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(ATLANTA) -- A chance encounter in a bathroom at work turned into a lifesaving kidney transplant chain for two coworkers at an Atlanta hospital. Susan Ellis and Tia Wimbush, who have worked together at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta for more than a decade, both knew each other's husbands needed a kidney transplant, but it was not until they saw each other in the bathroom at work last fall and stopped […]

(NEW YORK) -- When 28 residents in two Rochester, New York, nursing homes tested positive for COVID-19 last month, officials there saw the unexpected outbreak as a stark reminder of the potency of the coronavirus vaccine. While much of the country was lining up for shots, by early May, fewer than 45% of the staff across Rochester Regional Health's skilled nursing facilities was fully vaccinated. Dr. Robert Mayo, chief medical […]

(NEW YORK) -- Ever since the coronavirus pandemic put shopping in stores on pause, it's been difficult for those who want to try on makeup products in person before buying. But during the pandemic, companies like FabFitFun and Ipsy have grown in popularity and taken on the challenge of finding the right makeup products by helping subscribers discover different brands and products in a monthly box. Influencers like Khloe Kardashian […]

(NEW YORK) -- Taking to the road over Memorial Day weekend? Experts say gas prices will be around $3.00 per gallon -- the highest since the 2014 holiday weekend, according to AAA. According to the United States Energy Information Administration (EIA), the average gas price across the United States for the week of May 17 was $3.11 per gallon. The week before that, prices averaged out at $3.05 per gallon. […]

(NEW YORK) -- The trailer for Prince Harry and Oprah Winfrey's mental health documentary series The Me You Can't See is here. On Monday, Apple TV+ dropped the first look at the upcoming docuseries, which premieres this Friday. The Me You Can't See was both co-created and executive produced by the Duke of Sussex and the talk show legend. The trailer gives viewers a look at the high-profile guests who […]

Cheriss May/NurPhoto via Getty Images Stacey Abrams, the woman credited with helping Joe Biden win the Presidential election by boosting the voting turnout in Georgia, will have her latest novel turned into a TV series. According to Deadline, NBCU's Working Title Television has acquired the rights to Abrams' legal thriller While Justice Sleeps. The book follows Avery Keene, a brilliant young law clerk who is given legal guardianship and power […]

GILLESPIE COUNTY — A woman is in jail with a U.S. Immigration and Customs hold after authorities say she attempted to smuggle three undocumented illegal immigrants through Gillespie County to Austin. The following is directly from a Facebook post from the Gillespie County Sheriff's Office. On Monday, May 3, 2021, at approximately 8:03 a.m., a deputy initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 23000 block of West US […]

It has been a pretty eventful few days in the Texas Hill Country, with some areas seeing up to 6 inches of rain — but, all good things must come to an end. With most of the rainfall coming to an end across South-Central Texas, let's look back at the rainfall estimates from across the region. The first graphic shows the estimated rainfall since Wednesday while the second graphic shows […]

FREDERICKSBURG, Texas — The Fredericksburg Police Department (FPD) is asking the public's help with information regarding an ATM theft that occurred Wednesday, April 28, 2021 in Fredericksburg. FPD says that either two or three individuals used a white Ford pickup truck to forcibly open an ATM, located at First United Bank, at around 4 AM Wednesday, April 28, to steal the cash inside of it. After the suspects were successful […]