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Friday, MedStar announced a modification to on-scene procedures in response to the fight to stop the spread of the coronavirus. In a press release, MedStar said the modifications were to enhance responder safety with a  growing shortage of personal protective equipment. “For non-life threatening responses, first responders and MedStar personnel will meet together at the scene of the call and…

A Pompano Beach firefighter found herself dealing with a different kind of emergency when she found a puppy abandoned in a crate at her station.

A man in the Astros dugout who was not in uniform was hit by a foul ball off the bat of Houston’s Michael Brantley during Game 2 of the AL Championship Series and exited with a towel over his head.

To help make sure you stay informed on the most shared and talked about stories across North Texas, each Saturday and Sunday we’ll revisit 5 stories from the previous week and capsulize them in this digest with the most recent updates.

Dallas Fire-Rescue’s John Fairleigh recalls shooting victim Bothem Jean as having no pulse and not breathing when the arrived at his apartment Sept. 6, 2018. Fairleigh said Jean’s condition did not improve on the way to the hospital.

The bacteria that causes strep throat infected Hunter Barker’s lungs, leading to a life-threatening emergency called sepsis in a matter of days.

The Frisco Fire Department deployed a “first of its kind” unit Sunday to help firefighters battle the Copper Breaks Fire in Hardeman County.

It was the first 100-degree day in North Texas, and 36-year old Gary Williams was locked in a hot van. He survived, and he and his mother talked through the harrowing experience.

Newly released body camera footage from the night Tony Timpa died details the response of the officers who initially faced criminal charges for the 2016 in custody death. Prosecutors dismissed the charges in March of 2019.

You’re much safer swimming with a lifeguard present, but Consumer Reports reveals the science behind a surprising risk that may be at your local pool.

Wednesday night, a 4-year-old boy and his family visited the McKinney firefighter-paramedics who helped him during a devastating call.

Wednesday night, a four-year-old boy and his family visited the McKinney firefighter-paramedics who helped him during a devastating call.

John Corcoran died of an alleged heart attack in April while vacationing in the Dominican Republic where three other American tourists have recently died.

Charlie Winter is a devoted dad who would do anything for his kids. He’d throw himself in front a train — and even a shark. That’s exactly what the North Carolina dad did Sunday when his 17-year-old daughter, Paige, was attacked by a shark in Atlantic Beach at Fort Macon State Park. The heroic dad punched the shark five times...

The only bells ringing at the Flower Mound Fire Department’s Station No. 1 were wedding bells.

Flower Mound firefighter/paramedic Jordan Sewell proposed to Jennie Royer on the top of a fire truck, and she said yes!

Flower Mound firefighter/paramedic Jordan Sewell proposed to Jennie Royer on the top of a Flower Mound fire truck. She said yes.

Two student journalists at University of North Texas uncovered old yearbook photos from the school, showing white students wearing blackface. They say there is a lesson here.

A Granbury couple is searching for the man who saved a life after another man went into cardiac arrest along a Weatherford interstate.

Arlington paramedics help keep chronically-ill from returning to the hospital for mismanagement of their condition. Patients say the program has been life-changing.