Summertime heat is heading our way and for most of us, we can head into the AC, but for first responders their job continues no matter the weather.

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – Ashley Patterson is not your average teenage girl. When she’s not in class, doing homework or hanging out with friends, you’ll find this 18-year-old at Hollins Volunteer Fire & Rescue where she’s a volunteer EMT. Ashley Patterson, 18, works as a volunteer EMT at Hollins Fire & Rescue. (WSLS)Hollins Volunteer Rescue Chief Jeff Edwards said that Ashley’s got heart. “He thought it was really cool that I’m doing what he did.”AdA young girl’s dream, that’s now this young woman’s reality.

Hundreds of activists demanded justice for Breonna Taylor during the demonstrations in her hometown that drew counter-protesters from a white militia group. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)LOUISVILLE, Ky. Hundreds of armed, predominantly Black, activists demanded justice for Breonna Taylor during peaceful demonstrations Saturday in her Kentucky hometown that drew counter-protesters from a white militia group. By the time Black activists dressed in black fatigues arrived in the heart of downtown Saturday afternoon, most of the white militia members had already left. Earlier in the day, three people were accidentally shot at a park where Black activists had gathered, police said. "I encourage anyone choosing to exercise their Second Amendment rights to do so responsibly.The Black activists had converged on Louisville to demand justice for Taylor.