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Texas doctor goes viral on TikTok for skating through the hospital halls to celebrate his retirement
A physician celebrated a major career milestone by having some fun on his last day of work.
Dr. Phil Masterson is an emergency room physician from Dallas, Texas, who recently retired after practicing medicine for nearly 40 years.
Masterson decided to celebrate his recent retirement by skating through the halls of his emergency room — and giving the staff a few laughs.
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Fox News Digital spoke to him about his retirement and how he came up with the idea to show off his skating skills.
“I had a standing joke with my staff that on my last day of work, I was going to streak through the ER with a cowboy hat and some boots,” he joked.
Masterson celebrated his last day of work with his staff by skating down the halls of the hospital. (Dr. Phil Masterson)
His staff, whom he said were “wonderful to work with,” questioned whether he would actually go through with the bit.
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“Obviously, that was kind of extreme,” he said.
After speaking with a close physician friend who also retired recently, Masterson got the idea to rollerskate down the halls of the ER instead.
Masterson said he wanted to surprise his staff with a fun way of celebrating the big day. (Dr. Phil Masterson)
“I’m a great rollerskater, so I said, ‘I think I’ll do that,’” he said.
Masterson said on the night of his last shift he surprised his staff by putting on his rollerskates and skating through the halls.
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Staff members recorded Masterson’s skating skills, and Masterson’s daughter, Nichole Masterson, posted the video on TikTok — where it currently has over 1.7 million views.
Masterson said he used to skate in medical school to help alleviate the stress. (Dr. Phil Masterson)
“I’m quite surprised with the response it’s had since she posted it on TikTok,” he said.
“I think [the video] shows my light and how much fun I was having and how happy I was to be retiring,” he added.
Masterson said he’s been rollerskating his whole life. He said he used to skate multiple times a week in medical school to help with his stress levels.
Dr. Phil Masterson, pictured with wife Sherry Masterson and daughter Nichole Masterson, said he’s excited to travel and pick up old hobbies now that he’s retired. (Dr. Phil Masterson)
“It was a tremendous source of stress relief for me,” he explained.
As for his plans now that he’s retired, Masterson said he and his wife, Sherry Masterson, will move to Spain for a year to learn and embrace the Spanish culture.
Masterson said his wife also retired — one week before him — from the medical industry.
A Texas doctor celebrated his retirement by showing off his skating skills for the staff at the hospital. (Dr. Phil Masterson)
He also said he might pick up a couple of old hobbies of his — such as playing the trumpet and studying art.
“I’m looking forward to that,” he said.
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A man armed with a knife was shot by L.A. police officers responding to an assault with a deadly weapon call overnight, authorities said.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers with the Hollenbeck Division responded to an apartment complex in the 3000 block of Glenn Avenue in Boyle Heights at 1:45 a.m. Saturday after callers reported a male suspect was armed with a knife and had just assaulted someone in the complex.
Arriving officers found the suspect in front of the residence, but he did not comply with officers’ commands to drop the weapon. He then advanced toward the officers and an officer-involved shooting occurred, LAPD confirmed.
“The suspect was struck by gunfire and remained non-compliant,” the LAPD Public Information Officer said on X early Saturday morning. “Officers deployed a 40mm foam round and ultimately took the suspect into custody.”
Video obtained by KTLA shows the man being loaded into an ambulance and taken to a hospital; officials said he was transported in stable condition, adding that his knife was recovered at the scene and booked as evidence.
No officers or community members were injured during the incident. The man’s name was not released.
Dangerous rip currents and high surf are forecast for Los Angeles County beaches, including the Malibu Coast this weekend.
The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous beach statement, warning of the potentially deadly beach conditions. The dangerous conditions are forecast to last from Saturday evening to Monday morning.
“There is an increased risk of ocean drowning,” the NWS forecast reads. “Rip currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea. Waves can wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats nearshore.”
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A guide to surviving rip currents from the National Weather Service (NWS)
Minor Beach erosion and coastal flooding is possible through the weekend. The flooding is most likely to occur during evening high tides from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Beachgoers are advised to stay out of the water and remain near lifeguard towers. Jetties and tidepools are also especially dangerous during the weekend forecast.
“Rock jetties can be deadly in such conditions, stay off the rocks,” the NWS forecast reads.
Similar hazardous beach conditions are also in the forecast for Santa Barbara County. A high surf advisory is also in effect for Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties this weekend, where 10 to 15-foot waves will be possible.
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“This project comes at a time when tenants are reporting harassment and illegal evictions violating the City’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance, Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance and Tenant Anti‑Harassment Ordinance, but very few of the complaints end up leading to strong enforcement or real accountability,” L.A. City Controller Kenneth Mejia said in a media release Thursday.
The new Top 100 Problem Rental Properties dashboard includes a searchable database of all residential addresses with reported housing violation cases within the city of Los Angeles, a ranked list of the 100 addresses with the most violations and an interactive map.
“There has never before been an uncomplicated way for anyone to look up years’ worth of violations by address,” Mejia said in the release.
Data for the dashboard was compiled from multiple sources, including the Los Angeles Housing Department, Los Angeles City Planning and the L.A. County Assessor’s Office, according to the controller’s office.
The release also identified the top three addresses with the highest number of reported housing violations:
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