly intending to permanently deprive the victim of those resources.

Throughout the entire timeframe of these alleged offenses lived at Magnolia Manor, an assisted living facility located in Inman, South Carolina.

This case will be prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Office.

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    BOSTON (WCVB) — The United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts Leah B. Foley held a press conference Thursday night, revealing new details into the deadly shootings of both two Brown University students on Saturday and MIT nuclear physicist Nuno F.G. Loureiro on Monday in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Authorities identified the shooter as Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, 48, a Portuguese national from Miami. Officials said he was born in Torres Novas, Santarem, Portugal and was a legal permanent resident of the United States.

Foley revealed that Neves Valente and Loureiro were former classmates at an academic program in Portugal between 1995 and 2000.

It’s not clear if the two men remained in touch.

“We are grateful to all who played a part in identifying and tracking down the suspect in the killing of Prof. Loureiro. Our community continues to mourn and remember Nuno — an incredible scientist, colleague, mentor and friend. Our thoughts are also with the Brown University community, which suffered so much loss this week,” MIT said in a statement.

Neves Valente was a PhD student at Brown University from 2000 until 2001 and only studied physics, according to a university spokesperson. He took a leave of absence from the Ivy League school in April 2001 before officially unenrolling in 2003.

While the motive remains unclear, surveillance video from Loureiro’s Brookline neighborhood allegedly showed the gunman in the area days before the deadly shooting, according to Foley.

On Dec. 15, investigators said video from inside the nuclear physicist’s apartment showed Neves Valente wearing a specific set of clothes before shooting Loureiro in the lobby.

Hours later, surveillance video from a storage unit facility in Salem, New Hampshire showed the gunman wearing the same thing that was caught on the Brookline cameras, according to Foley.

Neves Valente was found dead inside the storage facility on Thursday, Dec. 18. Authorities said he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Bruno Soares Goncalves, a friend of Loureiro, said he will be deeply missed.

“He was a very funny guy to be around, very intelligent humor, maybe from the time he lived in England, he developed this kind of humor,” Goncalves said. “He’s someone who enjoyed being near the students, someone that loved to be in front of the blackboard, and drawing equations.”

Loureiro, who was married, grew up in Viseu, in central Portugal, and studied in Lisbon before earning a doctorate in London, according to MIT. He was a researcher at an institute for nuclear fusion in Lisbon before joining MIT, it said.

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