Dive team recovers Michigan man’s $80K prosthetic leg from bottom of lake
Getting a leg up: Deputy Justin Wiegand retrieves a prosthetic leg that sank to the bottom of a lake on Sunday. (Oakland County Sheriff's Office)MILFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Deputies in Michigan saved the day for a man whose $80,000 prosthetic leg sank to the bottom of a lake on Wednesday. The family called the sheriff’s office, and on Monday a diving team used GPS coordinates to find the general location of the prosthesis. He had 17 surgeries before finally receiving the prosthetic leg. It was a wonderful experience.”“Our dive team does an amazing job in a variety of conditions and circumstances,” Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said in the release.
wftv.comNonprofit helps formerly incarcerated firefighters get jobs
Child Fatally Shot-South Carolina In this undated image provided by the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program, firefighters from the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program in pause the Angeles National Forest near Los Angeles. The Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program, a nonprofit, has a $3.4 million budget and has trained more than 3,000 people and helped more than 140 get jobs. Now a nonprofit group – with help from foundations and others – is helping incarcerated people who have been trained as firefighters secure careers in the profession once they leave prison. The nonprofit offers training so participants can get the credentials they need for some entry-level state, federal, or private firefighting jobs. And last year, it launched the Buffalo Fire Crew, a private nonprofit firefighting group that includes many graduates of the training program.
wftv.comMan accused of attacking flight attendant at Phoenix’s Sky Harbor Airport
Charged: Brandon Smith was charged with three counts of assault. (Maricopa County Sheriff's Office)PHOENIX — A man is accused of attacking a female flight attendant at Phoenix’s Sky Harbor Airport in what authorities are calling a hate crime. >> Read more trending newsBrandon Smith, 32, was arrested Friday and charged with three counts of assault and one count of probation violation, according to Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office online booking records. Smith is accused of attacking the flight attendant at about 2:15 a.m. local time as she was leaving the airport, according to KPNX-TV. A man attacked a flight attendant at Phoenix Sky Harbor overnight and it's being investigated as a hate crime, police sayhttps://t.co/aKobJYhsxQ pic.twitter.com/VSGyhFoj5h — azfamily 3TV CBS 5 (@azfamily) March 26, 2022Police did not say specifically what Smith said to the victim that would be considered a hate crime, KPHO-TV reported.
wftv.comNo. 10 Penn St holds on to white out No. 22 Auburn 28-20
Auburn Penn St Football Penn State linebackers Brandon Smith (12) and Ellis Brooks (13) celebrate a stop against Auburn during an NCAA college football game in State College, Pa., on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. 10 Penn State held on to beat No. Penn State had to make two late defensive stand to make the lead hold. Auburn managed to get to the Penn State 23 with 3 seconds left. Penn State had no white out last year because the pandemic meant no fans.
wftv.comHow to complain less and feel better at work
"When you come into work with a negative attitude it is going to affect others around you," said Brandon Smith, a career coach who focuses on workplace dysfunction. "Once we get out of our comfort zone, the adrenaline shoots up and you don't have time to complain about work." Put positivity on your calendarWe too often focus on the bad things going on and overlook the positives. "This crowds out the negative and populates your brain with positive things, which leads to a more positive outlook." Find an outside passionThere will be days and even weeks when work is going to be bad, which is why you need a hobby or passion outside of work to balance it out.
Lake EMS honors 4 new lieutenants at pinning ceremony
TAVARES The Lake County Office of Emergency Medical Services promoted four of its members to the rank of lieutenant during a pinning ceremony Thursday. Erica WisniewskiWisniewski began her career as an Emergency Medical Technician in 2011 with Lake-Sumter Emergency Medical Services, which later became known as Lake Emergency Medical Services (Lake EMS). After two years of service, Dellow became a preceptor and re-certified as an American Heart Association instructor for Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Essential Life Support. After being hired at Lake EMS, he worked for one year as an EMT and then went through paramedic provisionals to advance his career. He has served Lake EMS since 2014.
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