Wednesday, May 22 2013 5:24 PM EDT2013-05-22 21:24:25 GMT
MOORE, OK (RTV/FOX) - The deadly tornadoes in Oklahoma aren't just taking a toll on people, they're also affecting pets. Many of them have lost their owners and are now housed at a makeshift shelter. TheMore >>
A makeshift animal shelter has cared for between 50 and 60 cats and dogs since Monday, and in some cases there are happy reunions. More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 4:03 PM EDT2013-05-22 20:03:31 GMT
DOTHAN, AL (WHDN/FOX) - State health officials said a mysterious respiratory illness has left two people dead and five hospitalized in southeast Alabama. The Alabama Department of Public Health said inMore >>
Two of the seven people already admitted to the hospital have died, and no one knows what is causing the illness.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 2:58 PM EDT2013-05-21 18:58:53 GMT
WASHINGTON, DC (WTTG/FOX) – While preparing for Memorial Day or any other outside activity, many people forget one important thing – sunscreen. Tim Turnham, an expert with the Melanoma Research Foundation, saidMore >>
Cases of melanoma, a type of skin cancer, are growing 2 percent annually for children and 3 percent for adults. The rate has doubled since 1973.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 5:56 PM EDT2013-05-18 21:56:22 GMT
VALLEY BROOK, OK (KOKH/FOX) – Joe's Addiction is an appropriate name for a coffee shop that proudly welcomes and helps drug abusers, but the city objects to the way it operates. Valley Brook Mayor DonnaMore >>
Joe's Addiction is an appropriate name for a coffee shop that proudly welcomes and helps drug abusers, but the city objects to the way it operates.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 6:58 PM EDT2013-05-17 22:58:40 GMT
TAMPA (WTVT/FOX) - A man is facing first-degree murder charges after he was accused of causing his girlfriend to miscarry by secretly giving her an abortion pill. John Andrew Welden, son of a Tampa fertilityMore >>
John Andrew Welden, son of a Tampa fertility doctor, allegedly tricked his girlfriend into thinking an abortion pill was an antibiotic.More >>
WAUSAU, WI (WAOW/CNN) - The flu is spreading so quickly, U.S. health officials are calling it an epidemic.
41 states are reporting cases and more are expected.
In one Wisconsin school district, administrators say one out of every five students is out sick because of the virus. Classrooms may start to look a little bare with both respiratory and stomach flu going around.
Teachers state some parents are keeping their children at home as a protective measure.
School officials state they sanitizing all hard surfaces to kill germs.
A school district in Wisconsin says one out of five kids are staying home from school due to the flu. (Source: WAOW/CNN)
A flu epidemic has spread to 41 states much earlier than normal peak flu seasons. (Source: WEWS/WFM/CNN)
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