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California firefighters say parked car surfaces can hit nearly 200 degrees within minutes
1+ week, 5+ day ago (458+ words) "For a child or pet who can't open the door, it's deadly." Heat inside a parked vehicle can become hazardous much faster than many motorists assume, and California firefighters are demonstrating just how severe it can get. In a TikTok…...
Kansas City officials accused of using mental health response team to help evict tenants
1+ week, 6+ day ago (355+ words) "It just erodes public trust in this work." A dispute over an apartment eviction in Kansas City is drawing wider concern about how cities deploy programs intended to respond to people in crisis. Housing advocates have said involving a mental…...
Indiana man requests welfare check after friend's Snapchat shows generator 1 foot from screen door
1+ week, 6+ day ago (412+ words) A generator placed just a foot from an open screen door was enough to send one northwest Indiana resident into panic mode after a friend stopped responding. Facing what appeared to be a potentially life-threatening carbon monoxide situation, he chose…...
Baby opossums tumble into South Dakota tattoo shop, and staff become an unlikely rescue crew
3+ week, 5+ day ago (429+ words) "They're doing really good!" An animal emergency unfolded behind a South Dakota tattoo parlor when a mother opossum became trapped behind the business, and several of her babies dropped from her pouch as responders worked to free her. Shop staff…...