They’re our modern-day superheroes — charging into burning buildings without hesitation, rescuing those in peril, staving off destruction. But in risking their lives for us, firefighters pay a heavy price, with cancer rates that far outpace the public at large. Derek Urwin, a longtime firefighter who expects to complete his Ph.
- PUB DATE: 11/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: UCLA Newsroom

VIDEO/PHOTOS: His name may not be Griswold, but Justin Rhodes has mapped out a stunning show that debuts on Thanksgiving night outside his home at 93 Crayton Road in Asheville. “One of the big reasons I do it is seeing the joy it brings to kids,” said Rhodes, who’s been working since Nov. 1. “All of our props are custom made,” he explained.
- PUB DATE: 11/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLOS-TV ABC 13 Asheville

PHOTOS: Murdo, South Dakota had only just gotten started as a town when disaster struck on a cold February night in 1910. A fire that was likely started by a hot stovepipe in a printing business on Main Street quickly spread to nearby buildings and destroyed an entire block of businesses before it finally burned itself out.
- PUB DATE: 11/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: South Dakota Public Broadcasting

The latest U.S. COVID-19 wave is taking its toll on some states’ intensive-care units, with several parts of the country seeing outbreaks that are as bad as ever. In 15 states, patients with confirmed or suspected COVID are taking up more ICU beds than a year earlier, according to Department of Health and Human Services data.
- PUB DATE: 11/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Bloomberg - Metered Site

An East Valley School bus with no kids inside flipped over after a car crash in the Otis Orchards area of Spokane Valley on Monday morning. According to Spokane County Sheriff's Corporal Mark Gregory, the bus driver had finished his routes and was returning the bus when a BMW collided with it near the intersection of N Kenney Road and E Wellesley Avenue.
- PUB DATE: 11/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane