Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas (KFSM) — The holidays can be a stressful time, and for those battling substance abuse or mental illness, a pandemic holiday season could bring even more pressure. According to the CDC, the most dangerous times of the year for drug-and alcohol-related deaths are December, January and
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BLAKELY, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — A man is dead, and several others became sick after an apparent carbon monoxide leak in Blakely Monday morning at the Bodnick Street Apartment building. According to the Lackawanna County Coroner, Peter Gentile, 48, passed away at a nearby hospital. He lived at the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LANCASTER COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A 17 year-old is charged as an adult in connection with a stabbing and robbery that happened in October in Spring Garden Township. Police say that on October 15, a man was approached in the parking lot at 908 South George Street and
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More than 1.6 million ballots have already been cast in Georgia’s crucial US Senate runoffs with two weeks to go until Election Day — most of them at early in-person voting locations rather than by mail. The wave of early voting in the Georgia runoff mirrors high turnout ahead of the general election in November.
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The opening day of the 2020-21 NBA season is unlike any other. It has been just 71 days since the Los Angeles Lakers won the 2020 NBA championship. The Lakers will take on the crosstown rival Clippers in one of the two opening night fixtures on Tuesday. In the other opening day game, the Golden
Continue Reading With a difficult summer behind him, Lionel Messi says he is determined to “fight for everything” at Barcelona this season. The Argentine forward drew level with Pele’s record of 643 goals for a single club at the weekend and he could surpass that mark as Barcelona faces Real Valladolid on Tuesday. Messi, who came close
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A slate of GOP lawmakers who downplayed different concerns about the coronavirus pandemic or ignored public health advice are now facing a wave of backlash for being among the first to receive a vaccine. With only limited doses available across the US, members of Congress have been prioritized for inoculation in an effort to maintain
Continue ReadingJupiter and Saturn, the two largest planets in our solar system, came closer together than they have been in 400 years on Monday. This great conjunction made a bright splash in the night sky and was captured around the world in stunning images. The alignment has been nicknamed the “Christmas Star” but the fact that
Continue ReadingIf you’re thinking about having a Lean Cuisine meal for dinner tonight, you might want to rethink your dinner plans. After several consumer complaints, Nestlé Prepared Foods is recalling more than 92,000 pounds of its Lean Cuisine Baked Chicken frozen meals. The meals contain white meat chicken with stuffing, red-skinned potatoes and gravy. The US
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As vaccine distribution ramps up across the United States, advocates and public health experts are warning that more steps must be taken to make sure millions of undocumented immigrants have access to vaccines — and aren’t too scared to sign up. “I’m very, very concerned,” says Dr. Ranit Mishori, senior medical advisor for Physicians for
Continue ReadingMt. Bachelor received a little new snow last night,
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Continue Reading US Treasury Department email accounts were compromised in the suspected Russian hack of government agencies, a key Democratic senator said Monday, adding new details about the extent of the wide-reaching breach. Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, said in a statement that the committee had been briefed on
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MOLINE, Illinois (WQAD) — A visitation is being held Tuesday for a Sherrard teenager who was shot and killed while driving his car last week. Dylan McCalester died Tuesday, Dec. 15 from a gunshot wound to his chest. He was 16-years-old and a Junior at Sherrard High School.
Continue ReadingCongress has finally addressed one of Americans’ biggest health care headaches: surprise medical billing. Lawmakers included a bipartisan, bicameral agreement to stop the practice in this week’s government spending bill. The deal among key players in both the House and Senate was released earlier this month — a year after the last joint-chamber agreement was
Continue Reading Hundreds of students at the US Naval Academy at Annapolis have received a grade of “incomplete” as the academy reviews “potential inconsistencies” in physics exams that were submitted earlier this month. The academy would not elaborate on the “inconsistencies,” but the review is notable in light of reports about a major cheating scandal at the
Continue ReadingChris Pratt appears to have won the latest round in the battle over which Chris is the best Hollywood Chris. The “Guardians of the Galaxy” star took to social media Monday to share about his winning record in a charity fantasy football league in which he competes with Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth, called The
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SOUTHINGTON, Connecticut (WFSB) — A woman was arrested months after a rollover crash in Southington left two people dead. Southington police said they arrested 22-year-old Gabriella Correa for impaired driving. The crash happened on March 14 just before 8:45 p.m. Correa was behind the wheel of a Honda
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Captured on cell phone video, former FOX 12 anchor Amy Troy treasures one moment with her mother above all others during this heartbreaking pandemic that’s separated families with loved ones in care homes. In the video, taken in September, Troy reaches her hand to
Continue ReadingJust before the buzzer sounds on 2020, Washington has finally agreed on a $900 billion relief package that avoids driving the US economy off a cliff. But Uncle Sam’s work rescuing the economy from the worst pandemic in a century is not nearly done. Unemployed Americans, hurting small businesses and state-and-local governments are going to
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