Clik here to view.
Ex-Homeland Security Czar Ridge Recovering From Heart Attack
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge was in the early stages of recovery from a heart attack, his wife said Friday, a day after he underwent an emergency heart...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ex-Homeland Security Secretary Ridge: ‘Great To Be Alive’
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge says “it’s great to be alive” this Thanksgiving. Ridge issued a statement Wednesday from the hospital in Austin, where he’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tom Ridge Out Of Hospital; Now At Rehab Facility
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge is out of the hospital more than two weeks after suffering a heart attack and is continuing his recovery in a Texas rehabilitation...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ridge Expects To Leave Texas Medical Center Before Christmas
AUSTIN (AP) — A spokesman says former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge expects to leave a Texas medical facility in time to be home in Maryland for Christmas. Ridge suffered a heart attack on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tom Ridge Returns Home Nearly A Month After Heart Attack
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge has left Texas and returned to his home in suburban Washington D.C., nearly a month after suffering a heart attack. A spokesman...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Erica Garner Dies; Fought Police Brutality After Dad’s Death
Erica Garner (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images) NEW YORK (AP) — The daughter of key Black Lives Matter figure Eric Garner died Saturday after a weeklong hospital stay following a heart attack. “She...
View ArticleKevin Smith Loses More Weight After Suffering Heart Attack
LOS ANGELES (CNN) – Kevin Smith famously shed a bunch of weight a few years ago, and now he has lost even more. The “Clerks” director known for his Silent Bob character tweeted Wednesday that he was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Circuit Court Judge Stephen Reinhardt Dies At 87
LOS ANGELES (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Judge Stephen Reinhardt, a liberal stalwart on the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals for nearly four decades, died Thursday in Southern California. He was 87. Reinhardt...
View ArticleClik here to view.
29-Year-Old North Richland Hills Firefighter Dies From Heart Attack
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS (CBSDFW.COM) – A 29-year-old North Richland Hills firefighter died from a heart attack on Tuesday. Caleb Scott, 29 (photo credit: North Richland Hills Fire Department) Caleb Scott...
View ArticleArnold Schwarzenegger: ‘I’m Good’ But ‘Not Great Yet’
LOS ANGELES (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Arnold Schwarzenegger says he’s good, but not great, after having heart surgery earlier this month. The “Terminator” actor and former California governor on Thursday...
View ArticleStudy Says An Egg A Day Might Reduce Heart Disease Risk
BEIJING (CNN) – Eating an egg a day might reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease, a study of more than 400,000 adults in China has suggested. Daily egg eaters had an 18 percent lower risk of dying...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Trump Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow Suffers Heart Attack
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump says his top economic adviser, Larry Kudlow, has suffered a heart attack. Trump tweeted just minutes before his historic meeting with North Korean leader Kim...
View ArticleHeart Attack Prediction Tool Created By Dallas Researchers
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Will you have a heart attack within the next ten years? Medical researchers affiliated with Dallas-based UT Southwestern Medical Center have unveiled a web page designed to...
View ArticleAspirin Disappoints For Avoiding First Heart Attack, Stroke
BOSTON (AP) – Taking a low-dose aspirin every day has long been known to cut the chances of another heart attack, stroke or other heart problem in people who already have had one, but the risks don’t...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Supreme Court: Texas Family Can Sue City For Wrongful Death
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The family of a Fort Worth man who died after they say officers needlessly choked, kicked and shot him with a stun gun during a 2013 drug raid can proceed with a wrongful...
View ArticleGrinch Cop Steals X-Mas Money From Dying Man, Gets Probation
TEXAS CITY (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A former Texas City police officer must serve 10 years of probation in a plea deal over more than $2,000 in Christmas present money stolen from a man who suffered a fatal...
View ArticleOfficer Recovering From Heart Attack After Trying To Save Child From Burning...
MESQUITE, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A Mesquite Police officer who risked his life trying to save a child from a burning school bus has been fighting for his life since. Officer Scott Jimenez suffered a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Crew Member At Filming Of Mr. Rogers Movie Dies After Fall
A crew member working on the new Mr. Rogers movie has died after possibly suffering a heart attack and falling two stories in Mount Lebanon, Pennsylvania, CBS Pittsburgh reports.
View ArticleMan Lives To Talk About His Widowmaker Heart Attack
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A local man who survived a widowmaker heart attack has a message for others “I get 10,000 steps a day,” said Vincente Torres about his fitness regime since surviving his...
View ArticleReport: NFL Legend Mike Ditka Suffers Heart Attack
CHICAGO (CBS) — Sources told CBS 2 Mike Ditka suffered a heart attack and is still in a hospital in Naples, Florida where he has a home. According to the sources, the former Bears coach is now doing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Arlington Officer Called ‘Angel’ For Saving Cowboy Fan’s Life After Dallas OT...
ARLINGTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Since AT&T stadium opened, when Jeff Kempf went to a Cowboys game, he always parked in Lot 10. From there he could get onto N. Collins St., and then I-30, before...
View ArticleClik here to view.
North Texan Honored For Helping Save Friend, Colleague’s Life
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A big honor Thursday for a North Richland Hills man who rushed to save a coworker who was having a heart attack at the office. Dave France received a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
John Singleton, Maker Of ‘Boyz N The Hood,’ Dies At 51
NEW YORK (AP) — Filmmaker John Singleton, who debuted with the Oscar-nominated “Boyz N the Hood” and continued making movies that probed the lives of black communities in his native Los Angeles and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Plano Couple Hopes To Add AED Locations To Google And Apple Maps
PLANO, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – AEDs, a type of defibrillator, save lives, but do you know where they are at all times in case trouble hits? One Plano couple, who said an AED kept their family together, is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
‘Lonesome Dove’ Co-Screenwriter Bill Wittliff Dies At 79
AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Bill Wittliff, a prolific screenwriter who co-wrote the script for the 1989 miniseries “Lonesome Dove,” has died at the age of 79. His death was announced by Texas State...
View ArticleClik here to view.
34-Year Veteran Of Colony Police Department Suffers Fatal Heart Attack
THE COLONY, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The Colony Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their own. Sergeant David Fitzpatrick suffered a fatal heart attack after participating in the department’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Colony Police Sgt. David Fitzpatrick Who Died Last Friday Honored As He...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The police officer from The Colony, Sgt. David Fitzpatrick, who died of a heart attack on Friday, June 7, had his organs donated Wednesday. Sergeant David Fitzpatrick (credit: The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kaufman County Constable Dies After Heart Attack While At Work
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A Kaufman County constable died after suffering a heart attack while at work Wednesday afternoon, officials say. Kaufman County Precinct 2 Constable Jason Johnson...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Heart Attack Victim Returns To Plano Rec Center To Thank Lifeguards: ‘I Think...
PLANO, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – For the first time since nearly dying at a Plano Rec Center, Thomas Tsang went back Monday, to thank the team of lifeguards who helped save his life after he had a heart...
View ArticleFebruary Marks 56th Consecutive American Heart Month
It’s no secret February is all about hearts — but not just the candy kind. It’s also American Heart Month, a time the nation turns its attention to keeping families and communities free from heart...
View ArticleCoronavirus In Texas: Less People Going To ER For Fear Of COVID-19 Exposure
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The number of people going to hospital emergency rooms has dropped as people avoid seeking medical care out of fear of exposure to COVID-19. When they do go in, for...
View ArticleWorkout at Home with these Tips and Resources
While the coronavirus (COVID-19) may have changed our schedules, it doesn’t have to change our commitment to living a healthy lifestyle. Your health is at the heart of everything we do, and the...
View ArticleCoronavirus In Texas: MedStar Concerned COVID-19 Fears Preventing Heart...
NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – With response volume down by 19% from January, and ambulance transports to the hospital down 30%, MedStar is concerned that fear of catching the coronavirus is preventing...
View ArticleCoronavirus Fears Have North Texans Avoiding Emergency Care
ARLINGTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The idea of emergency rooms less busy may sound like a good thing, but hospitals and EMS providers say what’s happening is people are avoiding emergency care out of fear...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bonnie Pointer, Founding Member Of The Pointer Sisters, Dead At 69
LOS ANGELES (CBSNEWS.COM) – Bonnie Pointer, who in 1969 convinced three of her church-singing siblings to form the Pointer Sisters, which would become one of the biggest acts of the next two decades,...
View ArticleMan Dies After Suffering Heart Attack In Community Pool In Fort Worth, Family...
FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – A man has died after family members said he suffered a heart attack while swimming at a community pool in Fort Worth on Friday. The incident happened at a pool on Starburst...
View Article‘Honky Tonk Hero,’ Outlaw Country Legend Billy Joe Shaver Dead At 81
WACO, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Corsicana-born Billy Joe Shaver, the seminal outlaw country songwriter of “Honky Tonk Heroes,” has died at 81. Shaver wrote songs for Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Texas Law Will Train 911 Dispatchers To Help Bystanders Administer CPR
(CBSDFW.COM) – Kyle Riggs, 36, had no idea what to think of his chest ache. It was August 2019, and he was going about the day. The father of two attributed it to the hot Texas heat, but the squeezing...
View ArticleHomeowner’s Death Brings Scrutiny To Emergency Services In Prosper Area
PROSPER, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – A Denton County residential development near Prosper could possibly restructure its community fire and emergency services, to ensure those services can respond as quickly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
‘Listen To Your Heart’ Says 33-Year-Old North Texas Heart Attack Survivor
ARLINGTON, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Listen to your heart. That’s the message that 33-year-old Domonique Reagan of Arlington is sharing, because ignoring her own landed her in the emergency room. “I thought...
View Article
