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    TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KIVI) — A father and son from Burley are speaking exclusively to Idaho News 6 about the moments they stepped up during the mass shooting at the Twin Falls In-N-Out — taking a bullet and trying to save lives as chaos erupted around them.

Paul and Jason Cannon are among the good samaritans credited with saving lives when gunfire erupted at the In-N-Out drive-thru earlier this month. The shooting left three people dead and several others injured.

“We were going to make sure we got everybody out,” Paul said.

The pair say an off-duty Idaho State Police Trooper, Steve McClain, identified himself to them during the shooting, and the father and son sprang into action to back him up.

“I didn’t know exactly what was going on — but I know that we had to help,” Paul said.

“God… he urged me to get up and see what was going on,” Jason said.

“We followed him into the back area … my main thing was to get everybody out,” Paul said.

Surveillance video released by the Twin Falls Police Department shows Paul and Jason appearing as Trooper McClain clears the kitchen. That’s when they began trying to help Ashley Garibay, identified by Twin Falls Police as the first victim shot.

“I saw Ashley laying under the table, where they do the potatoes, and I turned around and tried to call 911 a couple times — I turned back around and she was already lying flat on her stomach,” Jason said.

The pair say Ashley was already gone.

Surveillance video shows the shooter returned just seconds later. According to video narration released by Twin Falls Police, the off-duty trooper and the gunman exchanged fire. The gunman retreated before returning to the payment window a fourth time, firing inside and striking a fourth victim — a good Samaritan who was attempting to assist the off-duty trooper and render aid to the victim inside.

That fourth victim was Paul.

“I saw the suspect turn around and he fired at us and I tried to shield my son — so I kind of turned and I got it right in the side,” Paul said.

Even with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, Paul kept trying to help others who were still hiding get out.

“All I know is that I wasn’t leaving anybody behind — so I told the girl hiding under the bench … ‘come on sweetie — I’ve got to get you out of here — if you don’t leave, I can’t leave’ and I said ‘I’ve been shot and I need to go to the hospital,'” Paul said.

Still bleeding, the two say they stayed to make sure no one else was left behind.

“My son tried to pick up Ashley and was having a hard time with her, so he ran out and got somebody else to come in — and that young man came in and grabbed Ashley and pulled her out — and then we went to the bathroom to make sure both bathrooms were cleared and then we cleared the rest of the restaurant,” Paul said.

Once outside, Jason focused on getting his father to the hospital — but chaos in the parking lot made that difficult. Another bystander stepped in to help.

“Another guy said, ‘hey I can get out — let me take you to the hospital’ — it was a pastor out of Hazelton and they asked if they could pray for me and I said ‘heck yeah, I could use all the prayer I could get’ and I apologized several times for bleeding all over his truck,” Paul said.

Paul was treated and released and is now back home recovering.

“I’ve got a lot of shrapnel in my arm — and my side and my back. But…” Paul said.

When I asked if he was doing OK, he smiled.

“Yeah, I’m here today,” Paul said.

Paul and Jason say they don’t consider themselves heroes. They say the true heroes are those who lost their lives, the first responders, and those who fought back.

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    OAK CREEK, Wisconsin (WISN) — A dramatic rescue saved a woman from drowning in Lake Michigan at Bender Park in Oak Creek on Sunday. Multiple bystanders, including a man on a jet ski, jumped into action immediately.

Tony Mansour said he was enjoying a day at the beach with family and friends, and right when they were getting ready to head home, chaos unfolded.

“Some guy came running, like asking for a lifeguard. And then we asked, ‘Like, why?’ And he said, ‘Like, there’s someone drowning,'” Mansour said.

Mansour said he didn’t think twice. He grabbed his jet ski and got into the water.

“Usually I like going on the jet ski when it’s rough, so I already know how to deal with the waves,” Mansour said.

His friend, Murad Karim, also joined in the effort. Karim said he took off sprinting toward the break wall to try and get a visual on the person in need of help. The two men told 12 News the waves were relentless and nearly 4-5 feet high. Each wave, however, made the woman barely visible on the surface just beyond the break wall.

“Tony couldn’t see, and he went in the beginning, went far a little bit,” Karim said. “So I told everybody to try to point down together. Maybe it would help. Everybody from the shore, trying to just, like, yell out something to tell her to grab on, that she couldn’t even had no power, no physical strength.”

The joint effort and pointing did help. With Karim and multiple other bystanders guiding Mansour in the general direction of the woman, Mansour finally spotted her. Mansour said another bystander had thrown a life preserver toward the woman, but she wasn’t able to reach it.

“She couldn’t, like, recognize that there’s someone to help, so I yelled at her,” Mansour said. “She opened her eyes. I threw the life jacket.”

Mansour said eventually the woman was able to grab his life jacket and the preserver. From there he said he stayed with her for nearly 15 minutes until help arrived.

“I tried just to keep her away from the rocks,” Mansour said.

Karim said the moment a rescue swimmer from Oak Creek Fire reached the two in the water was a huge moment of relief.

“The best moment to me, like, ‘Oh, thank God.’ Like, somebody who can get her out of there because he couldn’t even pull her,” Karim said.

Both men said the situation was terrifying, but they are glad they were there to help.

“I feel good,” Mansour said. “She’s safe and able to go through her life.”

The Oak Creek Fire Department said the woman was taken to the hospital for an evaluation.

Oak Creek Fire said that people entering the water should be aware of the water conditions and mindful of their own swimming ability.

Lake Michigan waters are far different from inland lakes and swimming pools.

Karim said he hopes people will take the dangers of the water seriously and that more safety measures can be added to the beach area.

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    OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — 1,553 miles.

That’s how far Brady McDonald will have run once he completes his mission of running a 50K in every state — in only 50 days.

“We’re doing this to raise $1 million for Make-A-Wish,” Brady said.

Brady and his family were up before the sun Friday morning at Flanagan Lake Park.

“Today is day number 28. We still have 22 (days) left after Nebraska today. I was actually feeling pretty good up until like two days ago, then I started getting a cold, ” Brady said.

But Brady is pushing through, with his wife and daughters right alongside him.

“Super good!” youngest daughter Lexi said about how it’s been traveling along on the mission.

The family received donated RVs from Camping World that take them state to state.

“As soon as (Brady) takes off, I make sure that everything’s set up for the next location in the next parts of the day,” Brady’s wife, Kristy McDonald, said.

Kristy lost her arm at 15 after being run over by a boat. The Make-A-Wish Foundation granted her a wish back then. Now, the McDonald family is hoping to return that wish times a hundred.

“We want to just put the smiles on the kids’ faces and their families as well. Ultimately, we want to grant 100 wishes,” Brady said.

“For us, it’s not about the miles. It’s not about the states. It is truly just about the hundred lives that we’re trying to help,” Brady said.

Brady documents each run on his YouTube page.

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    MASON, Ohio (WLWT) — Tennis star Coco Gauff had a thrilling end to the Cincinnati Open on Sunday, defeating Jessica Pegula for her second Cincinnati Open women’s title.

One person who was perhaps just as thrilled as Coco got to see her play in the tournament during a trip of a lifetime.

Roberta Eaton, a 79-year-old woman from Atlanta, has had a tough year, battling a second bout with breast cancer and taking care of her ill husband.

When her children wanted to do something to celebrate her upcoming 80th birthday, a lightbulb went off to get her to Cincinnati for the annual tennis tournament.

Eaton has been a tennis lover and a spectator since the late 1960s. No matter the time or place, when Coco is playing a match, Eaton is watching.

“I followed Arthur Ashe, I followed Zina Garrison and the Williams sisters forever, and I still follow them, and then Osaka and Coco,” Roberta said.

This year, Eaton has faced a couple of fierce opponents of her own.

Her husband suffered a brain injury due to sepsis, and breast cancer made a return 20 years after she beat it for the first time.

When her daughter N’Jeri got tickets to the Cincinnati Open, she posted them on social media and tagged Gauff.

“I posted it on Tuesday night (and) at some point on Thursday, I got connected to Coco’s assistant,” N’Jeri Eaton said. “She told me it was her dad who actually saw the video first and then shared.”

Another fan who had courtside seats made sure to look out for Coco’s biggest fan and brought her down to her seats.

From there, Coco’s team and the Cincinnati Open staff coordinated to make Roberta’s dream come true.

“It has been the absolute time of my life,” Roberta said.

Roberta will be 80 on Sept. 6.

Originally, her kids wanted to get her tickets to see Coco at the U.S. Open, but Roberta said she loves Cincinnati and has family here, so she wanted to be at this year’s tournament.

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    JACKSON, Mississippi (WAPT) — A man who arrived at the Mississippi Burn Center in late 2025 with burns covering nearly 100% of his body has survived, thanks to cutting-edge treatments and support from medical professionals.

“The total body area was 96 percent. He had some skin on the bottom of his foot and one armpit,” Dr. Derek Culnan said. “Ninety-one percent of his body was third-degree, so his skin was cooked all the way through.”

The patient, who is still processing the trauma, was not ready to share his story on camera but said he hopes sharing his experience can give others hope. Culnan explained the innovative treatments used to save the man’s life, starting with a steroid treatment.

“We got a special permit from the FDA and got him on that, and I think that was a large part in getting muscle mass back and strength to heal,” Culnan said.

Another critical step involved growing skin cells in a lab in Boston.

“We took a biopsy when he got in here, and they went and processed it, and that is where we got the bulk of the skin that we covered him with,” Culnan said. “The folks in that lab were able to grow skin cells and give us skin sheets that were in a time frame where he could survive.”

The next phase of the patient’s recovery focused on regaining function.

“His feet had fallen into equinus. Basically, he was on his tippy-toes because, with all the grafting, we were not able to stretch his ankle enough to get them upright,” Culnan said.

Specialized braces were used to help him learn to walk again.

“The two rings go up on the leg and bolt into someone’s tibia. These bars go into the heel bone, and these go into all five toes,” Culnan said. “What happens is there are actually motors installed here, and they move progressively over a month to move the foot up.”

The patient is now in a rehabilitation center, working to heal and adapt to his new normal. Culnan described his story as an example of human resilience and faith.

Culnan also noted that the Burn Foundation of America played a significant role in the patient’s recovery, even covering the cost of the steroid treatment that helped him regain muscle mass and strength.

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    BIDDEFORD, Maine (WMTW) — It has been six weeks since Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero was shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in downtown Biddeford. A public library in the Maine city is now working to gather items from two memorials that were formed in Guerrero’s honor.

The former lobby entrance to McArthur Library is packed with posters, signs, letters and handwritten cards, some of which are blurred because they were out in the rain.

“We’ll get as much information as we can out of it, but it’s a heartfelt thing,” said Rose Dionne, archivist and reference librarian at McArthur Library. “Looking at this collection, we are at the very start of this story. So in 50 years, what will people be looking for?”

One memorial grew at the corner of Hill and Pool streets, which is where Guerrero, 25, was fatally shot on July 13. Another memorial formed at nearby Mechanics Park, which served as a gathering spot for protests.

The director of MacArthur Library, Nicole Clark, said all of the items from the memorials will be archived. Guerrero’s family will then take what they want and the rest will remain in the library’s rolling shelves.

Dionne said the size of the collection is almost overwhelming.

“Most of the time, I get one-off pieces from people. Certainly, the amount is surprising,” Dionne said. “That’s why we are out here in the old lobby rather than in my office, because this stuff simply wouldn’t fit there.”

Dionne said preserving the items from the memorials is a way to protect a piece of history.

“I think this is a really powerful collection because it shows, sort of as directly as possible, what people thought in this moment,” she said. “I think that will be an incredible piece of history.”

The library is working with the city to decide on future plans for when and where the collection might be available for the public to view. Since there are a lot of items to go through, it will be a while before a public viewing happens.

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    BOSTON (WCVB) — Boston’s iconic CITGO sign, currently under renovation, has taken on a temporary shape that locals and tourists say resembles a middle finger, drawing laughter and attention.

“Maybe like we’re, we’re, we’re, we’re getting the middle finger,” one person said.

Another observer asked, “What does it look like now?” and answered, “Looks like a bird.”

“It looks like the middle finger; that’s ridiculous,” another person said.

The 60-foot by 60-foot sign, typically a square, has taken on a new shape during its restoration, sparking playful reactions from the community.

“Yeah, pretty Boston,” one person said.

“That’s a fair representation,” another added.

“Nobody’s ever gotten the bird ever driving the road here?”

The sign’s temporary appearance has been met with humor, but the restoration process is moving forward. The 11-foot letters and iconic red logo are expected to return to their original form by November.

The sign was moved months ago, piece by piece, to be perched 30 feet higher at its original home at 660 Beacon St. The relocation ensures the 60-year-old landmark remains visible and unblocked by any future developments.

“It’s a work in progress; it’ll be done soon,” one person said.

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    PALM COAST, Florida (WESH) — A Flagler County man is accused of strangling his girlfriend on a sidewalk, and the sheriff’s office is praising a witness who drove by, saw what was happening, and called 911.

WESH 2 spoke exclusively with that witness, 33-year-old Symone, who said she initially did what most people would do when she saw a couple arguing on the side of the road in the middle of the night.

“I was like, ‘Let me just mind my business. I’m going to keep going.’ So I kept going,” Symone said. “That’s when the voice came to me. ‘Turn around.’ I’m like, ‘No, I am not gonna turn around. That ain’t got nothing to do with me,'” Symone said.

But then, she said, something told her one final time to turn around.

“I think it was the Lord, to be honest. It was like, ‘Turn around. She needs you,'” Symone said. “Within that split second, he had her on the ground, choking her.”

The ordeal unfolded around 1:40 a.m. Sunday on Old Kings Road near Town Center Boulevard in Palm Coast.

“As I’m busting a U-turn, I am like, ‘Hey, let her go. Turn her loose.” So he let her go,” Symone said. “She got up. She ran to me crying. She’s like, ‘He’s trying to kill me,’ gasping for air.”

Symone said the victim was hysterical and begging her to call 911 as the suspect sat on the sidewalk. Deputies arrived shortly after and took him into custody without a fight.

He was identified as 44-year-old Eulices Soto. According to an arrest report, they found a knife in his back pocket.

“I’m not going to fight. I’m on probation,” Soto can be heard saying in body camera video from the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

“This individual suspect spent 17 and a half years in federal prison for trying to bring in a kilo of heroin into this country,” Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said. “Obviously, he didn’t learn anything, because he was recently released.”

Staly praised Symone for not just turning around, but for seeing something and saying something.

“Even if it turns out to be nothing, we’d rather come and check it out and know that it’s nothing serious or, in this case, determine it was something very serious,” Staly said.

Deputies said the victim had marks around her neck, as well as blood on her lip and behind her ear. Symone said she is thankful the victim’s injuries weren’t worse.

When asked if she would do it again, she didn’t hesitate.

“In a heartbeat,” she said.

Soto was arrested on a charge of domestic battery by strangulation and bonded out of jail Monday afternoon on a $35,000 bond. He is not allowed to have contact with the victim and is due back in court next month.

If you are a victim of domestic violence and need help, resources are available. In the event of an emergency, call or text 911.

To contact the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office in a non-emergency, call 386-313-4911, or call the Family Life Center’s 24-hour confidential domestic violence helpline at 386-437-3505.

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    CAPE CORAL, Florida (WBBH) — Fishing with their grandkids in Cape Coral turned into a traumatic experience when their dog, Rosie, swallowed a fishing hook baited with a hot dog.

“Winston yells, ‘I got a fish, I got fish.’ And so, Sutton ran and threw his fishing pole down,” Diane and Jim Haines said.

The couple explained that Rosie mistook the bait for a snack.

“I immediately was just terrified that our dog was going to get lacerated by the hook,” Diane Haines said.

They described the moment they realized Rosie had eaten the bait.

“Saw Rosie grab the hot dog and eat it. So then we knew immediately we were in trouble,” they said.

The Haines family rushed Rosie to the emergency vet, fearing for her life.

“It was really traumatic. It really was. We were very worried,” Diane Haines said.

At VEG ER, the staff acted quickly to treat Rosie.

“They established the IV, gave her a sedative. And then next thing we knew, I mean, really truthfully, they were scoping her and then asked if we wanted to watch it,” the couple said.

Dr. Jeannette Gonzalez, medical director for pets at VEG ER, said fishing hooks are a common injury they encounter.

“I would say between fish hooks, heat stroke, sand impaction. Those are probably our top three things that we see here,” Gonzalez said.

She explained the dangers of fishing hooks for pets.

“They can get stuck in their lips as well as stuck in their esophagus. That becomes a medical emergency, and they need to have veterinary care in order to get those fish hooks out,” Gonzalez said.

To prevent such incidents, Gonzalez advised pet owners to take precautions.

“Making sure you keep your fishing gear away and keeping those fishing hooks away from dogs,” she said.

The Haines family also shared the financial impact of the emergency.

“It cost us four grand,” they said.

Rosie survived the ordeal, but her days of eating hot dogs are over.

“We’re thrilled she’s here, and we want her to live a really long time. But we’ve banned hot dogs from our home,” Diane and Jim Haines said.

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    WICHITA, Kansas (KAKE) — A former TV news anchor has pleaded guilty to stabbing her mother to death in her Wichita home last year.

During a hearing on Friday afternoon, 48-year-old Angelynn Mock entered the plea to first-degree murder in the death of 80-year-old Anita Avers last Halloween. The Sedgwick County district attorney’s office said the charge carries a presumptive prison sentence of life with parole eligibility after 25 years. Sentencing is scheduled for October 5.

Officers responded on the morning of October 31, 2025, to a reported cutting at a home in the 1500 block of East Crowley, near Wassall and Hydraulic. The Wichita Police Department said officers arrived to find Mock outside the home with cuts on her hands. Inside, they found Avers unresponsive in her bed with multiple stab wounds. She died at the hospital a short time later.

Mock’s stepfather told investigators that she had been diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and suffered from delusions and depression, a court document states. Read more here.

Her stepfather told police that Mock was previously a news anchor in Missouri before being laid off after “an explosive situation involving alcohol,” according to the probable cause affidavit. Mock’s LinkedIn profile said she worked at the Fox Station in St. Louis from 2011 to 2015.

Judge Jeffrey Goering ruled in July that Mock was competent to stand trial. During a court hearing last November, Judge Goering ordered Mock to undergo a competency evaluation to see if she’s fit to stand trial. Goering found her incompetent during a hearing in January, and she was transferred to the Larned State Hospital for further evaluation.

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