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A 24-year-old archaeological worker with the Shreveport Cultural Resource Analysts died suddenly from a medical event Monday, July 11, the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office says. It happened in the Kisatchie National Forest-Kisatchie District within the parish. Around 2:15 p.m., multiple law enforcement agents responded to reports that a female hiker was possible suffering from heat exhaustion or a stroke on Forest Service Road #321 Bayou Camp Road off Longleaf Vista in the forest. While first responders were trying to get to the location, two coworkers were performing CPR on the woman until help could arrive. Medical personnel arrived on scene...

Update: A representative for Carlos Santana released the following statement: "Rock Legend Carlos Santana was over-taken by heat exhaustion and dehydration during a concert Tuesday (July 5) evening in Michigan. The guitar great was taken from his show at Pine Knob Music Theatre (formerly DTE Energy Music Theatre), an outdoor amphitheater in Clarkston, some 40 miles northwest of Detroit, Michigan. Carlos was taken to the emergency department at McLaren Clarkston for observation and is doing well, it was announced by Santana’s manager Michael Vrionis tonight. The statement also noted that tomorrow night's (July 6) show in Burgettstown, Pa. would be...

A frog peed in her hand and Kaitlyn was more insulted than injured. During our 7/2008 visit, Kaitlyn and I go out on a pirate ship. Kaitlyn was scared of the “bad” pirate but Mom-Mom saved the day. We also went to the fabulous Delaware State Fair only we ended up calling 911 for a Kaitlyn in physical distress. Kaitlyn and I saw the movie “Space Chimps” and it was fun, it was neat, it was just the ticket for a hot summer day.

Parents were set to drive Amber to day care They had just bought a used car By Aimee Edmondson edmondson@gomemphis.com July 1, 2003 Amber Cox-Cody's parents fretted about putting her on a day care van every day. They had heard about past tragedies, of children dying in hot vans, of van wrecks where children were killed. They had just bought a used Toyota Tercel, and Amber's father, Matthew Cody, said they were planning to start driving Sarina, 4, and Amber, 2, to day care themselves. "We were always uncomfortable with it because of the things that happened in the past,"...

Woodrow, the Philadelphia police dog that died of heat exhaustion last month after his handler accidentally left him inside a Canine Unit cruiser with the windows rolled up for more than four hours, is going to get a final salute.Capt. Alan Kurtz, who commands both the Canine and Mounted Units, yesterday said a memorial would be held for the German shepherd on June 19 outside Canine Headquarters at the police academy in Northeast Philadelphia. Canine officers from around the area are expected to be there."While Woodrow's length of service was tragically cut short, we don't want to forget his service...

A city police dog died last week after being accidentally left inside a patrol car for more than four hours with the windows up, officials said yesterday.When found shortly after 12:30 p.m. last Friday, Woodrow, a 5-year-old German shepherd assigned to Officer Joseph Arrison of the Canine Unit, was already dead, police said.Arrison, a 28-year veteran who has been in the Canine Unit for 15 years, has been temporarily reassigned pending the results of an investigation by the Internal Affairs Division, police said."It's a tragic, tragic incident, and the officer is devastated," said Capt. Alan Kurtz, who commands both...