Oregon reports 5 more COVID-19 deaths as toll tops 2,000; 846 new cases
There are five new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 2,002, the Oregon Health Authority reported Friday.
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Virginia set to become 23rd state to abolish death penalty after state House passes bill
Virginia is set to become the 23rd state to abolish the death penalty, after the state House of Delegates passed legislation Friday that would end capital punishment in the Commonwealth a day after the state Senate passed a similar bill and the governor said he plans to sign it. Friday’s vote on the bill in
Continue ReadingDianne Durham, the first Black national champion of US gymnastics, dies at 52
At just 14 years old, Dianne Durham stood before thousands of spectators on the biggest stage in American gymnastics. She’d just hurt her foot in an earlier, near-perfect balance beam routine — but she wasn’t thinking about the pain, she told a CBS reporter. She’d been “having too much fun to let it bother” her,
Continue ReadingMan arrested on child pornography charges; officials say more charges expected
Click here for updates on this story MILL SPRING, North Carolina (WLOS) — In a joint effort between Polk County Sheriff’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations, a Polk County man has been taken into custody on child pornography charges. On Jan. 28, investigators from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations and Special Operations Divisions
Continue Reading‘This gave me a lot of hope’: Navy veteran receives car from dealership
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — She came to Minnesota with a backpack and $200 in her pocket looking for a better life. Navy veteran Sierra was on her last leg when the community she now lives in came together to give her the gift of a new car. Joe and
Continue ReadingMissing 15-year-old boy with autism, reunited with family
Click here for updates on this story TROUTDALE, Oregon (KPTV) — A teenage boy who hadn’t been seen for almost a week is now back home safe. The Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office asked the public for help after the family of 15-year-old Eh-Kawyaw Htoo reported him missing early Friday morning. His family told deputies he
Continue ReadingPolice arrest man suspected of lighting victim, vehicle on fire in parking lot
Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, Washington (KPTV) — A suspect has been arrested seven months after pouring gasoline on a man while he sat in his car and lighting him on fire in a parking lot, according to police. The Vancouver Police Department said its Major Crimes Team, with the assistance of
Continue ReadingLocal doctor couple headed to Super Bowl LV after treating Covid patients for 10 months
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Drs. Alicja and Jacob Salman are husband and wife, and also both doctors who have spent the last 10 months treating COVID-19 patients. But this Sunday, that will change as they turn in their scrubs for NFL gear. As CBS 2’s Marissa Parra reported Wednesday,
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Oregon lawmakers discuss elimination of juvenile court fees
Oregon lawmakers are discussing and considering a proposed bill that, if passed, would eliminate fees and court costs associated with juvenile delinquency matters.
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Oregon lawmaker faces expulsion over harassment reports; resignation urged
The conduct committee of the Oregon House of Representatives voted Friday in favor of expelling one of its members for alleged sexual harassment and asked the full House to make a decision.
Continue ReadingMyanmar blocks Twitter and Instagram
Myanmar further expanded its internet crackdown, ordering a block of Twitter and Instagram days after the country’s military seized power in a coup. The move comes barely a day after a similar block of Facebook. On Friday, the Myanmar Ministry of Transport and Communications ordered mobile networks and internet service providers in the country to
Continue ReadingBiden emphasizes ‘urgency’ of $1.9T relief after Summers’ op-ed on inflation and GOP opposition
President Joe Biden responded to a new, sluggish jobs report by continuing to press for his $1.9 trillion Covid relief package to be passed with urgency — even as a leading economist who served in the Obama administration is sounding the alarm on how the White House’s plan could have negative economic consequences. “We saw
Continue Reading77-year-old woman rescued after being trapped inside her van for four days after winter storm
Firefighters in Newark, New Jersey, on Thursday rescued a 77-year-old woman who said she had been trapped inside her van for at least four days during this week’s winter storm. The woman was identified by CNN affiliate News 12 New Jersey as Janet Ward, who is currently living in the vehicle. She told the station
Continue ReadingThree New Jersey correctional officers charged after assault at a women’s prison
Three suspended correctional officers are facing criminal charges for their alleged role in an assault of inmates at a New Jersey women’s prison. The charges, announced Thursday by State Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal, involve the pepper-spraying and punching of one inmate 28 times and the punching of another inmate who was in handcuffs. Grewal
Continue ReadingBiden White House wants to use the Super Bowl to advance message on Covid and vaccines
President Joe Biden’s urgent goal of tackling the Covid-19 pandemic depends heavily on persuading Americans to get the vaccine as quickly as possible and educating the public about the virus — and his top aides have been eyeing this weekend’s Super Bowl as an opportunity to score some points. The President and first lady Jill
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NFL tells White House it’s ready to make every stadium a vaccination site
Every NFL team will make its stadium available as a mass vaccination site, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell wrote in a letter to President Joe Biden dated Thursday. The offer comes as the Biden administration has promised the opening of mass vaccination sites as part of its push to ramp up the pace of Covid inoculations.
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Christopher Plummer, Oscar winner and star of ‘The Sound of Music,’ dead at 91
Christopher Plummer, the elegantly voiced, Oscar-winning actor perhaps most fondly remembered for “The Sound of Music,” died Friday at his home in Connecticut, his manager said in a statement. He was 91. “Chris was an extraordinary man who deeply loved and respected his profession with great old fashion manners, self deprecating humor and the music
Continue ReadingAuthorities searching for owner of dog who bit a person in North Carolina
Click here for updates on this story Asheville, North Carolina (WLOS) — Animal Control is searching for the owner of a dog after a reported dog bite in front of the CVS store along Merrimon Avenue. Authorities say on Monday, Feb. 1, at around 8 p.m. Asheville Animal Control received a report of a dog
Continue ReadingPolice step up investigation into assault on Asian American seniors
Click here for updates on this story Oakland, California (KPIX) — Oakland police said Thursday they are searching for the suspect who was caught on camera forcefully pushing down a 91-year-old man in Chinatown and victimizing two others. “This is something we must change and change it now,” said Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce president
Continue ReadingStocks rise again even as jobs report shows slow recovery
The first jobs report of the Joe Biden presidency was less than OK — but Wall Street cheered anyway. Stocks rose Friday, extending all-time highs for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq. The Dow gained more than 90 points, or 0.3% on Friday, while the S&P added 0.4% and the Nasdaq rose 0.6%. The government said
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