Click here for updates on this story LONGMONT, Colorado (KCNC) — Raise the Future can’t do the work they do so well without money. A Day For Wednesday’s Child is not successful without sponsors. American Furniture Warehouse is one of those sponsors, and a proud supporter of the mission of Raise the Future. Recently, Jake
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NEWNAN, Georgia (WGCL) — Deletha Bailey Colton heard the news every good mother fears. Her eldest daughter Denijiah and her youngest son, Scooter, had left the house on a Sunday for a trip to McDonalds and never came back. “My cousin called me and she said, get in
Continue ReadingRobinhood is again having to explain why users faced issues trading a popular asset on its platform this week. This time, the asset in question is Dogecoin: a cryptocurrency (which was created as a joke in 2013) popular among Redditors and with Tesla CEO Elon Musk that surged to all-time highs this week. Late Thursday,
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The Oregon State University Board of Trustees on Friday voted unanimously to name Rebecca “Becky” Johnson as the university’s interim president.
Continue ReadingRussia sanctioned eight senior US administration officials Friday, including FBI director Christopher Wray and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, one of several measures it took just a day after President Joe Biden announced sweeping sanctions against Russia and warned against a “cycle of escalation.” Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Friday that Russia will also
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President Joe Biden on Friday said Iran’s decision to enrich uranium at 60% is not helpful and counter to the agreement the countries made under the Iran nuclear deal, but said he is pleased the country continues to engage in indirect talks with the United States. “We do not support, and do not think it’s
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Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-Ore.) on Thursday introduced his first piece of legislation as a Member of Congress. His bill, H.R.2562, the Solving Our Shortages for Seedlings Act (SOS for Seedlings Act) addresses the national shortage of seedlings needed for reforestation efforts following wildfires across the United States.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PALMDALE, California (KCAL/KCBS) — It was a picture of a man’s soot-streaked legs, perched on rocks high above a canyon, but it piqued the interest of Southern California’s rather extensive hiking community and helped save Rene Compean’s life. Now back home in Palmdale with just a few scratches
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden deemed the recent spate of mass shooting a “national embarrassment” on Friday, hours after he ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff on Friday in the wake of the mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx facility that killed at least eight people. It’s only been two weeks since the last time Biden
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Beginning Monday, everyone 16 or older will be eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine. A total of 4,680 first-dose COVID-19 vaccines will be scheduled for the week using the Central Oregon vaccine pre-registration system.
Continue ReadingNo snow expected in our extended forecast and this is the last season weekend for Hoodoo.
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Sunny skies will stick around for the next several days, and the warmup continues through Sunday.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ST. PAUL, Minnesota (WCCO) — A bill introduced Thursday in the Minnesota Legislature would repeal a law that prohibits objects hanging from the rearview mirror while driving, a traffic violation in Minnesota that Daunte Wright’s mother said her son told her on the phone was the reason he
Continue ReadingProminent Democratic lawmakers and top progressives expressed outrage and disappointment on Friday in response to news that President Joe Biden would sign an emergency determination keeping the Trump-era refugee cap of 15,000 — a significant reversal from his administration’s proposal earlier this year to lift the cap to 62,500. But not long after a flood
Continue ReadingPolice arrived “to a very chaotic scene, with victims and witnesses running everywhere” at a FedEx Ground facility near Indianapolis’ main airport late Thursday night, where a former employee shot and killed eight people and wounded several others, an Indianapolis police official told CNN. Deputy Chief Craig McCartt on Friday afternoon identified the gunman as
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden hosted Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at the White House on Friday for his first in-person meeting with a foreign leader as he refocuses American foreign policy toward East Asia. The meeting between the two leaders came at the end of a pivotal week for the Biden administration’s foreign policy, marked by Wednesday’s
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President Biden has weighed the risks and considered the political and personal implications. He has listened carefully to the advice of the military and diplomats, and he has coordinated with our allies, who have nobly supported the fight over the last two decades with their own blood and treasure. Now, the President has made the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MODESTO, California (KOVR) — Two Stockton men are in jail in connection to a multi-county robbery spree. Their alleged crimes spanned 40 miles from rural Stanislaus County to San Joaquin County. “He held [a gun] at me and he said ‘You are going to make me murder you,’
Continue ReadingThe family of Daunte Wright — the Black motorist shot and killed by a Minnesota police officer during an arrest attempt last weekend — sees a manslaughter charge filed against the officer as a “good initial step” toward justice, a lawyer for the relatives said Thursday. Wright’s mother Katie, however, later questioned whether even justice
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Gender Infinity’s Andrea Segovia discusses the dangerous impact of the anti-trans legislation. (OutSmart Magazine) — A slew of anti-transgender bills are moving quickly through the Texas Legislature, and the consequences could be deadly, according to trans advocates. Senate and House committees have already approved two bills that restrict
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