Amazon destroyed more than 2 million suspected counterfeit products that third-party sellers sent to its fulfillment centers last year as part of a crackdown on counterfeit merchandise on its website. The numbers were released Monday in Amazon’s first report documenting the company’s efforts to block counterfeits from appearing on its online marketplace. The report comes
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story RIVERSIDE, California (KCAL KCBS) — At least three vehicles driving on a Riverside freeway had their windows shot out with BB guns late Sunday night and early Monday morning, the latest in a series of such shootings that have occurred on Southland freeways over the past several weeks.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The victims who were killed in a Woodlawn neighborhood in Baltimore County came from all walks of life. The community experienced a morning of terror on Saturday. “We just woke up with a loud bang and everything in the house started to lean over,” one
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story COMMERCE CITY, Colorado (KCNC) — Thieves targeting catalytic converters stole more than $20,000 worth of motor pieces from a Colorado nonprofit that helps recovering addicts in the Denver area improve their lives. The Stout Street Foundation houses men and women recovering from drug and alcohol addictions and relies
Continue ReadingBillie Eilish appeared on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” on Monday night, where she talked about her changing hair styles, performed her new single and discussed her recent British Vogue cover. Colbert wanted to get to the bottom of if Eilish is often wearing a wig nor not, asking if her former jet black
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — An award-winning documentary about an incredible 6,000-mile journey made by a local Marine Corps veteran is set for national release Tuesday. Sean Streicher spoke with Marine Corp Veteran Jonathan Hancock and the film’s director, both from Maryland, about the documentary. The hike took Hancock across
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story GRIFFITH, Indiana (WBBM) — An emotional Northwest Indiana mother spoke out Monday after her 7-year-old son was run over by a car that jumped the curb. The little boy miraculously survived. Family held down the driver as they waited for police. But as CBS 2’s Charlie De Mar
Continue ReadingThe immediate family of Andrew Brown Jr. will have the chance Tuesday to view police body camera video of Brown’s death, following a judge’s order that authorized the viewing. Brown was fatally shot April 21 when Pasquotank County deputies in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, were trying to execute a warrant. Protesters and family members have
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A delayed, shortened high school basketball season finally begins next week in Central Oregon and across the state. But there are some widespread COVID-19-related issues that could have an impact on the ability of some schools to participate in games.
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The Little Kits Early Learning Program, a new child care program planned in Bend, is one step closer to becoming a reality.
Continue ReadingTrainer Bob Baffert said in a statement Tuesday that Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit had been treated prior to the race with an ointment containing the steroid betamethasone. Medina Spirit, whose victory in the Derby has been cast in doubt after a positive drug test, arrived at the Pimlico race track Monday ahead of Saturday’s
Continue ReadingOne of the Earth’s longest-flying spacecraft has detected a “persistent hum” beyond our solar system, according to a new study. NASA’s Voyager 1 launched on September 5 1977, from Cape Canaveral, Florida, aboard a Titan-Centaur rocket, just weeks after its sister craft, Voyager 2. Although they were initially designed to last five years, more than
Continue ReadingA man charged in a hate crime assault on an Asian woman in New York City in March pleaded not guilty and is being held on a $1 million bond, according to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. Brandon Elliot, 38, was arraigned virtually on Monday in the state Supreme Court, according to Manhattan DA spokeswoman Naomi Puzzelo.
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The state of Oregon said Tuesday it has received approval from the federal government to issue Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) for the 2020-2021 school year, providing more than $550 million in food assistance for about 572,000 Oregon children.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LAWRENCEVILLE, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — Recycling will change in Lawrenceville, starting next year, as city leaders look at eliminating curb-side recycling while figuring out an alternative option. City Manager Chuck Warbington said Gwinnett’s county seat is facing a sharp rise in the cost of recycling. The city
Continue ReadingNBC’s cancellation of next year’s Golden Globes — historically one of the major events on Hollywood’s months-long awards calendar — marks a potential turning point in a long-simmering debate about the show’s relevance. The organization behind the Globes, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, has faced questions through the years about its practices. Now, recent reporting
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SELCO Community Credit Union celebrated the 31st year of its annual scholarship program by awarding $52,500 in college scholarships to 20 graduating high school seniors throughout Oregon, including five students from Central Oregon area schools.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NATCHITOCHES, Louisiana (KTBS) — A Natchitoches Parish man who reportedly admitted to target practicing with empty cans in his yard was arrested Sunday after one of his stray bullets hit a neighbor’s home, narrowly missing the elderly wheelchair bound resident, according to the sheriff’s office. Noah Harvis Johnson,
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden will meet with Arizona Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema at the White House on Tuesday afternoon to talk about his infrastructure proposal, White House official said. Sinema, a moderate Democrat, is key to the President’s legislative agenda in an evenly split chamber where every Democratic vote is essential to pass Biden’s agenda. The
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MILTON, Florida (WALA) — A Milton man is under arrest on homicide charges after officials found human remains on the property where he resides, according to authorities. Investigators with the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday received a tip that a body was buried at 4562 Simpson
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