Monday, May 20 2013 9:28 PM EDT2013-05-21 01:28:08 GMT
It's a battle that Talbot County residents along Highway 208 say they've been complaining about for years. They say John Weaver can't afford to feed his horses, so he lets them starve to death. An openMore >>
It's a battle that Talbot County residents along Highway 208 say they've been complaining about for years. They say John Weaver can't afford to feed his horses, so he lets them starve to death. An openMore >>
Monday, May 20 2013 9:27 PM EDT2013-05-21 01:27:05 GMT
A Columbus-area pastor is trying a huge physical challenge to help raise money for a mission in Africa. Pastor Jay Bailey, from Solid Rock Church in Midland, and church member Bud Allen have joined More >>
A Columbus-area pastor is trying a huge physical challenge to help raise money for a mission in Africa. Pastor Jay Bailey, from Solid Rock Church in Midland, and church member Bud Allen have joined four other people on a 750 mile bike ride across Africa.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 9:10 PM EDT2013-05-21 01:10:05 GMT
Lake Bottom Park in Columbus was the scene of an expansive art fair with activities for all ages over the weekend. Painters and sculptors set up tents filled with their best work, hoping to catch the eyesMore >>
Lake Bottom Park in Columbus was the scene of an expansive art fair with activities for all ages over the weekend. Painters and sculptors set up tents filled with their best work, hoping to catch the eyes of patrons. More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 9:00 PM EDT2013-05-21 01:00:18 GMT
A Columbus woman reported to police on Sunday that she'd been sexually assaulted inside her apartment. According to the report, the incident happened Friday at 11:00 p.m. on Enoch Drive. The complaintMore >>
A Columbus woman reported to police on Sunday that she'd been sexually assaulted inside her apartment. More >>
PHOENIX (CBS5) -
Renee and Scott Valint never thought they would be able to see their 12-year-old daughter, Shelby, dance in their family room.
"She was pretty much a vegetable on the couch," says mother Renee Valint. "I did everything for her. She couldn't sit up. She couldn't walk, she couldn't talk. I bathed her."
For 10 agonizing years, Shelby's parents searched high and low for a reason why this was happening to their little girl.
"I didn't understand how her symptoms could be so severe and there not be a clear cut answer," says Renee Valint.
"A lot of families experience what we call the diagnostic odyssey," says Matthew Huentelman, who is co-director of TGen's Center for Rare Childhood Disorders.
TGen is the Translational Genomics Research Institute based in downtown Phoenix. The company maps the human genome through a simple blood test. Researchers look for abnormalities in a person's DNA sequence and then attempt to identify solutions.
"We found that Shelby had a mutation. A change in her blueprint," says Huentelman.
Shelby's brain was not processing dopamine properly, a chemical that affected her balance and muscle control. Doctors put her on a medication used on Parkinson's patients, and within just three months, Shelby went through a dramatic transformation for the better.
"I could talk, I could walk. I was out of wheelchair," says Shelby.
"The results were dramatic. It was really nothing short of a miracle," says Huentelman.
Shelby was singled out by Gov. Jan Brewer in her State of the State Address to highlight the groundbreaking work TGen is doing in Arizona.
Last year, TGen launched a Center for Rare Childhood disorders where they hope to help kids just like Shelby.
It took 10 years and $3 billion to map the first human genome. Now, researchers are able to do it in about a week and it costs quite a bit less.
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Monday, May 20 2013 9:28 PM EDT2013-05-21 01:28:08 GMT
It's a battle that Talbot County residents along Highway 208 say they've been complaining about for years. They say John Weaver can't afford to feed his horses, so he lets them starve to death. An openMore >>
It's a battle that Talbot County residents along Highway 208 say they've been complaining about for years. They say John Weaver can't afford to feed his horses, so he lets them starve to death. An openMore >>
Monday, May 20 2013 9:00 PM EDT2013-05-21 01:00:18 GMT
A Columbus woman reported to police on Sunday that she'd been sexually assaulted inside her apartment. According to the report, the incident happened Friday at 11:00 p.m. on Enoch Drive. The complaintMore >>
A Columbus woman reported to police on Sunday that she'd been sexually assaulted inside her apartment. More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 11:20 AM EDT2013-05-20 15:20:54 GMT
Have you seen "Molly?"She's popular, illegal, and very dangerous; although her name sounds innocent, she's far from it. You find her in clubs, music, and right here in the Chattahoochee Valley.More >>
Have you seen "Molly?"She's popular, illegal, and very dangerous; although her name sounds innocent, she's far from it. You find her in clubs, music, and right here in the Chattahoochee Valley. We set out to find "Molly" and expose her for what she really is.More >>
Experts say the officer who killed a Long Island college student and a home invasion suspect on Friday was confronted with a split-second choice.More >>
As a grieving family prepared for the funeral of a Hofstra University junior killed by a police officer's bullet during a standoff with an armed intruder, some on Monday questioned whether police should have waited for...More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 9:27 PM EDT2013-05-21 01:27:05 GMT
A Columbus-area pastor is trying a huge physical challenge to help raise money for a mission in Africa. Pastor Jay Bailey, from Solid Rock Church in Midland, and church member Bud Allen have joined More >>
A Columbus-area pastor is trying a huge physical challenge to help raise money for a mission in Africa. Pastor Jay Bailey, from Solid Rock Church in Midland, and church member Bud Allen have joined four other people on a 750 mile bike ride across Africa.More >>
A national atheist group says it will place its literature in cabins and lodges in Georgia's state parks after the governor's recent decision to allow Bibles in them.More >>
A national atheist group said Monday that it will donate its literature for use in cabins and lodges in Georgia's state parks after the governor's recent decision to allow Bibles there.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 9:10 PM EDT2013-05-21 01:10:05 GMT
Lake Bottom Park in Columbus was the scene of an expansive art fair with activities for all ages over the weekend. Painters and sculptors set up tents filled with their best work, hoping to catch the eyesMore >>
Lake Bottom Park in Columbus was the scene of an expansive art fair with activities for all ages over the weekend. Painters and sculptors set up tents filled with their best work, hoping to catch the eyes of patrons. More >>
It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million.More >>
It could be an anxious wait of up to two months for people in a small Florida city to find out who won the highest Powerball jackpot in history: an estimated $590.5 million.More >>
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