Yet another ballot audit is set to move ahead in Georgia’s most populous county after a judge ruled Friday that absentee ballots could be unsealed for parties looking to examine them for evidence of fraud. The review of Fulton County’s absentee ballots, which is not set to begin until the judge reviews the terms of
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A new report from Oregon State University shows that as of March 2020, all 36 counties in Oregon qualify as child care “deserts” for infants and toddlers — meaning that there are at least three children under the age of 2 for every available child care slot in the county.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (East Idaho News) — It’s always a teacher’s goal to find a way to get the student’s attention, but Thunder Ridge High School chemistry teacher Dennis Hummer had no idea that he would grab the attention of millions of people around the world through Tik
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story WARE, Massachussets (WSHM) — Ware Police are looking for a suspect in a reported larceny accident at the Dollar Tree Sunday. According to the Ware Police Department Facebook page, officers were dispatched to the Ware Police Department were dispatched to the store, where an 11-year-old girl left her
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (WSHM) — One man is dead after a house fire in Springfield overnight Sunday. Western Mass News spoke exclusively with the residents of that house. The victim’s name has not been released yet, but residents told Western Mass News he was a friend of more than
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The Biden administration announced on Monday it is allocating $200 million from the American Rescue Plan to support services for survivors of domestic violence following a rise in cases during pandemic lockdowns. “As we all know, the pandemic and its economic impact significantly increased the risks of abuse for victims of domestic violence and made
Continue ReadingIt’s not just tourists who invade Florida in the summer. The colorfully named, obnoxious — and sometimes deadly — microorganisms known as red tide and blue green algae also take advantage of the change in temperature to proliferate. And it causes major problems. Both types of algae bloom are starting to make their presence known
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A severe drought is creating a water crisis not seen in more than a century for farmers and federally protected fish along the Oregon-California border.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MORGAN, UTAH (KSL) — A 7-year-old boy from Morgan has returned home to recover following a traumatic injury. Isaac Evans fell on a pencil that punctured just above his eye and went into his brain. Caid and Alicia Evans, Isaac’s parents, sat down with KSL-TV to talk about
Continue Reading Florida will stop paying jobless residents the $300-a-week federal boost to unemployment benefits on June 26, the state’s Department of Economic Opportunity said Monday. The announcement brings the number of GOP-led states that are terminating the special pandemic supplement early to 23 — all citing labor shortages as the reason. A total of 4 million
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With the summer season upon us, the Central Oregon tourism industry is gearing up for a big bounce-back year.
Continue ReadingVirgin Galactic’s successful test flight to the edge of space Saturday has helped to get its stock climbing again. Shares of Virgin Galactic shot up 20% in midday trading Monday after Saturday’s flight. The stock is up more than two-thirds from where it bottomed out earlier this month. The flight carried two pilots to an
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Among the students who donned their cap and gown and walked in USC’s commencement ceremony last week was 78-year-old Robert Kroener. “It has been a long time coming. So, I’ve waited a long time for this,” said Lt. Colonel Kroener. The retired Air Force
Continue ReadingRep. Lucy McBath vividly remembers having “the talk” with her teenage son Jordan in 2012 after 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed. “I said, ‘Baby, you got to understand. You are a young, Black male, and there are people in this country that are not going to care about you or love you like
Continue ReadingBipartisan talks over a cornerstone infrastructure package sit on the brink of falling apart completely just days before a White House-imposed deadline for tangible progress. Gone is what for several weeks appeared to be positive, if cautious, sentiment about the prospects of President Joe Biden and a group of six Senate Republicans reaching consensus on
Continue ReadingA house party packed with hundreds of guests devolved into chaos when gunfire erupted, killing at least two people and wounding a dozen more. Kevin Elliot, 30, and Asia Hester, 25, both of Bridgerton, New Jersey, were killed in the shooting, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said. At least 12 more people were shot in the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ORANGE, California (KABC) — The family of a 6-year-old boy who was killed in a road rage shooting in Orange is hoping to offer a cash reward for information leading to an arrest. Joanna Cloonan, the boy’s mother, spoke out over the weekend and called for his killers
Continue ReadingAn attacker stabbed two men near Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood on Monday, according to Israeli police, wounding them before being shot and killed by police officers. There are conflicting reports about the condition of the injured. One report from Israel’s Red Cross, Magen David Adom, said one of the injured was in a severe condition.
Continue ReadingThe prices of bitcoin, dogecoin and other digital currencies have plunged more than 40% in recent weeks. While Elon Musk isn’t the only reason for the crypto carnage, he certainly isn’t helping. Whether it’s going on “Saturday Night Live” and joking that dogecoin is a “hustle” or having his epiphany that bitcoin mining may not
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The Council on Aging of Central Oregon announced Monday that the Central Oregon Health Council has awarded the agency $137,837 to support older adults at risk of isolation and loneliness through its new calling program connecting volunteers with seniors. The money will be used to expand the agency’s Caring Connections program to adults 60+ in Jefferson and Crook counties.
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