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By Mike Anderson

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    LAYTON, Utah (KSL, KSL-TV) — The family of Angela Hansen is asking for lots of love and support as she works through her family’s second major tragedy.

Her 22-month-old daughter, Ada, was struck and killed by a truck while Hansen was cleaning the family minivan at a car wash Friday. In addition to that, she lost her husband, Kyley Hansen, to drowning at a family pool party on the Fourth of July in 2023.

Angela Hansen’s sister, Lauren Paskett, said the family is doing its best to come together for Angela Hansen.

“Everybody is beside themselves, you know,” Paskett said. “They’re distraught. It’s a horrific accident.”

She also worries for the well-being and mental health of the driver of the truck that struck Ada. It was parked next to the minivan.

“We just need to show more support for both parties,” Paskett said. “I feel so terrible for him to have to live with this the rest of his life.”

Paskett said her sister had pulled into the car wash vacuum station Friday with her two younger kids. She said Angela Hansen usually parked right next to the playground there, but ended up parking across the way because it was busy. Ada and her 4-year-old sister were in the playground while mom cleaned. At some point, Paskett said Ada called for her mom and her sister tried to help.

“She opened the gate and let her sister out because she wanted mom. So she was holding her hand and walking her back to mom,” Paskett said, explaining that the truck pulled out at that moment. “The 4-year-old is just distraught and beside herself, you know, because she witnessed the whole thing.”

A friend of Angela Hansen’s from a widow support group put together a fundraiser* for the Hansen family. Paskett said her sister is trying to get Ada buried with her dad, making arrangements for a service that is only days away.

“It’s just a huge loss for our family, especially since it was like her last piece of her husband that she had,” Paskett said.

And while she does not know the 18-year-old man who was behind the wheel of the truck, she wants to make sure he gets the support he needs too.

“We worry about the driver’s bills that he’s going to need therapy and counseling. We just want peace for everybody,” Paskett said. “So we hope that that can happen. If anybody wants to reach out, I’m happy to talk to them and let them know about our forgiveness for the accident.”

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By Ashley Mackey

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    HOLLYWOOD, California (KABC) — The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the gruesome discovery of a body inside an impounded Tesla at a tow yard in Hollywood, and Eyewitness News has learned the vehicle is registered to singer D4vd.

Officers responded to the 1000 block of N. Mansfield Avenue shortly before 12:30 p.m. Monday to a report of a foul odor coming from an impounded vehicle, according to LAPD.

Police say the impounded car had been at the property for a couple of days, and that the body had been placed inside a bag. There’s no immediate information about the identity of the person found inside the Tesla.

D4vd is scheduled to perform in Minneapolis on Tuesday as part of his “Withered” world tour that began last month. The tour stops in Los Angeles on Sept. 20.

Authorities say the human remains were found in the front trunk of the Tesla.

Eyewitness News has learned that the 2023 Tesla is registered in Hempstead, Texas to D4vd, whose real name is David Anthony Burke.

Video from AIR7 showed police yellow tape encircling the Tesla, along with several parked vehicles, in the impound lot with a white canopy set up nearby.

Eyewitness News has reached out to D4vd’s representatives and are still waiting for a response. The 20-year-old musician is known for the songs “Here with Me” and “Romantic Homicide.” He released his debut album earlier this year.

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By Hailey Gravitt

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    LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KTNV) — Inside a colorful workshop space, some veterans are finding something they lost long ago: hope.

Through paintbrushes and woodworking tools, a Las Vegas nonprofit is helping former service members battle invisible wounds that traditional therapy sometimes can’t reach.

Vietnam veteran Gary Scaife knows firsthand the challenges veterans face when returning home. His experience shaped his mission to create Help R Heroes, a nonprofit dedicated to healing through hands-on creativity.

“When I returned from my tour, we were spit on. No one welcomed us back even though we fought for our country… so when I saw how these vets were being treated, I was heartbroken,” Scaife said.

So Scaife built something of his own, a nonprofit where veterans put their pain on paint.

“I need to be doing something with my hands… this place has really helped me; I’m 90 days sober,” said Mikhal Tippin, a participant in the program.

Tippin, who goes by Max, is a Navy veteran and has always tried to look for help on his own. But his sister’s new addition to the family gave him a new perspective.

“She just had her fifth kid, and she named him Max. So that really resonated with me and made me step up to the plate,” Max said.

Help R Heroes alone can’t heal them — they need the community’s help.

The nonprofit needs volunteers, community support and mentors that remind veterans they aren’t alone.

“You can volunteer, come and thank all veterans for all they’ve done for us,” Scaife said.

Help R Heroes offers multiple crafting programs throughout the month at different Las Vegas locations.

Woodworking and acrylic pour classes are held at US Vets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 10 a.m. These classes are exclusively for veterans.

Additional woodworking, candle-making, and quilting classes are offered twice a month at the Help R Heroes workshop on Western Avenue. Classes are tentatively scheduled for the second Saturday and third Monday of each month, with sessions at 10 a.m., 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.

These classes are free for veterans and their spouses. Civilians can also participate for a $35 fee, which helps sustain the free programs for veterans.

Scaife founded Help R Heroes in 2021 after recognizing that veterans face PTSD, alienation and financial struggles.

“Veterans are able to use their hands and their minds again, as part of a group. It gives them a purpose. And the business gives them a direction,” Scaife said.

Veterans can register for classes at helprheroes.charity.

Non-veterans can support the organization by purchasing veteran-crafted goods at the Made in Nevada online shop.

Volunteers can reach out online at helprheroes.charity.

The nonprofit has partnered with US Vets at 525 E. Bonanza Road and the North Las Vegas Veterans and Community Resource Center at 3090 E. Centennial Parkway.

From canvas to community, Scaife says he’ll keep creating space for veterans as long as there’s a need.

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By Naja Woods

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    MCCORDSVILLE, Indiana (WRTV) — After a recent story highlighting McCordsville’s efforts to preserve its historic post office, one resident reached out to share her own remarkable connection to local postal history. She became the first Black Postmaster of the town in 1985.

Norma Florence, 84, has spent most of her life working in post offices across Central Indiana—from Camby to Broad Ripple. But in 1985, she made her mark in McCordsville in a historic way.

“When I die, I think I’m gonna be postmaster in the sky,” Florence said.

Her love for the postal service started early.

“I told my mother when we were little, I’m gonna be postmaster,” she recalled.

That dream came true when Florence was appointed the first Black postmaster of McCordsville, and one of the first Black women to hold the role in the state.

“I said, I’m your new postmaster, and they looked at each other like, wow,” she said, reflecting on her first day in the position.

Florence acknowledged she was breaking racial barriers at the time.

“I was Black and it was all white town, but we got along good… I can get along with a rock, I think I get along with anybody,” she said.

“I’m Norma Florence and I always went anywhere I wanted to go, and nobody stopped me from performing where I wanna go.”

Her service didn’t go unnoticed. The U.S. Postal Service recognized Florence for her work, and soon, residents were expressing their gratitude in the form of letters and notes.

“It makes me feel that I was doing a good job,” she said.

Her dedication left an impact that extended far beyond McCordsville.

During her tenure, McCordsville resident Florence May was serving in the U.S. Army in Saudi Arabia.

“It was the best thing that could happen when you’re out in the desert is that you get that envelope with your name on it,” May said.

“It’s a hard life living in that type of experience. The best thing in the world was to get the letters from home.”

May, now a Vernon Township Trustee, says those letters helped her get through tough times.

“Mrs. Florence had a huge part in bringing these letters to me, but also in delivering my letters from the desert back to my family,” she said.

The two women—connected by name and purpose—share a bond that goes beyond the mail system.

“She was really delivering my family to me and delivering me to my family… you really see how important the post office is,” May told WRTV.

For Florence, that mission was always about more than just a job.

“I thought everything has got to make it right no matter what,” she said.

And while she’s now retired, she’s proud of the legacy she left behind.

“I was lucky I went to a good place with good people. I got to know them, they got to know me. It was a good experience and something I’ll always remember. They still remember me.”

When asked if she believes she left her legacy in McCordsville, she answered simply:

“I did.”

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By Khiree Stewart

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    BEL AIR, Maryland (WBAL) — Several parents and others held a “read-in” before Monday’s Harford County Board of Education meeting.

The protest comes after the board’s decision to remove “Flamer” from school libraries across the county.

Kevin Smith, a parent, is one of many who took part in the protest. Smith joined other people as they read Flamer and other books that have been banned in other areas and throughout history.

Flamer is about a boy navigating friendships, bullying, sexuality and self-discovery, according to its description. However, some have said it contains graphic language and vulgarity.

“If you don’t like what’s in a book, then don’t read it, put it down. It doesn’t cause you any harm by doing that,” Smith said.

Not everyone agreed with Smith, though. Some think the county did the right thing by banning the book.

“We just want to protect our children’s purity,” one person said during the meeting. “We don’t want to bring our children into an adult environment too quickly.”

Delane Lewis, president of Together We Will – Harford County/Upper Chesapeake, attended the meeting. Lewis’ advocacy group planned the read-in.

“This book is a very powerful book that speaks to bullying, and it’s very important that books like this are in the system and available to students that might be experiencing something like that because it gives them hope,” Lewis said.

Lewis said they are in the process of appealing the decision to the Maryland State Board of Education.

“They chose the most extreme option when every parent in this system already has the ability to tell the system they don’t want their child to read a book,” said Lewis.

The board will hold a listening session later in September for parents to discuss the topic and other topics on their minds.

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By Pavlina Osta

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    WAUWAUTOSA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — It’s been one month since the historic flood destroyed thousands of people’s cars and homes. For the Knitter family, it was an ordeal that included being rescued by boat from the raging waters. On Monday, Sept. 8, we learned they still have a long road to recovery.

“I think a lot of people locally didn’t fully realize the impact certain families have experienced,” said Katie Knitter.

Flooring ripped up, drywall gone, and a toilet in the middle of the living room.

“There’s a segment of people that truly lost everything,” said Knitter.

Katie Knitter and her family’s home was once full of color, laughter and cuddles with their dogs, is now gutted.

“We are missing drywall all along the lower half of the entire house, there’s no floors. We have to buy new kitchen cabinets, appliances,” said Knitter.

We first told you about the Knitters when they were rescued by boat, even saving their daughters beloved goldfish, Rodeo.

“Everyone was a big fan of Rodeo. Unfortunately, he didn’t make it to the move to the rental. He lived a big life,” said Knitter.

Now that they have a temporary home they’re trying to make the best of a tough situation.

“People have been generous, I’m sitting on a couch that someone gave us for free. Really anything you see in this rental are things people were gracious enough to let us barrow or to donate to us,” said Knitter.

“My daughter is turning 60this month there’s been a lot of changes for her first we were staying with family, now we are here, last week was her first week of Kindergarten.”

While the timeline on construction is still unclear, the family hopes to be home for the holidays.

There is a GoFundMe to support the Knitter family here.

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    INGLEWOOD, California (KCAL, KCBS) — An Inglewood man faces seven criminal charges after he allegedly killed two men and tried to kill another he met through a dating app.

The Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office charged 34-year-old Rockim Prowell with two counts of murder, one count of attempted murder, two counts of carjacking, two counts of burglary and one count of assault with a deadly weapon. If convicted as charged, Prowell faces death or life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Prowell is currently on probation after he was convicted of a series of burglaries in LA County between 2019 and 2021.

“Imagine the terror and horror these victims felt after being duped into believing they were meeting for one reason, only to face inexplicable violence,” LA County DA Nathan J. Hochman said. “These were predatory acts that showed a total disregard of life.”

Prosecutors said Prowell allegedly shot and killed Miguel Angel King, 51, in July 2021 after the two men met on a dating app. Prowell allegedly stole King’s car, which investigators found more than a week later, several miles away from Prowell’s home. Prosecutors said forensic evidence inside the vehicle tied Prowell to King’s death.

Investigators found King’s remains in the Angeles National Forest about a month after his death.

The district attorney’s office also tied Prowell to the 2023 disappearance of Robert Gutierrez, 53. Investigators said Prowell met Gutierrez in person on Aug. 21, 2023, after the pair chatted on the same dating site. Gutierrez reported the 53-year-old man missing two days after the incident. Police have not located his body, according to the LA County DA.

Prosecutors said investigators found Gutierrez’s car in Prowell’s garage and additional evidence that linked him to the man’s death when they arrested him last week.

The final case mentioned by the LA County DA happened on Feb. 22, 2025, when Prowell allegedly beat a 40-year-old man he met on the same dating app. Prosecutors said Prowell allegedly bound the victim, stole his wallet and beat him with a baseball bat before running him over with a car, breaking his leg, when the 40-year-old man tried to escape.

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By Hannah Kliger

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    NEW YORK, New York (WCBS) — It has been nearly 24 years since Sept. 11 terror attack, and while hundreds of FDNY and NYPD crews rushed to ground zero, so did the city’s volunteer firefighters.

In the outer boroughs, small teams of “vollies” quietly stepped in to protect and support their neighbors however they could.

Gerritsen Beach Volunteer Fire Department still feels pain At the historic Gerritsen Beach Volunteer Fire Department, retired Chief Doreen Garson recalled the nightmares of a city covered in dust.

“Driving through the tunnel, you could not see anything. You couldn’t see your hand in front of your face. It was just ash coming at us,” Garson said.

The 100-year-old department’s first female chief served for 32 years before stepping down in 2018. On Sept. 11, 2001, and in the days following, Garson, who was running for city council at the time, went down to ground zero with a partner to help with recovery and cleanup.

“We were passing the buckets through to wherever the end of the line was. And the dogs went in and searched, you know, to see if they could find anybody,” she recalled.

Garson also took photographs of her time at the site, to document a city rattled by tragedy.

“It was just very, very frightening that something like that can happen to us when we felt so comfortable. That comfort is not there anymore,” she said.

“We all have our own variation of PTSD”

The Gerritsen Beach vollies are Brooklyn’s only volunteer-run firehouse, one of eight in the city, scattered across the outer boroughs. Ed Wilmarth III, former chief and department historian of the Broad Channel Volunteer Fire Department, comes from a long legacy of firefighters.

“Every male Wilmarth going back to the 1700s has been a [fireman], a volunteer fireman at some point in their lives,” Wilmarth said.

Wilmarth also rushed toward Lower Manhattan with three vollies after the first plane hit. He recalls running for cover once the first tower began to collapse.

“I can hear all this stuff hitting behind me, hitting the ground, hitting the ambulances. So, I just made the decision to just dive underneath the back of our ambulance. And that’s probably what saved me,” he said.

The force of the collapse broke windows of nearby buildings and bones of those lucky enough to be far away. All four volunteers made it out alive, though two of Wilmarth’s colleagues, Fred Gray and Captain Robert Nussberger, would eventually die of 9/11-related illnesses.

“I have a chronic sinusitis that was became 9/11 certified. We all have our own variation of PTSD, as one would expect,” Wilmarth said.

Many scars are invisible but lasting

In the days following the attack, volunteer fire departments in the outer boroughs were deployed to backfill at FDNY firehouses because their manpower and resources were all tied up at ground zero.

Memorials to local heroes can be found across the borough’s small communities: a baseball field, a flagpole in Marine Park, a plaque on the wall of the Broad Channel VFD.

“I hope I live to be an old man,” Wilmarth said of his health. “But unfortunately, the amount of first responders that were out on 9/11, the amount that have passed away has now surpassed the amount of people that were killed that day.”

Sometimes, the heroes walk among us, carrying the consequences of their sacrifice.

“Bladder cancer came in 2021. I went through a year of treatments. And then I was clear for a year, and then it came back again,” Garson said. “In ’23, I was diagnosed with breast cancer and last year it was metastatic.”

Many scars are invisible but lasting, a reminder that the danger, their fight, and their service didn’t end that day.

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By Marvin Hurst

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    PELICAN BAY, Texas (KTVT) — A Pelican Bay woman, who told CBS News Texas that she is known by many as the “monkey woman,” is willing to relinquish her furry companion, Abu. Carmen, whose first name we’re using for now, faces no criminal charges.

She was under investigation for owning a spider monkey, as keeping the animal in the municipality is against the city’s ordinance. Prior to securing an attorney, Carmen said she was unaware of the local law, and public safety members took pictures with the animal.

Police sergeant asks “monkey woman” for a picture “I was coming back to the police department here, and I saw the owner walking, and she had the monkey on top of her shoulder,” Sgt. Justin Spurgeon.

Spurgeon said he stopped Carmen for a picture. The images served two purposes: for his daughter and as a record of the animal in the city limits. The sergeant said as he prepared to take the picture, what happened next shocked him.

“I was probably maybe five feet away from her, taking a photo, and the monkey kind of lunged from her,” Spurgeon said. “Grabbed my arm, my left arm, and bit me on the elbow.”

The father of two said he asked Carmen if the animal drew blood. He said he did not see any until he got back to the office. Then, Spurgeon said he did research that frightened him about the possibilities that bit could bring.

“We’d like to avoid that just by not allowing it back in our city,” he said. “It shouldn’t have been here in the first place. But yeah, we don’t need that.”

As he sought medical attention, the authorities went to get the spider monkey. Police said it’s the same process for a dog that bites a person.

Abu’s owner alleges spider monkey is being kept in a bird cage

Abu was voluntarily surrendered by his owners and sent to a facility in Johnson County.

His owner alleges he’s being kept in a bird’s cage.

Her comments are now being answered by her attorney, Dan Wyde. He helped a Dallas woman regain custody of her spider monkey, Jorgie Boy, after she was arrested for a DWI offense. He was being kept at the Funky Monkey Ranch in Burleson until Wyde got involved.

Now, the owner of Abu wants her spider to go to the Funky Monkey Ranch. So, they are working in concert on the matter.

Owner requests spider monkey be transferred to Funky Monkey Ranch

In a statement, Wyde said, “Abu’s owners only want the current caretaking facility be “primate” certified. If not, the owners request Abu be transferred to the Funky Monkey Ranch Primate Preserve. Thank you for your concern.”

Pelican Bay Police Chief Brad Anderson said they have been working with Wyde to resolve the issue. He has no intentions of euthanizing the animal, although the wording of their ordinance states they can in certain instances.

Anderson said the matter will be handled in a hearing next week.

“The judge can make a decision on if the animal goes with her, if the animal goes with some other organization, that’s completely up to him,” Anderson said.

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