Click here for updates on this story Plains, Pennsylvania (WGAL ) — A dispute over snow shoveling ended with a murder-suicide that left three people dead in northeastern Pennsylvania, authorities said. The Luzerne County District Attorney’s Office said Jeffrey Spaide got into an argument Monday morning with James and Lisa Goy, who lived across the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW ) — The Portland Board of Public Education unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday evening condemning a recent string of hate crimes targeting members of the LGBTQ+ community. People in Portland and South Portland have reported receiving threatening letters. Those letters appeared to target people who
Continue ReadingA rocky corner in southern Utah has been the focal point of protests and political battles for years. A recent move by the Biden administration is giving Native tribes hope that a broken promise could be mended. On his first day in office, President Joe Biden ordered federal officials to review the boundaries of Bears
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Newsmax anchor Bob Sellers repeatedly tried to cut off MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell in an interview Tuesday after the Trump-supporting executive spread election fraud falsehoods on air. That’s a particularly touchy topic for the conservative news channel, because it was named in a lawsuit claiming it spread misinformation about voting machines. Lindell was invited on
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Albuquerque, NM (KOAT ) — A record drought season in New Mexico has some farmers worried about how they are going to get produce in the grocery store. It has prompted the state’s engineer to issue a report telling farmers not to farm unless they “absolutely need to
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — An economic study found that Tennessee’s public-use airports contribute $40 billion to the state’s economy and support more than 220,000 jobs in Tennessee. The Tennessee Department of Transportation recently completed a year-long Statewide Aviation Economic Impact Study. “Tennessee’s 78 public-use airports are critical components of
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Elk Grove, California (KCRA) — Holding signs, chanting, cheering and getting honks from people driving by: A group that calls itself the Elk Grove Unified School District Parent Coalition made it known Tuesday they want their kids to go back to school — in person. “This marks that
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — Fergus is back! The McKays’ 4-year-old Irish wolf-dog, Fergus, has been missing since Saturday night after another car rear-ended them with him in the vehicle. The poor pup crashed through the back window and then took off following the wreck. “He looked to be limping,”
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Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., on Wednesday introduced the River Democracy Act to add nearly 4,700 miles of rivers and streams in Oregon to the national Wild and Scenic Rivers system – the largest such effort in our nation’s history.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story METAMORA TOWNSHIP, Michigan (WNEM) — An 18-year-old is dead following a shooting in Metamora Township. On Feb. 2 at 12:01 a.m., an officer from the Metamora Township Police Department was sent to 3660 S. Lapeer Rd. Lot 150 for reports of an accidental shooting. When the officer arrived
Continue ReadingA deal has been reached in the Senate in principle on a power-sharing agreement that had prevented Democrats from taking control of the committees, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Wednesday morning. Democrats took control of the Senate in January after winning a pair of US Senate seats in Georgia and the White House. However,
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court on Wednesday wiped away lower court decisions that had gone in favor of Holocaust victims and family members who are seeking to bring suit in US courts against Hungary and Germany for property they say was stolen from them during World War II. The court said lawyers for the victims had not
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Independence, Missouri (KMBC ) — Several hours before the big game next Sunday, many couples will be tying the knot in Tampa all thanks to a road warrior from Independence who’s making a long drive in the name of love. “I am a mobile wedding service,” said Pastor
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story DEKALB COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — Across DeKalb County, teachers did something most of them haven’t done since the pandemic began. They walked into their school buildings to teach their students. “Some teachers are very excited to come back. Some teachers are not,” said Brittney Caldwell, who teaches AP
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story WATERBURY, Connecticut (WFSB) — Police in Waterbury arrested a man in connection to a cold case murder. Willie Robinson, 52 of Waterbury, was arrested Friday, accused of murdering 16-year-old Jessica Keyworth back on June 1, 2004. On that day, police found Keyworth deceased in the stairwell of a
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden is relying on his Capitol Hill years to convince former colleagues to move quickly on his debut legislative effort, waging an intensive push for the sweeping Covid-19 rescue package he hopes can garner Republican support. He’s told Democrats over a series of meetings he’s willing to reconsider some aspects of his plan,
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NEW BRITAIN, Connecticut (WFSB) — An early morning apartment fire in New Britain has claimed the life of one person. Fire crews have the fire out and are in the process of cleanup and investigating how the fire began. We don’t have an id on the individual, but
Continue ReadingLarge grocery chains stopped giving their workers hazard pay for showing up to the job last year. Now, some cities on the West Coast are starting to require it as coronavirus cases rise and the vaccine rollout moves more slowly than anticipated. Seattle and two cities in California, Long Beach and Montebello, have passed laws
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A 57-year-old man was arrested Monday afternoon after he harassed multiple people on a Portland Streetcar and repeatedly called an officer a racial slur, according to court documents. Steven James Betz is facing two counts of second-degree bias crime, second-degree disorderly conduct, second-degree criminal
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President Joe Biden told House Democrats on a conference call Wednesday he is open to narrowing the distribution of $1,400 stimulus checks in his Covid-19 relief proposal to focus on poor and middle-class people, according to audio of the call obtained by CNN “I think we can better target the number,” he said, according to
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