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Phil Helsel

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Randolph Mantooth, who played medic in NBC's ‘Emergency!', dies at 80

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By Bill Feather Verified, Phil Helsel Verified
| KXAS-TV (Fort Worth, TX) Verified
Actor Randolph Mantooth, best known for his role as firefighter and medic John Gage in NBC’s “Emergency!” television series during the 1970s, has died at age 80 after a long illness, his family said Friday. Mantooth’s role and the show, which ran for five years, changed the way that first responders were seen on TV, his family said.
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Condenan a prisión a un entrenador de perros por la muerte de 11 canes en un auto bajo el calor

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By Phil Helsel Verified
| Telemundo Verified
Jul. 10, 2026, 9:11 PM EDT Por Phil Helsel - NBC News Un hombre que trabajaba como entrenador canino y descuidó a 11 perros que fallecieron en un auto bajo el calor luego intentó cremar los cuerpos para mentir sobre la causa de fallecimiento, según determinaron autoridades al sentenciarlo a más de 11 años de prisión este viernes. Kwong Chun Sit, de 54 años y que vive en Irvine (California), fue arrestado por el caso en junio de 2025.
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Dog trainer sentenced to nearly 12 years in prison after dogs die in hot van Original

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By Phil Helsel Verified
| NBC News Verified
July 10, 2026, 8:10 PM EDT A Southern California trainer who had 11 dogs die in a hot van, tried to have them cremated and lied to owners was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison Friday, officials said. Kwong Chun Sit, 54, of Irvine, was arrested in June 2025 and convicted last month of 11 counts of felony animal cruelty and other counts, the Orange County District Attorney’s Office said.
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