Mended Hearts chapter celebrates 5-year anniversary Updated at

Mended Hearts of Gastonia Chapter 379 celebrated their five-year anniversary on Feb. 17. The chapter is part of Mended Hearts, Inc. which was organized 65 years ago by grateful heart bypass patients in Boston who wanted to share their survival and lives after, what was then, very risky surgery. They visited other heart patients bringing hope and encouragement.

Fox News host Brenda Buttner dies at age 55

Brenda Buttner, host of Fox News Channel’s “Bulls and Bears” has died after a battle with cancer. She was 55. Buttner served as CNBC’s Washington correspondent and hosted the network’s “The Money Club” before joining Fox News in 2000.

The Latest: Alabama is signing day champ _ again

In this Jan. 7, 2017, file photo, Alabama head coach Nick Saban answers questions during media day for the NCAA college football playoff championship game against Clemson in Tampa, Fla. Alabama has a chance to sign one of the top classes in recent recruiting history and Ohio State isn’t far behind as high school senior football players across the country make their college decisions official in a Signing Day that doesn’t feature as much suspense as usual.