Astros pitcher helps save injured dog

A player on the Houston Astros is helping an injured Texas pooch get a second shot at life.

Central Texas surf resort closed for 'brain-eating amoeba' testing

WACO, Texas (AP) - A landlocked surf resort in Central Texas closed on Friday after a man who visited died from what is commonly known to as a "brain-eating amoeba." The Waco Tribune-Herald reports Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is testing BSR Cable Park's Surf Resort for Naegleria (nee-GLEHR'-yah) fowleri (FOW'-lur-eye), a rare but highly deadly ameba...

Calls to National Sexual Assault Hotline spike during Dr. Ford testimony

Thursday's testimony on Capitol Hill from the accuser of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, brought back some painful and powerful memories for victims of sexual assault.

Free beer event for 'Trump supporters' backfires as Atlanta, UK breweries deny involvement

Tensions are bubbling between an Atlanta brewery and the U.K.’s largest craft brewer, as both have denied authoring a controversial press release that promised “free beer to Trump supporters” that has since sparked a backlash.

Founder of Jefferson Airplane, Marty Balin dies at 76 in Tampa

Marty Balin, a patron of the 1960s "San Francisco Sound" - both as founder and lead singer of the Jefferson Airplane and co-owner of the club where the Airplane and other Bay Area bands performed - has died. He was 76.

Honda recalls 1.4 million cars to replace air bag inflators

Honda says it will recall 1.4 million U.S. cars to replace Takata front passenger air bag inflators. The company says the recall, which covers Honda and Acura vehicles, is part of an attempt to get ahead of a government mandated schedule of recalls on the Japanese-made air bags.

Officer Matt Cooper, law enforcement honored at football game

Covington officers and Newton County deputies walked arm in arm across the turf for the Eastside High football game, in a show of support for law enforcement and injured Officer Matt Cooper. 

'Believe Me': Hillsborough deputy's survival story now a Lifetime movie

A teenager riding her bicycle home from her part-time job is abducted by a man who turns out to be a notorious serial killer. Not only does she survive, convincing her captor to let her go, but she thrives, becoming a sheriff's deputy and school resource officer.

Boy Scouts neckerchief sliders recalled due to high levels of lead

Nearly 110,000 neckerchief sliders, produced by the Boy Scouts of America, have been recalled over lead concerns, according to federal officials.

Dog mauled by alligator in Ormond Beach

An Ormond Beach dog is recovering after being mauled by a gator.

High school athlete in need of a kidney

A high school football and basketball player got some news no athlete ever wants to hear.

CDC:80,000 people died of flu last winter in US

The U.S. government estimates that 80,000 Americans died of flu and its complications last winter -- the disease's highest death toll in at least four decades.

"Love always wins": Church responds to vandal with message of their own

A vandal attacked a St. Pete church overnight, but the spray-painted message of hate isn't going anywhere.  They church says they’ll leave it up – to help make a point.

Safeway, Target, Sam's Club among stores listed in E. coli related beef recall

Some food retailers in Northern California are among the stores that likely received the more than 132,000 pounds of beef recalled by Cargill Meat Solutions last Thursday, after a suspected E. coli outbreak killed one person and sickened 17.