Early-morning fire in Metolius destroys abandoned commercial building
A fire early Thursday morning destroyed an abandoned commercial building in Metolius, Jefferson County fire officials said.
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Police ID couple arrested in missing baby hoax
Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO, KTVK) — Phoenix police now say there was never a baby girl in that truck that was stolen from a convenience store. Detectives found that the “caregiving couple” of the alleged baby fabricated the story of the kidnapping. Police say the couple wanted quicker police response
Continue ReadingMan police say drilled holes in tank of U-Haul truck, stole gas arrested
Click here for updates on this story GRIFFIN, Georgia (WGCL) — A man police say drilled holes into the gas tank of a U-Haul truck to steal fuel was arrested Thursday morning. Not only did the person cause damage to the trucks during the theft, they also caused a dangerous gas spill which firefighters had
Continue ReadingAquarium seeks volunteer divers to swim with sharks
Click here for updates on this story NORWALK, Connecticut (WFSB) — A Connecticut aquarium is looking for volunteer divers to swim with sharks. The Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk wants experienced scuba divers who will willingly and regularly volunteer to plunge in among its 7 to 9 foot sharks. Members of the aquarium’s “Volunteer Dive Team”
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McDonald’s is hiking pay — but only for some workers
McDonald’s is the latest restaurant to say it’s raising wages in a bid to attract workers. The company is increasing hourly employees’ pay by about 10%, it announced Thursday — but the change applies only to a small percentage of staff. Entry-level employees will earn at least $11 to $17 an hour, the company said
Continue ReadingWarm; soft snow
Clear skies and warm temperatures have made for beautiful conditions on the mountain. Even overnight lows have remained above freezing, so bases are soft. Mt. Bachelor is under limited operations, from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm.
Continue ReadingHead of second-largest teachers’ union to call for schools to reopen 5 days a week for in-person classes
The president of the second-largest teachers’ union in the US will call for schools to reopen for in-person instruction five days a week, according to prepared remarks for an event scheduled for Thursday. “There is no doubt: Schools must be open. In person. Five days a week,” Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of
Continue ReadingFormer boyfriend of mother remembers Amari Nicholson ‘like a son’ at community vigil
Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — Those close to 2-year-old Amari Nicholson described him as a fun, sweet toddler. Jacques Nalls was dating Tayler Nicholson when she gave birth to Amari. Nalls said he stepped in because Amari needed a father. “October 26, man, changed my life. So much from
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House GOP rebuffs Cheney’s demands to call out Trump’s election lies
Rep. Liz Cheney told House Republicans in private on Wednesday that it’s time to reject former President Donald Trump’s big lie that he won the election because failing to do so will “make us complicit in his efforts to unravel our democracy.” But GOP lawmakers don’t want to hear it. From the most conservative members
Continue ReadingMcDonald’s raises wages at company-owned restaurants
McDonald’s is the latest restaurant to say it’s raising wages in a bid to attract workers. The company is increasing hourly employees’ pay by about 10%, it announced Thursday — but the change applies only to a small percentage of staff. Entry-level employees will earn at least $11 to $17 an hour, the company said
Continue ReadingAdministration to invest $7.4 billion to hire and train public health workers to respond to pandemic
The Biden administration will invest $7.4 billion to recruit and hire public health workers to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic and prepare for future public health challenges, the White House announced Thursday. The funding includes $4.4 billion to expand public health staffing for the Covid-19 response and support vaccination outreach, contact tracing and outbreak investigations.
Continue ReadingStudent says she was forced to cut her braids during softball game
Click here for updates on this story DURHAM, North Carolina (WRAL) — A Durham high school softball player is demanding an end to hair discrimination in schools after she said she was forced to cut her hair during a game. The incident happened on April 19 at Hillside High School during a game against Jordan
Continue ReadingSen. Joe Manchin won’t support sweeping voting rights package, instead pushes for bill with narrower scope
Sen. Joe Manchin will not back the sweeping elections and campaign finance overhaul sought by Democrats to blunt Republican state-level efforts to restrict voting access, a spokeswoman for the West Virginia Democrat confirmed Wednesday. He suggested instead pushing legislation that would have a narrower scope as the path forward. The major voting rights package, called
Continue ReadingCourtney Stodden accepts Chrissy Teigen’s apology for social media bullying her
Courtney Stodden says she has accepted Chrissy Teigen’s apology for bullying her on social media when Stodden was a teen, but is disputing that Teigen tried to reach out to her privately. Stodden, a model, musician and reality star, made headlines in 2011 when at the age of 16 she married then 50-year-old actor Doug
Continue ReadingHealth official says appointments at vaccine clinic ‘filling up more quickly’ as kids 12 and older allowed to receive shots
Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Regardless of the Center’s for Disease Control and Prevention’s full approval of the Pfizer vaccine for kids age 12 and older Wednesday afternoon, representatives from the Queen’s Health Systems said they were already planning to administer doses to the age group. According to Queen’s, the
Continue Reading‘Army of the Dead’ lets Zack Snyder cut loose on a too-long zombie-heist combo
“Army of the Dead” basically skips straight to “the Snyder cut” phase, since co-writer/director/cinematographer Zack Snyder clearly felt little pressure to cut in assembling this 2 ½-hour zombie/heist hybrid. The result is a Netflix movie that yields plenty of striking shots — a Snyder specialty — without giving enough life to its non-zombie cast. Snyder
Continue Reading‘The Underground Railroad’ conducts an unsettling ride through an alternate history
“The Underground Railroad” has an almost dreamlike quality, exploring an alternate history of the antebellum South that filters Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book through “Moonlight” director Barry Jenkins’ lens. But the emotional wallop delivered by Amazon’s beautifully rendered limited series is somewhat offset by the journey’s length, stretching about six terrific hours’ worth of TV
Continue ReadingColonial Pipeline is restarting but the gas crisis isn’t over
The Colonial Pipeline is back in action after a six-day shutdown, but widespread gas station outages in the Southeast could linger for days. Industry executives and government officials warned it will take time to refill gasoline supplies depleted by panic-buying, a truck driver shortage and the ransomware attack on the pipeline. As of 7 a.m.
Continue ReadingBitcoin plunges 12% after Elon Musk tweets that Tesla will not accept it as payment
The price of bitcoin has nosedived after Tesla CEO Elon Musk said his company was suspending plans to accept the cryptocurrency as payment for electric vehicles. Bitcoin was down 12% as of 6:50 a.m. ET on Thursday — bringing the coin’s price down to about $49,300, according to cryptocurrency news website Coindesk. Other digital currencies
Continue ReadingBitcoin’s crash is very bad news for other cryptos
Elon Musk’s surprise reversal on accepting bitcoin payments for Tesla cars has triggered a sharp plunge in the cryptocurrency — spelling trouble for other coins that have notched shocking returns in recent months. What’s happening: Bitcoin prices have plummeted about 12% to less than $50,000 in the last 24 hours, according to Coindesk. The decline
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