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Authorities have dismissed the case against a Nebraska man charged in the child abuse death of his girlfriend’s daughter. The toddler, 3-year-old Misty, died last December from head injuries allegedly caused by Adam Jesseph, 25, and Doris Herrin, 28. Authorities charged Jesseph and Herrin with child abuse resulting in death after the toddler died. Attorney… read more
A Nebraska man and his wife are recovering from a propane explosion last June that left them with severe injuries and their 6-month-old daughter dead. Justin McMahan and his wife Danielle were returning to their farmhouse with their baby Samantha when the accident occurred. The propane company had refilled the couple’s tank while they were… read more
A five-month-old boy was taken off life support on November 21 at Children’s Hospital in Aurora, Colorado after being submitted to the hospital three days earlier with a head injury. The infant, Antonio Angel, was with his father, 23-year-old Anthony M. Angel, when he sustained the injury. Police arrested the father last week on warrants… read more
Laura Triem, the young woman hit by the Denver Light Rail last month, has awoken from her coma. On her way to work at the Cheesecake Factory, Triem had been listening to her headphones and waiting for the train to pass. Not realizing that another was right behind, she stepped out directly into the path… read more
A young Columbus, Nebraska woman is happy to be home after a June 9 accident that left her with injuries to both legs, a broken pelvis, a collapsed lung, dislocated shoulders and hemorrhaging on her brain. Ashley Hellbusch, 19, was struck by a car driven by John Wiese, 49, in the intersection of Wilderness Road… read more
Forrest Green, the 78-year-old NFL legend, was diagnosed last month with Parkinson’s disease, which may be related to numerous concussions he suffered over his playing career. Through the 1950s at SMU and onward from 1956-71 with the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys, Gregg took a lot of hits. “One time in college, I… read more
Most people do not think of getting permanent brain damage in a bear attack, but that is just what happened to Jerry Ruth. Ruth decided to go on a walk outside his home in Wyoming with a friend in July of 2009. His wife had seen a group of elk the day before in the… read more
A high school in Grand Junction, Colorado is implementing new rules concerning student concussions ahead of the state’s Senate Bill 40. Senate Bill 40 is known as the Jake Snakenberg Youth Concussion Act. The bill, which was signed into law on March 29 by Governor John Hickenlooper, requires that coaches of all youth organized sports… read more
Police have arrested a man on charges of vehicular homicide and two counts of aggravated assault in connection with a fatal car crash last month in Casper, Wyoming. Authorities have determined that Larry Turner was driving the Cadillac they found on its roof that night, along with three other passengers. 24-year-old Dylan Brock was pronounced… read more
An El Paso County district judge came to tears in the sentencing of a teen mother for child abuse, causing him to remove himself from presiding over the trial of her co-defendant. Samantha Salaz, 19, and her 20-month-old daughter, Alexis, were at the home of Mary Horsley last April when Horsley became angry with Alexis… read more
