The Getty Fire that has burned more than 600 acres in Los Angeles and destroyed a dozen homes likely was started by a eucalyptus tree limb that fell into power lines, sparking and igniting nearby brush, video and a fire department investigation shows. Mayor Eric Garcetti told reporters Tuesday there is no evidence of arson
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NEW MILFORD, Pa. (WNEP) — Normally, these dozens of National Honor Society students from Blue Ridge High School would be in the classroom on a school day, working toward helping to make the world a better place in the future. But on this day, they were outside trying
Continue ReadingThe deaths of homeless people in Los Angeles doubled from 2013 to 2018, according to a report released Tuesday by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. The number of homeless deaths increased from 536 in 2013 to 1,047 in 2018, the report said. The overall death rate increased by over a third during
Continue ReadingA Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday struck down three assault weapon restrictions passed in Pittsburgh after the Tree of Life synagogue shooting last year. The three bills restrict the use of assault weapons, extended magazines and armor-piercing ammunition in public places within the city of Pittsburgh, and allow courts to temporarily take guns away from individuals
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LEBANON, OR (KEZI) — A group of Lebanon teenagers wore blackface at a haunted barn fundraiser over the weekend, sparking outrage and condemnation. The teens were at an event hosted by the local chapter of Future Farmers of America at a school-owned barn. They took a photo, using
Continue Reading(CNN) – Al exvicepresidente de Estados Unidos Joe Biden no se le permitió comulgar este domingo en una iglesia católica en Carolina del Sur por su apoyo al derecho al aborto. El padre Robert Morey, de la iglesia católica Saint Anthony en la ciudad Florence, le dijo al diario Florence Morning News que le había
Continue ReadingThe father of a 21-year-old British woman who disappeared after a beach party on a Cambodian island fears she has been kidnapped. Amelia Bambridge was last seen on Police Beach on Koh Rong island in the early hours of Thursday. An extensive search has been launched, with her family arriving in Cambodia to help with
Continue ReadingA very cold day across the High Desert on this Tuesday! Temperatures just barely got over freezing today across the region. And overnight tonight we are looking at very cold weather. Lows will drop down into the single digits for many of us, with some overnight lows hovering in the low teens. This evening there
Continue ReadingAuthor Marianne Williamson‘s first television campaign ad of the 2020 election cycle focuses on reparations and will run this week in South Carolina — an early primary state with a crucial black voting bloc. The Democratic presidential candidate’s three-figure ad — the smallest ad buy of the election cycle — will run in Columbia, South
Continue ReadingFirefighters and first responders battling the Getty Fire were treated to a warm meal courtesy of NBA star LeBron James, according to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. “Thank you, @KingJames, for generously sending a taco truck to support our @LAFD firefighters, first responders, and partner agencies working to fight the #GettyFire,” Garcetti tweeted Tuesday along
Continue ReadingThe grandfather of a toddler who fell to her death on a cruise ship in July has been charged with negligent homicide in her death, Puerto Rican authorities said. Salvatore Anello was playing with the girl, Chloe Wiegand, on the 11th floor near a window while the ship was docked in Puerto Rico. An attorney
Continue ReadingLifeguards in Huntington Beach, California, were reminding swimmers to shuffle their feet when they go into the ocean after 176 people were stung by stingrays in just one day. A record number of people were stung on Saturday, authorities told CNN affiliate KTLA. It may sound like a scene from a monster movie, but the
Continue ReadingOne sure way to tell a Californian from an Easterner is to ask about fire. Californians know a great deal about wildfires — having to flee them, breathing acrid smoke, brushing blankets of ash off their cars and sometimes watching their own homes consumed by flames. Ten of the most destructive fires in the state
Continue ReadingNo candidate saw a more precipitous decline than Joe Biden in a new poll of New Hampshire Democrats. The former vice president’s support dropped 9 points between July and October, to 15%, in a new poll from CNN and SSRS. No other candidates saw significant dips in their support during that time. Sens. Bernie Sanders
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) — Portland homeowners helped create the world’s largest ball of lint, which was set on fire in Michigan last month, according to a spokesperson. The giant ball weighed in at around 690 pounds, stood around 4-feet-4-inches tall, and was close to 20-feet in circumference, earning
Continue ReadingSan Bernardino, California, police command the man to drop his gun and put up his hands. He complies, albeit slowly, but when he refuses orders to stop walking toward officers, one of them shoots him five times in a flash, bodycam footage shows. The San Bernardino Police Department released video of the 2018 shooting of
Continue ReadingDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — U.S. agriculture officials said Tuesday a rule that allows farmers to legally grow hemp will be finalized this week, a move that many states have awaited for months so they can begin widespread hemp production. The rule is set to be published Thursday and effective immediately. It establishes requirements for
Continue ReadingThe pilgrimage of all the leading 2020 Democratic contenders to Des Moines this Friday for a state party dinner testifies to the outsized influence Iowa continues to wield in the presidential nominating process. The paradox is that the candidates’ focus on Iowa is increasing even as the state’s odds of predicting the nomination’s winner may
Continue ReadingA key House committee on Tuesday set the stage for the next phase of impeachment by releasing the rules that will guide Democrats through impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump. The House Rules Committee released the text of the resolution Tuesday that the House will vote on later this week to formalize the impeachment proceedings.
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Reporter/weather anchor, NewsChannel 21 I am very excited to start my career here at NewsChannel 21! I was born and raised in Wilsonville, Oregon. I attended Northern Arizona University, where I majored in Journalism and minored in Creative Media and Film. During my time at NAU, I worked at NAZ Today, a local student run
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