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Heroic School Resource Officer Saves Baby who can’t Breathing
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Heroic School Resource Officer Saves Baby who can’t Breathing

A mother was involved in the routine task of dropping her children off at school. Suddenly, this mundane task took a frightening turn when she realized that her baby daughter, Cheyanne, was not breathing and had turned blue. Trapped in this terrifying situation, the desperate mother was fortunate to have Deputy William Weaver nearby. Assigned as the school's resource officer that month, Deputy Weaver was monitoring the parent-student drop-off when he noticed the distressed mother. As he recounted to PEOPLE, the mother was frantic, clutching her baby and crying out that she had stopped breathing. The school resource officer jumped into action, using his training and medical experience gained from his four years in the United States Air Force. He performed back thrusts and chest compre...
Florida Lottery unveils yet another $1 million scratch-off winner
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Florida Lottery unveils yet another $1 million scratch-off winner

Winning the lottery is a dream many people share. The sheer excitement of scratching off a ticket and discovering a life-changing amount of money is unparalleled. Recently, a Fort Myers woman, Carly Cooper, experienced this exhilaration when she won a million-dollar prize in a Florida scratch-off game. Carly Cooper, a 29-year-old resident of Fort Myers, struck gold when she purchased a ticket for the "1,000,000 a Year for Life Spectacular" scratch-off game. This particular game offered not only the chance to win a million dollars every year for life but also 234 tickets worth a million dollars each. Carly's lucky ticket was purchased at the 7-Eleven on Three Oaks Parkway, near the San Carlos Boulevard intersection. Her win not only brought her financial security but also garnered the co...