ODFW needs volunteers to help fish populations
Volunteers are needed in eastern and southern Oregon. Two positions with the Salmon and Trout Enhancement Advisory Committee (STEP) are open.
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The school zone speed limit is 20 mph
Drivers are finding out the cost of speeding ticket can be pricey. In fact, fines double in school zones. Law enforcement is watching drivers to keep kids safe.
Continue ReadingDog kept guard over owner who was found dead in snow
Click here for updates on this story FORESTHILL, California (KOVR) — David Deshon was found dead two days after he was reported missing near his Foresthill home last week – but his dog wouldn’t leave his side, family says. “He didn’t die alone. He didn’t die alone at all,” said David’s daughter, Shona. Shona believes
Continue ReadingThree skiers presumed dead from a Colorado avalanche are identified as local officials
The three missing skiers caught in a large avalanche in Colorado on Monday have been identified and are presumed dead, according to a joint statement from Eagle County and the Town of Eagle, Colorado. “While an official announcement has not yet been made by our partners in San Juan County, the families of Seth Bossung,
Continue ReadingTall parking meters causing issues in Watertown
Click here for updates on this story WATERTOWN, Massachusetts (WBZ) — For some Watertown residents, paying for parking can be a little tricky these days. In the last few weeks, hundreds of new meter heads with updated technology have been installed in the city that allow for card payments, and eventually, payments through an app.
Continue ReadingOhio grand jury indicts Columbus officer who fatally shot Andre Hill, state attorney general says
Adam Coy, the former Columbus, Ohio, police officer who shot and killed Andre Hill, was indicted by a grand jury Wednesday on several charges and later arrested, according to an announcement from Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost. Coy was arrested at his attorney’s office Wednesday afternoon. He is charged with murder in the commission of
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Sharing power is hard in a place built for fighting over it
President Joe Biden pines for unity, but actually sharing power is basically impossible in a place where politicians build their careers fighting over it. That’s why, weeks after Democrat Chuck Schumer became Senate majority leader, Republicans are still chairing committee meetings. That will now end after Schumer and now-Minority Leader Mitch McConnell struck a power-sharing
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Two new proposed Bend-area campgrounds under review
Deschutes County commissioners and Bend city officials are each considering a new proposed campground in their respective jurisdictions. One is struggling to win approval, while the other is still in its early stages.
Continue ReadingPrisoners in Massachusetts are getting their Covid-19 vaccines — and reduced sentences
Prisoners in Massachusetts have a special incentive to get the Covid-19 vaccine. If they receive both doses, watch and read educational materials and submit a form for approval, they could shorten their sentence, the Department of Corrections said in a memo. The incentive is made possible by a Massachusetts law, which states that prisoners are
Continue Reading30 dogs, over a dozen other animals and 4 kids removed from mobile home
Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Thirty American terrier pit bulls, four children and several other animals, some dead, were removed from a mobile home in Lawrence County. State police say when they arrived to the home on Rabbit Haven Lane in Washington Township Saturday, they found deplorable conditions.
Continue ReadingMan helps 75-year-old neighbor dig out from 20 inches of snow
Click here for updates on this story NORTH CALDWELL, New Jersey (WCBS) — A North Caldwell man says he and his wife have a snow angel. Seventy-five-year-old John Krug says their neighbor, Ed Devries, helped them dig out from 20 inches of snow after Monday’s winter storm. Krug says their good neighbor has been shoveling
Continue ReadingRescue dog saves owner’s life after he suffers stroke
Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, New Jersey (WCBS) — When most people adopt a dog they’re looking for companionship. But one owner got so much more. “When I talk about this story, I get emotional,” Brian Myers told CBS2’s Steve Overmyer on Wednesday. Myers is currently in rehab after suffering a stroke.
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House Republicans vote to keep Liz Cheney in leadership after she defends her impeachment vote
House Republicans voted Wednesday night that Rep. Liz Cheney should keep her post in House GOP leadership after she defended her support for impeachment as a vote of conscience during a contentious closed-door GOP conference meeting. The secret ballot vote took place after some Republicans argued that Cheney should be removed from leadership following her
Continue ReadingYounger adults are biggest spreaders of Covid-19, study suggests
A new study suggests that the biggest spreaders of coronavirus in the US are adults aged 20 to 49, but that doesn’t mean they should be pushed to the head of the vaccine line, experts say. A research team at Imperial College in London used cell phone location data covering more than 10 million people
Continue ReadingA suspect is charged with six counts of murder in the shooting deaths of 5 children and an adult in Oklahoma
The man suspected of fatally shooting five children and one adult in Oklahoma on Tuesday has been charged with six counts of murder. Jarron Deajon Pridgeon, 25, was additionally charged with one count of shooting with intent to kill and a count of possession of a firearm while on probation, Muskogee County District Attorney Orvil
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A year after daughter’s death in North Carolina, grieving mom still waiting for answers; ‘It’s devastating’
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A grieving Plainfield mom reached out to CBS 2 a year after her daughter unexpectedly passed away in North Carolina. Debbie Heater has subpoenaed documents, and called local law enforcement in North Carolina, but still can’t get clear answers about how her daughter’s death is
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Peace flags removed from classrooms after complaints
Click here for updates on this story HALIFAX, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Ten-year-old Charlie Eldridge is in the fifth grade at Halifax Elementary School. Recently his teachers and classmates hung peace flags up on the back walls of their classrooms. Charlie says they hung them as a reminder, “That up there was showing that everyone should
Continue ReadingInmates can earn slightly shorter prison sentences by getting Covid vaccine
Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Inmates in the Massachusetts Department of Correction can get a week taken off their prison sentence by getting the coronavirus vaccine. Commissioner Carol Mici made the announcement in a letter to inmates last week. “I have determined that receiving the vaccine is significantly valuable to
Continue ReadingWhat we know about the Florida raid that led to 2 FBI agents’ deaths
The FBI on Wednesday named the man who shot five agents, killing two, as they tried to execute a search warrant in South Florida. David Huber, 55, of Sunrise, died in Tuesday’s incident, but authorities have not said what led to his death. The FBI says it is reviewing what led to the shootout. The
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Low salmon, steelhead counts prompt concern as warm winter lingers
For about the past decade a group effort including the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and area tribes has been underway to restore the populations of salmon and steelhead in Central Oregon.
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