Staying cool today
A gentle northerly flow at 5-10 mph will keep our daytime highs in the mid to upper 40’s.
Continue ReadingMonth: March 2021
Trump doesn’t commit to stay out of Senate primaries despite prodding by top GOP senator
Florida Sen. Rick Scott, the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, urged former President Donald Trump to back the candidates who win Senate primaries next year rather than engage in intra-party fights that could harm the party’s chances at taking back the majority in the midterm elections. Asked Tuesday if Trump agreed with his
Continue ReadingWhat it’s like to live in the robocall capital of America
Melinda Walsh, a former marketing consultant, gets up to eight robocalls on her cell phone on any given day — not counting the few that come through on her landline. The constant chorus of robocalls — “your account has been compromised” and “your car warranty has expired” — became a backdrop to her life. It’s
Continue ReadingSackler family agrees to pay $4.2 billion as part of plan to dissolve OxyContin maker Purdue
Purdue Pharma has filed a restructuring plan to dissolve itself and establish a new company dedicated to programs designed to combat the opioid crisis, according to court documents filed Monday. As part of the proposed plan, the Sackler family has agreed to pay an additional $4.2 billion over the next nine years to resolve various
Continue ReadingWHO meets to discuss AstraZeneca vaccine as more EU countries halt rollout
The World Health Organization’s vaccine safety experts were due to meet Tuesday to discuss the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, as the list of countries temporarily halting its rollout over blood clot concerns continued to grow. On Tuesday, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Latvia and Sweden became the latest European nations to suspend its use, despite advice from international medical
Continue ReadingNew climate pledges ‘far short’ of meeting Paris Agreement goals, UN warns
The planet is on “red alert” because governments are failing to meet their climate change goals, the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said Friday. He described 2021 as a “make or break year” following the release of a UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) report analyzing the updated climate action plans submitted by 75
Continue ReadingVolunteers pack bags of food for 120 homeless students at high school
Click here for updates on this story BEAVERTON, OR (KPTV) — Volunteers at a Beaverton church are working to prevent homeless teens from going hungry during spring break. On Monday, volunteers with Bethel Congregational United Church of Christ packed up bags of food for 120 homeless students at Beaverton High School. Those bags ensure students
Continue ReadingThe slowing down of ocean currents could have a devastating effect on our climate
Remember the movie, “The Day After Tomorrow,” in which a catastrophic series of global disasters strike after climate change causes the world’s ocean currents to stop? Well, new research reveals Earth’s major ocean currents are slowing down, and though the consequences will not be as immediate or dramatic as in the Hollywood fiction, there are
Continue ReadingRealty team claims Alabama fire chief pulled a gun on them due to their skin color
Click here for updates on this story TARRANT, Alabama (WGCL) — A realtor’s home viewing turns to horror! A major mix-up ending with the homeowner in handcuffs. “It was scary, and I was praying like please Lord don’t let him shoot any of us,” said real estate agent Regina Lee. That’s all Lee said she
Continue ReadingScientists want to build a doomsday vault on the moon
Engineers want to build an underground lunar ark, filled with millions of seed, spore, sperm and egg samples from Earth’s species, hidden in a network of tubes on the moon to provide a genetic backup for the planet in the event of a doomsday scenario. Scientists from the University of Arizona have proposed an ark,
Continue Reading2 people rescued from crash after pickup nearly falls into Idaho gorge
Click here for updates on this story TWIN FALLS, Idaho (EastIdahoNews.com) — TWIN FALLS – A pickup truck dangled off a bridge near Twin Falls Monday evening and resulted in what Idaho State Police Troopers describe as a heroic rescue. The crash occurred at 2:42 p.m. on Interstate 84 over Malad Gorge, according to a
Continue ReadingFamily raising awareness after undocumented mother is refused COVID-19 vaccine
Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A San Fernando Valley son took to social media to detail how his mother – an undocumented immigrant – was turned away from getting a COVID-19 vaccine. “This is a very big issue because people are not supposed to get rejected from getting the
Continue ReadingRemember the pandemic greenhouse emissions drop? It’s nearly gone
Global emissions of heat-trapping gases fell dramatically last year as the pandemic forced much of the world to a halt. But new data has shown they are bouncing back — fast. Lockdown measures to contain the spread of the coronavirus caused a 7% drop in CO2 emissions over the course of 2020 — the biggest
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Lake reserve community contests $429K DEQ fish death fine
The Fishhawk Lake Reserve and Community is contesting a $439,200 penalty from the state Department of Environmental Quality for allegedly killing more than 30,000 fish after draining the reservoir in 2019.
Continue ReadingTeens who escaped Honduras recall being detained at border for 2 months before reuniting with mom
Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — The crisis at the border is a major topic that’s front and center this week in Washington. There has been a massive surge of child migrants crossing the border and more than 4,000 children are now stuck in border patrol-run facilities. What’s happening at the
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Spokane man pleads guilty in $12M grass seed fraud schemes
A former manager of a Washington-based company that produced and sold grass seed and turfgrass to independent Oregon growers has admitted to mislabeling, pyramid and real estate investment schemes that defrauded customers and netted him more than $12 million.
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Mother to speak about baby accidentally shot in head by police
Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — The attorney for the family of a 1-year-old shot by Houston police as they confronted a chase suspect says the baby is still suffering after the incident. According to attorney Benjamin Crump, 1-year-old Legend Smalls had to have part of his skull removed to relieve
Continue ReadingAn invisible, odorless gas is pitting Texas against the Biden administration
Deep in the heart of Texas, above an oil patch about the size of Kansas, a little team in a small plane is trying to reveal a big problem. They are methane hunters. With an infrared camera and a Picarro Cavity Ring-Down Laser Spectroscope, they fly spirals over pumps and compressor stations that stretch to
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This town powered America for decades. What do we owe them?
This Wyoming coal town is a place of contradictions. At dawn, the land looks heavenly: Winds rattle the sagebrush; cotton-candy skies make a dusting of snow glow in pastel hues. Later in the afternoon, though, you look to the horizon and see the Earth hemorrhaging gray dust as trucks haul coal from pits the size
Continue ReadingAmerica wasn’t ready for Covid-19. These newsrooms helped guide the way
When life came to a grinding halt a year ago, two national publications excelled at guiding readers through an unprecedented and scary pandemic, drawing record audiences and journalism awards. They each have wildly different origin stories: One is STAT, a five-year-old health and life sciences news site, launched as a sister publication to The Boston
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