White Plains, NY

Columbus, OH

Gravette, AR

Gravette, Ark.-based Ozarks Community Hospital has acquired Decatur (Ark.) Medi Clinic and renamed it OCH Decatur Clinic. The clinic began running operations under its new name Aug. 12. It will accept patients with self-pay, Medicaid, Tricare and Medicare, according to an Aug. 9 news release. The acquisition will allow clinic-goers...

Ozarks Community Hospital acquires medical clinic

New York City, NY

Law & Crime

Shahboz Rajabboev was arrested in New York City for allegedly killing his own mother and sister-in-law as well as his young niece and nephew.
The post Man massacred his brother’s family, including 2 small children, then hid bodies throughout apartment: Police  first appeared on Law & Crime.

Man massacred his brother's family, including 2 small children, then hid bodies throughout apartment: Police

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Marisa Galloway, a mother of two girls, was shot on the Upper East Side street by her daughter’s grandmother, who then killed herself, police reported.

Grandmother Fatally Shot Mom On Upscale Manhattan Street Amid Custody Dispute: NYPD

Polk County, FL

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Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

Syracuse, NY

Distractify

The obituary for 14-year-old Ava Wood is short. It describes her as someone who had a competitive spirit and a passion for life. It mentions her love of sports and in particular, soccer. She had recently been the recipient of a coaches' award for the junior varsity season. Wood was loved by her family and adored by friends. It's sad when anyone dies, and it's especially heartbreaking when one as young as Wood is taken in such a violent fashion. What makes her story more devastating is the fact that her life was taken by someone who was supposed to...

Ava Wood Was Asleep in Her Bedroom When Her Own Father Shot and Killed Her

Illinois State

Rockford, IL

Paula Carynski, MSN, RN, president of Rockford, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony Medical Center, will retire Jan. 31. Ms. Carynski has been with the hospital for 39 years and has held the leadership role for 11 years, according to an Aug. 13 news release from Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare. Prior...

Illinois hospital president to retire

Westchester County, NY

Yonkers, NY

Wide Open Country

Near a bridge in Westchester County in New York, police made a horrifying discovery. Per the New York Post, a body was dumped into a shopping cart and subsequently burned. First responders initially responded to what they believed was just a fire. However, when they put the fire out, that's when they discovered the burned, dismembered corpse.

Police Officers Make Grisly Discovery — A Crockpot With Severed Hands

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Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are two of the biggest celebrities in modern times. While much of the happenings between the two involved their marriage and divorce, there are bigger things for them to focus on. Most notably their children.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s Son Diagnosed With Rare Skin Condition

A former Jacksonville police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to enticement of a minor to engage in unlawful sexual activity, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Josue Garriga III, 34, faces a mandatory penalty of 10 years to life in federal prison and must register as a sex offender. A sentencing date has not been set.

Former cop pleads guilty to enticing 17-year-old girl

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The late actor/musician Ricky Nelson had been performing since almost the day he was born. Nelson's parents, Ozzie and Harriet Nelson were also talented and in the public eye. Together, the former band leader and vocalist wife, joined Ricky and their other son, David Nelson, to star in the TV sitcom, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet.

The Tragic Death of Former Teen Idol Ricky Nelson of TV's Classic 'Ozzie and Harriet' Sitcom

Children's hospitals' operating environment continues to present challenges because of increased labor costs and year-to-year fluctuations from respiratory virus cases. Despite a positive median operating margin for the sector, profitability is at its lowest level in 10 years, with no easy levers to pull to help generate a "v-shaped" recovery, Fitch Ratings said in an Aug. 14 report shared with Becker's.

Children's hospitals' profitability hits 10-year low: Fitch

Accredited healthcare organizations can now upload electronic clinical quality measure data to The Joint Commission's Direct Data Submission Platform, the accrediting body said in an Aug. 14 update. The module to upload electronic clinical quality measure, or eCQM data, opened Aug. 5. Starting in January, organizations can start submitting data...

Joint Commission opens data submission platform for quality measures

Georgia State

Douglas, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last week, a 32-year-old was arrested on trafficking charges after allegedly fleeing from a traffic stop and abandoning the vehicle with a child in the passenger seat. The chase resulted in the discovery of 230 grams of methamphetamine, which the suspect allegedly threw out while fleeing on foot. According to local detectives, the vehicle the suspect was driving was registered to NFL football player Tyreek Hill.

Man Driving Vehicle Registered to Tyreek Hill Arrested on Drug Trafficking Charges in Douglas

Us Weekly

Ten years ago, Sandra Lee had it all: a woman raised in poverty who’d become a massively successful entrepreneur, starring in her Emmy-winning TV show, Semi-Homemade Cooking. The upbeat queen of pantry hacks, 58, was also the longtime partner of handsome and dynamic politician Andrew Cuomo, the governor of New York. And then her life […]

Sandra Lee Says ‘Heartbreak’ of Andrew Cuomo Split and Cancer Battle Will ‘Fuel and Feed’ Her Future

Mail-order pharmacies run well-coordinated supply chain operations to ensure medications are safely delivered to patients' doorsteps, but extreme temperatures are complicating the process, The New York Times reported Aug. 13. Pharmacists and physicians told the Times that high temperatures inside delivery trucks could cause certain medications such as insulin or...

Heat spells trouble for mail-order medications

South Carolina State

Colleton County, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Los Angeles, CA

L.A. TACO

L.A. TACO has identified the police officer seen in a viral video sucker-punching a detained man named Alexander Mitchell in Watts over the weekend as Los Angeles Police Department Officer (LAPD) Joshua Sportiello.

LAPD Officer Identified After Punching Detained Man In Face In Watts On Video

Philadelphia, PA

Marc Schaller was named COO of Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital in East Norriton, Pa. Mr. Schaller brings 25 years of healthcare experience to the role, according to a July 17 hospital news release shared with Becker's. Most recently, he served as the interim vice president of operations at Jefferson Einstein...

Jefferson hospital names COO

Wisconsin State

Gaylord, MI

Chris Squire, president and CEO of Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital in Gaylord, Mich., is leaving the organization to pursue a new opportunity in Wisconsin. "We will be forever grateful for our time in this community. I value the engagement I've experienced personally in the community and professionally among those I've had the good fortune to work alongside. I can't express the depth of my gratitude to all of those I've collaborated with over the years," Mr. Squire said in a news release shared with Becker's. His last day with OMH is Aug. 23.

Michigan hospital CEO departs for Wisconsin opportunity

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New York hospital relocates patients amid flooding

White Plains (N.Y.) Hospital was forced to relocate dozens of patients Aug. 15 after a sprinkler malfunction caused one wing of the facility...

New York hospital relocates patients amid flooding

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