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A good samaritan saved the day after a woman in a motorized wheelchair fell onto the tracks at a D.C. metro station. News4’s Adam Tuss reports.

The alarming surge in coronavirus cases nationwide may surprise some, but for epidemiologists like Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo, the uptick was expected. Nuzzo, an epidemiologist and professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, warned about the current spike back in early May, as states started to reopen without adequate testing in place. Now, Nuzzo is warning that the...

Witnesses said they heard a crash on the sidewalk and came out to find the woman on the ground after falling more than 50 feet out the seventh-floor window

Two hikers in New Jersey say that an Apple Watch is to thank for saving their lives after a terrifying fall.

It’s that time of year again, when fresh apples are piled high at farmer’s markets. If you are lucky enough to live near an orchard, you can take the day and pick your own bushel of apples. But whether you are picking them at the market or off a tree, there are many great things to do with apples that...

A New Jersey man who claimed he hurt himself slipping on ice cubes actually threw the cubes onto the ground and lay down on top of them to make it look like he’d fallen, surveillance video shows.

A pair of bystanders broke a toddler’s fall after he fell from the third-floor fire escape of an apartment building, officials said.

Austrian Snowboarder Markus Schairer broke his neck during the men’s snowboard cross quarterfinal in Pyeongchang Thursday, but officials said he did not sustain serious damage. Schairer fractured his fifth cervical vertebra during the race, the Austrian Olympic Committee said in a statement. Video of the crash showed him in fourth place heading into the final jump when he fell on...

Country singer Carrie Underwood is ready to say goodbye to 2017. Underwood broke her wrist following a hard fall outside the steps of her Nashville home in November. Now she’s sharing more details about injuries she sustained.

The District Oktoberfest kicked off its fifth year on September 16th, where locals got the chance to celebrate in the Chinatown neighborhood.

A 4-year-old girl is already out of the hospital and is said to be in good shape after she fell out the back door of a moving church bus, which continued driving down the road. Volunteer firefighter Ryan Ciampoli was driving behind the bus in Harrison, Arkansas, Friday when his dashcam recorded the moment the girl tumbled to the ground....

Health officials are investigating after 47 birds fell from the sky in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood on Thursday.

A 3-year-old boy fell off of a roller coaster Thursday at an amusement park outside of Pittsburgh, officials confirmed to WPXI-TV.

A 41-year-old man fell at least 20 feet from a railing where he was sitting inside the stadium during the final night of the three-day Grateful Dead farewell show at Soldier Field.

A 21-year-old graduating senior at the University of Notre Dame died Saturday after falling from the roof of the school’s athletic center.

A University of Iowa student from west suburban Glen Ellyn died after seriously injuring himself in a fall in January while studying abroad in Rome, Italy.

A Carnival cruise ship passenger died after falling off a ship docked at PortMiami Monday morning.

A toddler is in the hospital after falling over a railing at the American Airlines Center in Dallas Wednesday night during the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus. Officials at the arena said the 2-year-old girl fell from the 200 level as the family got up from their seats during intermission.