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Chiefs to host Miami Dolphins in freezing playoff game, history favors Kansas City

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (TND) — The Kansas City Chiefs will host the Miami Dolphins in 8-degree Fahrenheit weather Saturday night, raising questions over how the Florida team will fare. The wind chill is projected to hit –14 degrees with 17 mile per hour winds. “If we’re playing in any playoff game that isn’t at home, it probably will be cold,” Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel said, according to the Associated Press.

Former Alabama dentist receives 180-year sentence for sexual abuse of patients and staff

ETOWAH COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — A former Alabama dentist was sentenced to serve 180 years in prison for rape, sodomy and sexual abuse inflicted on former employees and patients from his dental office. Deputy District Attorney of Etowah County Carol Griffith said 44-year-old Joseph Clarence Cox was found guilty by a jury in January. Griffith said Cox was arrested in April 2021, following an extensive investigation by Gadsden Police Department. At trial, evidence showed that there was a large employee turnover within his office between June 2020 and April 2021, due to Cox’s inappropriate sexual contact with employees.

Man's drowning at Carrolltown pond ruled accidental; alcohol was a factor

Cambria Co., PA (WJAC) — The death of a man found in a Carrolltown pond last month has officially been ruled accidental. The Cambria County coroner's office says 42-year-old Eric Bender died from drowning. Authorities say alcohol intoxication was also identified as a contributing factor. Bender was found in the early morning hours of June 19th in a pond about 10 feet deep off Dindios Street. Authorities say he reportedly lived nearby.

PSU professor placed on leave after allegedly engaging in sex acts with dog at state park

UPDATE | Huntingdon Co., PA (WJAC) — Officials at Penn State University say one of their professors has been placed on leave after being accused of performing sex acts with a dog. Earlier this week, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources filed charges against Themis Matsoukas after they say he was caught on camera in Rothrock State Park with his dog. In a statement to 6 News, Penn State said: "

Somerset County farm collects Christmas trees for goats

SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. (WJAC) — At a farm in Somerset County, one person's Christmas trash is another goat's Christmas treasure. That's what Paula Eppley-Newman, Chairperson at Trinity Farms Center for Healing in Boswell, says about each holiday season. "We decided at Christmastime to say, 'Hey, if you have a live Christmas tree, and it's not been sprayed with pesticides or anything, bring it on out. Maybe our goats can eat it,'"