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Colorado Nonprofit & Volunteers Take Dental Hygiene Around The World – CBS Denver
DENVER (CBS4) – Two women in Colorado are taking dental care global, focusing on children in countries where access is limited. Kim Troggio and Laurie Mathews started the nonprofit Global Dental Relief nearly 20 years ago. (credit: CBS) “We started small. The very first project we did was at 14,000 feet along the Everest trail. We …
Friends Remember Local Woman Killed In Dayton Mass Shooting – CBS Philly
WILMINGTON, Del. (CBS) — One of the victims in Sunday morning’s mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio has ties to our area. Nicole Warren-Curtis, who was just 36 years old, went to high school in Wilmington. Often, so much attention is focused on what happened that we forget about who it happened to. Warren-Curtis is one …
Healthy Little Cooks Is Teaching Local Kids To Be Nutritious This Summer – CBS Baltimore
BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A local woman is taking her passion for cooking to the classroom, teaching young kids not only how to cook healthy foods, but life skills that could last forever. Kim Young’s summer cooking class is in session, and the kids are ready. “We have over 80-85 kids come per week to learn …
Company Offers Joshua Tree Trip And $1K To Person Who Can Unplug From Technology – CBS Los Angeles
JOSHUA TREE (CBSLA) — Would you be able to completely unplug for the weekend? A company called SatelliteInternet.com is giving away $1,000 and a trip for two to Joshua Tree National Park but only to those who agree to disconnect from their tech devices for the weekend. Studies show that Americans spend upwards of 11 …
CBS Would “Tweak Format” If Renewed – Deadline
The fate of The World’s Best, CBS’ high-profile entertainment format hosted by James Corden, remains up in the air but if it did get picked up the broadcaster would “tweak the format”. The global talent competition, which featured RuPaul Charles, Drew Barrymore and Faith Hill as judges, launched after the Super Bowl but struggled to keep hold of much …
Record-Breaking 72.8-Pound Mahi Mahi Caught Near Ocean City, Maryland – CBS Baltimore
OCEAN CITY, Md. (WJZ) — A Maryland man reeled in a record Mahi Mahi off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources said 34-year-old Jeff Wright of Cambridge broke the record for the Maryland state fishing’s Atlantic division for common dolphinfish or mahi mahi. The 72.8-pound fish was caught while …
Hepatitis A Outbreak In Pennsylvania Has Health Officials Issuing New Warnings – CBS Philly
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A hepatitis A outbreak in Pennsylvania has new warnings from state and local health officials about the contagious disease. It’s a trend that has been sweeping parts of the country and now it’s hit the Philadelphia area in a big way. The number of confirmed cases of Hepatitis A has spiked dramatically …
University Of Michigan Students Win National Transportation Technology Competition – CBS Detroit
(CBS DETROIT) – A student team from the University of Michigan was announced as the winners of the second annual Transportation Technology Tournament by the National Operations Center of Excellence. The team’s presentation on a solution to reduce congestion on I-75 and I-696 in Metro Detroit was selected as the winner by a panel of …
Health Department Evaluating NYCHA Apartment Building After Legionnaires’ Cases – CBS New York
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The health department is evaluating the water system at a New York City Housing Authority apartment building in Harlem. Health officials say there have been two cases of Legionnaires’ disease at the Drew-Hamilton houses on Frederick Douglas Boulevard within the past year. Tenants can still use and drink the water, but …
Former Shedd Aquarium Worker Says He Was Fired For Breaking Up Fight At Dolphin Show – CBS Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) — A worker at the Shedd Aquarium says he was fired, for trying to do the right thing: breaking up a fight between two women at the dolphin show exhibit. George Justak loved just about every part of his job at the Shedd, especially the people. “I enjoyed the interaction with the guests, …
