Hurricane Harvey Flooding Claims 6 Members Of Same Family
Members of the Saldivar family ranging from 6 to 84 perished inside a van swept by currents as they sought higher ground. (Patch)
U.S. OK's First Gene Therapy Treatment For Childhood Leukemia
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday signed off on the first gene therapy treatment in the U.S. that doctors say uses a patient's own cells to seek out and destroy deadly childhood leukemia. (Patch)
Legendary Basketball Coach Rollie Massimino Dead At 82
Legendary college basketball coach Rollie Massimino, who led the Villanova Wildcats to a storied NCAA Championship in 1985 against Georgetown University, has died, according to the chancellor of Keiser University, who expressed "heartfelt sadness" on behalf of the school. Massimino served as head coach of the Keiser men's basketball team for the past 12 years. He was 82. (Patch)
World's Worst Babysitters Leave 9-Month-Old At Long Island Casino
Three people, including two teens, were arrested after they left a 9-month-old baby at a Long Island casino Tuesday, police said. The trio was supposed to be babysitting the child, but a dispute with the baby's mother quickly sent things haywire. (Patch)
Indiana Couple Completes Decades-long Goal To Visit Every Cracker Barrel
An elderly couple from Goshen finished a decades-long mission over the weekend: to visit every Cracker Barrel location, WGN-TV reports. Ray and Wilma Yoder flew out to Tualatin, Oregon, so they could visit and eat at their 645th Cracker Barrel on Monday morning. (Patch)
Quick Hits
Trump Claims To Have Witnessed Harvey's 'Horror And Devastation' Firsthand - But Didn't (Patch)
Here's How To Throw A Killer Labor Day Party, According To Pinterest (Patch)
'Having A Baby Means Losing A Paycheck' For Pregnant Police Officer Forced On Unpaid Leave: ACLU (Patch)
Microsoft, Amazon Collaborate So Personal Assistants Can Chat (Patch)
Deer In The Headlights Detained On San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge (Patch)
Girl, 7, Halfway Through Hug-A-Cop Tour Across USA
Rosalyn Baldwin is on a mission. Her goal? To hug a law enforcement officer in every state of the USA. Spanning 21 states so far, the seven-year-olds journey has been shared via her website, which is maintained by her two sisters, OceanRose and Scholar24, as well as her Facebook page. (Patch)
Harvey Slams Southeast Texas: Helicopter Rescues; Heartbreaking Scene As Toddler Clings To Mother
People are being plucked from homes by helicopter, boats are going door to door and the governor is sending the National Guard to the area. And in Beaumont, one of the more heartbreaking scenes of the storm unfolded when rescuers saved a toddler who was clinging to the body of her mother, who had died. (Patch)
All Houston ISD Students To Receive 3 Free Meals Per Day This School Year
All Houston ISD students will eat for free during the 2017-18 school year thanks to a waiver of the required application process for the National School Lunch/Breakfast Program from the United States Department of Agriculture and the Texas Department of Agriculture. (Patch)
Hurricane Harvey Scam Alert: Beware Of ICE, HSI Impersonators
Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said there are reports that people impersonating Homeland Security Investigations special agents. Acevedo said they are knocking on doors in the Houston area telling residents to evacuate in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey presumably so these impostors can rob the empty homes, he said. (Patch)
Gas Prices Rising Thanks To Harvey, Says AAA
While Hurricane Harvey was bearing down on Texas and the Gulf Coast, drivers looking to fill up their tanks were greeted at the gas station with one of the largest one-week surges in gas prices this summer, according to AAA. Prices increased 4 cents to a nationwide average of $2.37 per gallon. (Patch)
Parade For Purple Heart Recipient Planned In Illinois
A United States Air Force veteran who was seriously wounded in Afghanistan a dozen years ago and given a small chance to live will be given a parade in the town where he attended high school. (Patch)
Hurricane Harvey: More Than 300 Gators East Of Houston Could Soon Escape Enclosure
As if things weren't bad enough in the Houston area amid Tropical Storm Harvey, up to 350 alligators at a sanctuary east of town could soon escape if water levels continue to rise, according to reports. (Patch)
Photo of Overjoyed Mom Becomes A Social Media Sensation
Her daughters, Hayley and Millaina, knew the photo of their mom jumping for joy with a glass of wine in her hand was being taken as a joke, but mom told Patch, "Those facial expressions are for real!!!" (Patch)
This Day In History
1422 King Henry V of England dies of dysentery while in France. His son, Henry VI becomes King of England at the age of 9 months.
1864 During the American Civil War, Union forces led by General William T. Sherman launch an assault on Atlanta.
1897 Thomas Edison patents the Kinetoscope, the first movie projector.
1962 Trinidad and Tobago becomes independent.
1993 Russia completes removing its troops from Lithuania.
Famous Birthdays
AD 12 Caligula, Roman emperor
1928 James Coburn, American actor
1944 Roger Dean, English illustrator and publisher
1946 Tom Coughlin, American football player and coach
1970 Debbie Gibson, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
Photo: Former Villanova head coach Rollie Massimino looks on prior to the 2016 NCAA Men's Final Four National Championship game between the Villanova Wildcats and the North Carolina Tar Heels at NRG Stadium on April 4, 2016, in Houston. Credit: Streeter Lecka/ Staff/ Getty Images Sport/ Getty Images
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