OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Canada’s figure skating championships will have no fans in attendance as the national federation adapts to surging COVID-19 numbers. This change aligns with the Ontario government’s decision Thursday to limit attendance at sporting and other event venues. The government capped crowd size for indoor venues at 1,000 spectators or 50% capacity,
Continue ReadingKALAMA, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say a woman was rescued after her pickup truck went off a cliff and into the river near Kalama, Washington. KOIN reports that around 5:54 a.m. Thursday, the Cowlitz County Fire District 5 received a report a vehicle went over an embankment. Cowlitz Fire Chief Victor Leatzow said crews found
Continue ReadingKALAMA, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say a woman was rescued after her pickup truck went off a cliff and into the river near Kalama, Washington. KOIN reports that around 5:54 a.m. Thursday, the Cowlitz County Fire District 5 received a report a vehicle went over an embankment. Cowlitz Fire Chief Victor Leatzow said crews found
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist This holiday season has been quite unseasonal, at least as far as temperatures go. The South has been running 35 degrees above normal. In the North, temperatures have been 25 degrees below normal. But Alaska may have taken the cake. Remarkable warmth in Alaska On Sunday, Kodiak Island in southern
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Former billionaire Tim Blixseth has filed a lawsuit against Montana’s Department of Revenue seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages along with attorneys fees after a federal judge ruled the state wrongfully tried to force him into bankruptcy to collect back taxes. A Department
Continue ReadingMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City player João Cancelo has been left with cuts and bruising around his right eye after being attacked by four people during a burglary at his home. The Portugal defender said in a post on Instagram Stories that he fought back while protecting his family. He wrote “unfortunately today I
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon has made its largest order yet of COVID-19 tests that will be offered to people around the state for free, so they can find out, at home, if they are carrying the virus, and take steps to prevent its spread.
Continue ReadingCHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Alyssa Ustby scored 12 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for her sixth double-double and added six assists as undefeated No. 24 North Carolina swamped Syracuse 79-43. North Carolina had an early 8-0 run and closed the first quarter with a 6-0 run for a 19-10 lead. Kelly and Destiny Adams
Continue ReadingBy KPTV staff Click here for updates on this story COWLITZ COUNTY, Washington (KPTV) — A vehicle went over a cliff in Cowlitz County, almost ending up in the Kalama River Thursday morning. Just after 7:30 a.m., crews responded to a report of a car off a cliff at Kalama River Road and Fallert Road,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Porto finished 2021 on top of the Portuguese league on goal difference after beating Benfica 3-1 in its fierce rival’s first game since the departure of coach Jorge Jesus. Goals from Fabio Vieira and Pepe in the space of three minutes in the first half gave Porto a 2-0 lead after
Continue ReadingBy CATHERINE CATOURA Click here for updates on this story MONROE COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — A metro Atlanta high school band director was arrested Thursday, accused of inappropriate sexual behavior with a student. Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Investigators charged Bryant Miles Benson, band director and a coach at Mary Persons High School, with Sexual Exploitation
Continue ReadingBy KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former Weather Underground radical David Gilbert described his path from nonviolent 1960s activist to would-be revolutionary during a 4 1/2-hour hearing before the New York state parole board panel that approved his parole in October. Gilbert was granted parole 40 years after he served as a
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN BOROWY Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — The claims process for those who registered in the $626.25 million Flint water crisis settlement will begin next month. Eligible residents can start submitting their claims on Jan. 12. The Claims Administrator will notify all registrants and law firms by email
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Documents say a Portland Police Bureau internal investigation has confirmed that the former president of the police union leaked allegations against City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty in retaliation for her criticism of officers. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports a months-long internal affairs investigation into a Portland Police Bureau leak found officers Brian
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Documents say a Portland Police Bureau internal investigation has confirmed that the former president of the police union leaked allegations against City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty in retaliation for her criticism of officers. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports a months-long internal affairs investigation into a Portland Police Bureau leak found officers Brian
Continue ReadingBy KMOV Staff Click here for updates on this story FLORISSANT, Missouri (KMOV) — A man was charged with murder after stabbing his wife to death during divorce proceedings in Florissant. According to the Florissant Police Department, 50-year-old Michael Oshia stabbed and killed his wife in the middle of divorce proceedings on December 29. Police
Continue ReadingCARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — A longtime auto racing promoter on the West Coast has died. Deke Houlgate’s clients included such greats as Mario Andretti, Rick Mears, Richard Petty and Johnny Rutherford. Houlgate’s son, Greg, says his father died Sunday at his home in Carlsbad, California, of COVID-19-related illness. Houlgate began his career in sports as
Continue ReadingBy WRAL Staff Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — Tear gas was used to stop a large fight that broke out during a basketball tournament at Wake Technical Community College’s Northern Wake campus on Wednesday night. The fight interrupted a final game in the 49th John Wall Holiday Invitational
Continue ReadingBy GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz is urging Germans to pull together to defeat the coronavirus in 2022 and promising to react “quickly and decisively” to the advance of the omicron variant. In his first televised New Year message since taking over from longtime leader Angela Merkel three weeks ago,
Continue ReadingBy GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz is urging Germans to pull together to defeat the coronavirus in 2022 and promising to react “quickly and decisively” to the advance of the omicron variant. In his first televised New Year message since taking over from longtime leader Angela Merkel three weeks ago,
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