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Florida Woman Shares Story of 45 Minutes with No Pulse

Medical-ChartA Florida mother says she’s savoring every day of her busy life after doctors believed she had died less than a month ago.

The Boca Raton mother of two told The Associated Press on Monday she has a deep appreciation for each new day, no matter how routine.

The woman went without a pulse for 45 minutes following complications from a routine cesarean section after she gave birth to healthy baby girl.

Doctors told her family she had not survived and to say their final farewells before they officially pronounced her dead. Moments later, her heart began beating again.

Medical officials called her survival a double miracle because she has no brain damage despite going for so long without a pulse.

Woman Dies from Injuries in Nebraska Crash

fatal-crashLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Seward County Sheriff’s Office says a woman has been taken off life support after being critically injured in a two-vehicle crash that killed another woman.

Deputies say 30-year-old Antoinette Hruby, of Milford, died Saturday after she wasn’t able to recover from the Nov. 2 crash on U.S. Highway 6. They say 45-year-old Kimberly Hawthorne, of Lincoln, crossed the center line and hit Hruby’s van head-on.

Hawthorne died at the scene.

Hruby is survived by her four children.

Deputies are investigating the collision.

Family Fun Night Scheduled at Nebraska Museum

UNL-State-MuseumLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The University of Nebraska State Museum is offering free admission to a Family Fun Night event.

The event will take place at Morrill Hall on Thursday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Activities will include a scavenger safari throughout Morrill Hall, a project exploring the Earths’ strangest creatures and interactive stations to learn about fossils, dinosaurs and birds.

A children’s entertainment group, the String Beans, will perform at 6 p.m. Mueller Planetarium will present a special free show and families can register to win prizes.

Utah Boy Playing on Tracks Struck, Killed by Train

ambulance-lightsSPANISH FORK, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a 5-year-old boy reportedly playing on railroad track near his Utah home has died after being hit by a freight train.

Police spokesman Lt. Matt Johnson says three young children were playing at the tracks in Spanish Fork late Sunday afternoon when freight train passed at about 40 mph.

He says the boy’s 7-year-old sister and a 7-year-old male cousin managed to jump to safety, but the younger child was struck.

The engineer of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe locomotive says the youngster appeared to have “froze.” The officer says the train didn’t have time to stop.

He says that the child was rushed to a local hospital and then flown to one in Salt Lake City, 50 miles north, but he died from his injuries.

The children had been playing at their nearby apartment complex playground before moving on to the tracks.

British National Team to Debate Nebraska Team

UNLLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Members of the British national team will face representatives of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s speech and debate team to debate social media.

The debate, “Are Social Media a Threat to Human Creativity?” is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. on Nov. 17 at the Lied Center for Performing Arts in Lincoln. It will be the third event in the 2014-15 E.N. Thompson Forum on World Issues series.

This year’s Thompson Forum theme is “The Creative World.” It explores creativity’s impact on people and societies.

E-Cigarette Firm Eyes Emerging Cannabis Oil Market

ecigaretteOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — State referendums that have legalized medicinal or recreational marijuana have encouraged an Oklahoma-based electronic cigarette retailer to try to build a national franchise.

Voters in Oregon, Alaska and Washington, D.C., approved ballot measures Tuesday for recreational pot use. They join more than a dozen states where marijuana already use is legal in some form.

Chip Paul, CEO and co-founder of Tulsa-based Palm Beach, says the growing legalization opens the door for his company to market a method for producing a cannabis oil vapor product that can be inhaled through an e-cigarette. He is seeking to patent the method.

An Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs spokesman says the agency is concerned about the inhalation of cannabis oils via e-cigarettes and says it’s a way to disguise illegal marijuana use.

Ex-Nebraska Zoning Administrator Faces Theft Charge

gavel-and-scaleMADISON, Neb. (AP) — The former zoning administrator for Madison and Pierce counties has been charged with felony theft.

53-year-old John Johnson was charged Friday morning in Madison County Court.

Madison County Attorney Joe Smith said officials believe Johnson charged more than $500 in gasoline to Madison County for use in his personal vehicle.

A phone number for Johnson could not be found Saturday. Johnson’s attorney, Joel Carlson of Norfolk, did not immediately return a message left at this law firm on Sunday.

Johnson had served 12 years in that position for both counties before resigning this summer.

Veteran Killed After Celebrating Return from Duty

armyLOS ANGELES (AP) — Officials say a 21-year-old Army veteran was shot to death after a dispute at a party to celebrate his return from Afghanistan.

Los Angeles police Lt. Paul Vernon told City News Service that Francisco Garcia had left his party and was on a sidewalk in the San Fernando Valley when a man pulled up and yelled at him before shooting him early Sunday.

Authorities say Garcia died at the scene.

Vernon says police believe the suspect targeted Garcia following a dispute Saturday. No arrests have been made.

Detectives say they do not believe those involved had been at the party.

 

Police: 2nd Victim in Omaha Shooting Has Died

crime-scene-police-shootOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police say a second victim in a Tuesday night fatal shooting in Omaha has died.

Police said Sunday that 29-year-old Stephen Arps died Saturday in an Omaha hospital from the injuries he suffered in the shooting.

Officers dispatched to the shooting scene Tuesday night found two injured people, who were taken by ambulance to an Omaha hospital.

Twenty-three-year-old Johnnesha Brown was pronounced dead at the hospital that night.

No arrests have been reported.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Omaha police at 402-444-5656. Anonymous tips may be given to Omaha Crime Stoppers at 402-444-STOP (7867).

Nebraska Couple Raising Money for Barn Online

rural-nebraskaCERESCO, Neb. (AP) — Crystal and William Powers give new meaning to the term “barn raiser.”

The couple who run Darby Springs Farm outside Lincoln have turned to the Internet to try to raise the money they need for a barn that will including milking stalls.

The couple had lived in Ithaca, New York, before moving to Nebraska. In 2009, they bought their 40-acre farm.

They now have five Guernsey cows and 50 laying chickens, and they sell unpasteurized milk and eggs. But they want to grow their business.

The Powers have so far raised about $4,000 through Barnraiser, a crowd-funding website where people can donate to support sustainable agrarian projects.

Their goal is to raise $10,000 to pay for the design work on the barn.

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