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In this photo taken Oct. 11, 2018, Teresa Appelwick's dog, Tobias, enjoys having two extra dogs living with him in Great Falls, Mont., while Teresa volunteers as a dog sitter with Dogs on Deployment, a national organization that links deploying military members with dog sitters. She has taken care of the dogs for months while their owners have been deployed. (Rion Sanders/The Great Falls Tribune via AP)

Great Falls woman boarding dogs of deployed Air Force medic

By KRISTEN INBODY - Associated Press

Loriann Earp cries with her husband, Justin, while viewing photos of their daughter, Ashley Long, who died Feb. 18 at age 14 after inhaling helium. "Inhaling helium starves the brain and other body organs of oxygen," said Rose Ann Soloway, a clinical toxicologist at the National Capital Poison Center. (Associated Press)

Teen’s death shows perils of helium

By Daniel Jackson - The Washington Times