Thursday PM Snow Report
This Friday and Saturday are Mt. Hood Meadows last days of the season.
Continue ReadingMonth: April 2021
After the warmest day of the year, we start to cool
Partly cloudy Thursday night with lows again on the warn side in the upper 30s to low 40s.
Continue ReadingWoman facing felony after her children allegedly access marijuana edibles
Click here for updates on this story RAPID CITY, South Dakota (Rapid City Journal) — A Rapid City woman is facing a felony charge because her children were hospitalized after she allegedly left marijuana edibles in an area where they were able to access them, according to a news release from the Pennington County Sheriff’s
Continue ReadingUS investigating possible mysterious directed energy attack near White House
Federal agencies are investigating at least two possible incidents on US soil, including one near the White House in November of last year, that appear similar to mysterious, invisible attacks that have led to debilitating symptoms for dozens of US personnel abroad. Multiple sources familiar with the matter tell CNN that while the Pentagon and
Continue ReadingWife runs husband over, police say
Click here for updates on this story DECATUR, Illinois (The Pantagraph) — Police said a Decatur woman, faced with her husband pleading with her not to take the car without him, ran him over with it instead. A sworn affidavit from Decatur police said the couple, married for two years, had gotten into an unspecified
Continue ReadingArrests made in connection to attack on Lady Gaga’s dog walker
Five people have been arrested and charged for their alleged involvement in the February shooting and robbery of Lady Gaga’s dog walker, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Three of the suspects, ranging in age from 18 to 27, were arrested Tuesday on charges of attempted murder. The other two suspects, aged 40 and
Continue ReadingWoman suing Kraft for alleged fake cheese, tomato sauce in Bagel Bites Pizza Snacks
Click here for updates on this story ELROY, Wisconsin (Kenosha News) — An Elroy woman is suing Kraft Heinz Food Company for allegedly deceptive packaging, claiming the company misleads purchasers of Bagel Bites Pizza Snacks into believing they are getting real tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese even though the product contains imitation sauce and cheese.
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DOJ to seek indictment of Derek Chauvin and three other ex-Minneapolis police officers, reports say
Federal prosecutors are moving forward with plans to charge Derek Chauvin and three other former Minneapolis police officers with federal civil rights violations, according to two local media reports in Minnesota. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune, citing a source, and KSTP-TV, citing sources with knowledge of the investigation, say the Justice Department intends to ask a grand
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Second round of Oregon Landlord Compensation Fund opens to applications
Round 2 of Oregon’s Landlord Compensation Fund program opened Thursday and includes $70 million in assistance covering rent owed by eligible tenants that was accrued from April 1, 2020 through May 2021.
Continue ReadingAn hours-long standoff in North Carolina leaves five dead, including two sheriff’s deputies
Five people are dead, including two North Carolina sheriff’s deputies, after a check on a person who did not show up for work ended in gunfire and a 13-hour standoff, authorities said. The sheriff’s deputies were ambushed and fatally wounded heading down to the basement of the home, Watauga County Sheriff Len Hagaman told reporters
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State, local officials to investigate Portland police killing of man in park
Oregon’s attorney general and a district attorney announced Thursday that a joint investigation will be conducted into the police killing of Robert Delgado at a park in Portland.
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Members of George Floyd’s family and relatives of police violence victims call on Congress for changes in reform bill
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill and advocates who want to overhaul the nation’s policing laws — including members of George Floyd’s family — held a series of meetings Thursday searching for legislation that can pass both chambers of Congress, the day after President Joe Biden highlighted the demand for policing reform in his prime-time address. Senate
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CNN Poll: About a quarter of adults say they won’t try to get a Covid-19 vaccine
With a majority of adult Americans now at least partially vaccinated against coronavirus, roughly a quarter of adults say they will not try to get the shot, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS. That vaccine-hesitant 26% is much more willing to return to regular activity, far less confident in the government health
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Grand jury indicts 8 in drinking-related death at Bowling Green fraternity party
Eight people were indicted Thursday in the death of Bowling Green State University student Stone Foltz, who died after drinking at a fraternity event, prosecutors said in a news release. “The indictments stem from an alleged Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity event the evening of March 4th at an off-campus house which Mr. Foltz was required
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Oregon House approves bill to ban hairstyle discrimination
A measure passed by the Oregon House would prohibit public schools and employers from discriminating against hairstyles associated with race.
Continue ReadingAmazon profit soars more than 200% in the first quarter
Amazon’s profits more than tripled in the first quarter of 2021, as the pandemic continued to boost its online retail, cloud and advertising businesses. The tech giant on Thursday reported a whopping $8.1 billion in quarterly net income, up 224% from the same period in the prior year, crushing Wall Street analysts’ prediction of $4.98
Continue ReadingMan points shotgun at people inside Panera restaurant, police say
Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Police say a man is in custody after trying to get inside a Kansas City Panera Bread restaurant with a shotgun, then pointing the gun at people inside. Officers were called around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday to the Panera Bread on Brookside Avenue in
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COCC sets events to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Central Oregon Community College is celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with a lineup of free virtual activities for the community throughout May.
Continue ReadingIndia’s ruling party leader says “responsibility is ours” for the Covid-19 outbreak
Responsibility for the devastating second wave of Covid-19 now sweeping India belongs “first and foremost” to the government, according to Narendra Taneja, a spokesman for the ruling BJP party. “We are in power, we are the government in India so of course responsibility is first and foremost ours, good or bad, whatever it is. It
Continue ReadingNew York City sues Chipotle, alleging hundreds of thousands of labor law violations
New York City is suing Chipotle Mexican Grill, alleging that the company violated a law that requires fast food chains to give their employees more predictable, less hectic schedules. In a lawsuit filed this week, the city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection said that from the end of November 2017 through at least September
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