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    NEEDHAM, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A dog was found safe on Tuesday in Needham, Massachusetts, after enduring a weekend of heavy snowfall and extreme cold.

According to the Needham Police Department, the dog has been missing for the last six days.

Police said the dog may have been “dumped” by its owner.

The dog survived six days of exposure to the elements, including below-freezing temperatures and nearly two feet of snow.

The dog was located in a backyard on Bess Road.

The animal sustained some frostbite on its paws and is receiving treatment at a veterinary hospital.

“We’d like to extend our sincere thanks to everyone who shared the post and helped spread the word, your support truly made a difference,” Needham police wrote in a social media post.

They believe the dog will be okay.

The investigation remains ongoing.

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By Lissette Nuñez

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    CHICAGO (WLS) — Maria Estela Parra never imagined this moment. For decades, she’s been sewing banners and flags that honor Chicago sports teams, and she’s finally getting the recognition she deserves.

The local woman was brought to tears when Derrick Rose’s Chicago Bulls jersey retirement banner was raised into the rafters at the United Center over the weekend.

Parra is still processing all the emotions after her viral moment during Rose’s jersey retirement ceremony on Saturday.

The Chicago Bulls showed a video on the jumbotron, showcasing the hard work that went into creating D-Rose’s retirement jersey banner.

Parra’s granddaughter captured her grandmother’s reaction while they were at the United Center, at one point bringing her to tears. It caught the eye of the of the people sitting around her, at one point the crowd began chanting “MVP” to her.

Parra has been working at W.G.N. Flag and Decorating Company on the city’s South Side for 39 years. She was born in Guadalajara, Mexico and taught herself how to sew.

Parra leads major projects at W.G.N., including for the Chicago Blackhawks. She’s also sewn championship banners and the retirement jersey banners of other Bulls legends.

She says creating all of these banners have been important to her, but this last banner has drawn an unforgettable experience.

Without even realizing it, one can say Parra has achieved the American dream.

This moment and recognition has brought tremendous pride to her family, her boss, and team.

“Her humbleness, she is the first to say ‘No, no, this is everybody’s accomplishment,’ and that’s really just a testament to who she is,” said Carl “Gus” Porter, W.G.N. Flag and Decorating Company president and CEO.

As for what’s next for Maria Estela Parra , she has no intentions of slowing down or retiring anytime soon. She says her work brings her a lot of joy.

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By Logan Ramsey

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    POCATELLO (eastidahonews.com) — A man faces numerous charges after he allegedly assaulted a woman and threatened her children’s safety.

The incident began at a home on North Arthur Avenue, where an officer responded to a report of a fight between Jonathan Lynn Henery, 40, and a woman at around 11 a.m. According to an arrest report, the woman’s 14-year-old daughter called to report the emergency and was present during it.

The daughter told the responding officer that “Henery had battered (the victim and) forced her to leave the area with him in his vehicle … and that Henery was likely returning to the address to kill the child’s pet dog,” the report states.

“While I was speaking with her, the juvenile reporting party either took or made a call and made the statement, ‘He came at you with a knife?!’ to whomever she was speaking with,” the report states.

And according to a separate police report, the woman told another officer that while she was riding in the passenger seat of his vehicle, Henery “threatened her with a knife.”

The woman told the officer that during this interaction, Henery “threatened to harm her children and burn her home down if he went to jail,” the report says.

This arrest report also states that, “Henery was known to (the) Pocatello Police Department to be affiliated with Severely Violent Criminals.” The Southern Poverty Law Center identifies SVC as a white supremacist prison gang that began in the Idaho prison system in the early 2000s.

This officer responded around 11:15 a.m. to a report on Poole Avenue of a man assaulting a woman.

“Upon my arrival, (three witnesses) stated they observed Jonathan Henery assaulting a female after slashing the tires of a red pickup truck,” the report states. “Henery then, while standing within 10 to 15 feet from them, brandished a knife at them, causing them to fear for their own safety and physical welfare. Henery then fled the scene.”

The officer found the woman inside the reported home on Poole, with visible injuries, according to the arrest report.

The report states that the injuries included “heavy bleeding from her nose believed to be from a broken nose, a ‘goose egg’ on her left temple, bruising starting around her left eyebrow from a possible fractured orbital which appeared to be developing into a black eye and complaining her elbow was injured.”

Back on Arthur, only “a short time later,” the responding officer spotted a man who he says he recognized as Henery “running from the alleyway into the backyard of the residence.”

Henery fled from the scene after the officer ordered him to stop, prompting him to pursue on foot, the report says.

During the chase, Henery reportedly tried to enter the driver’s side door of a vehicle, but the driver sped away before he could succeed, police said.

“Henery continued his effort to run from officers but was subsequently taken into custody by other responding officers at the intersection of North Main Street and West Custer Street … at approximately (11:15 a.m.),” the report states.

The report says that Henery failed to comply with the orders of the officers who arrested him. Police say they found a “small amount” of suspected methamphetamine on him once they searched him.

The woman was transported by ambulance to Portneuf Medical Center from the residence on Poole Avenue to be treated for her injuries, where she was interviewed by police.

Henery faces 12 felony charges and two misdemeanor charges. The felony charges include four counts of aggravated assault, domestic violence resulting in traumatic injury, second-degree kidnapping and intimidating a witness.

A preliminary hearing for Henery is scheduled for Feb. 9 at 1:15 p.m. His bond is set at $100,000.

Just because Henery is accused of these crimes doesn’t necessarily mean he committed them. Everyone is presumed innocent until proven guilty in the eyes of the law.

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    LOGAN COUNTY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — The woman found dead in a Logan County trash can Wednesday has been identified as the adoptive mother of the teenagers accused of killing her.

The body of Spring Weems was found in a trash can outside a home near Bryant and Simmons Road along Treviso Trail, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.

A teenager, who has not been identified because he is a juvenile, was booked into a Canadian County detention center on a first-degree murder complaint in connection to Weems’ death. While the crime happened in Logan County, he was taken to Canadian County because that is the closest juvenile corrections center, according to OSBI.

OSBI said that authorities were called to the scene after a welfare check was requested. They said they did not know who called 911.

When deputies arrived, they found two teenagers inside the home. They also located Weems’ body in a trash can along the side of the street, and she had injuries consistent with homicide.

“One of the parties involved made a statement saying, ‘Mom is in the trash can,'” Logan County Undersheriff Troy Dykes said on Wednesday.

Deputies could not say what those injuries were or what type of weapon was used.

The only people living in the home were Weems and the two teenagers. She was the sole caretaker of the children, according to OSBI.

OSBI said the teenager who was arrested was the only person believed to be connected to the murder.

Investigators said they are still in the process of interviewing neighbors.

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By Robb Coles

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    NASHVILLE (WTVF) — An 88-year-old Green Hills couple has been surviving without power for days, relying on their fireplace for the first time in three decades after ice storms left thousands across Middle Tennessee in the dark.

Dick and Jane Baxter, who have lived in their Green Hills home for about 48 years, found themselves using their long-neglected fireplace as a lifeline when the power went out Sunday.

“We started the fire for the first time in like 30 years, we’d never used the fireplace,” said Beth Baxter, Dick and Jane’s daughter who came to stay with them when the power went out.

The couple initially tried to leave for a hotel Sunday afternoon but quickly turned back. “We tried to drive to a hotel on Sunday afternoon around two, and it was like a war zone going down Hillsborough and Harding Place,” said Beth Baxter.

So they decided to brave it out in their family room, though they underestimated the challenge ahead.

“I think we underestimated what we were in for. We thought, we’ve got a fireplace, we can just go through the night, and we’ll be up tomorrow and get the power back on. It didn’t work that way,” Jane Baxter said.

Dick had a generator, but it wouldn’t transfer any power.

As temperatures dropped, they remembered old firewood in their backyard that had been sitting there for 15 years.

That became their heat and light during cold, dark nights.

Despite the uncomfortable conditions, the Baxters have maintained their spirits.

“It has been uncomfortable, unpleasant at times, but not impossible,” Dick Baxter said.

They’re looking forward to basic comforts like shower returning.

“We smell like smoke, I have a very interesting cologne now,” Dick Baxter said.

After Jane and Beth finally were able to get a hotel room Tuesday night, the three are planning to stay with friends until power is restored.

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