FOX5 Shining Star: Ryker to the Rescue

Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 11:47 PM PST
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Put 4,000 bees together and they only weigh one pound. Put a single hive of 50,000 bees together? Well, that's 12 pounds of stingers buzzing with deadly potential. That's what a local teen was up against, when his elderly neighbor came under attack. But what Ryker Edwards did next earned him the title of this month's shining star.

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