Family Access Network Foundation welcomes new board member
The Family Access Network Foundation announced that Travis Browning of Redmond has accepted a position on the foundation board.
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Drivers grapple with long lines, empty pumps as gas supplies dwindle
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Gov. Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency in North Carolina on Monday following concerns over fuel supply. The Colonial Pipeline, which delivers 45% of all of the fuel used on the East Coast, was hacked Friday. WNC drivers grapple with long lines,
Continue ReadingNice day on the slopes
These warmer days do take their toll on the snow bases at those resorts that remain open, but no one complains about the beautiful conditions at either Mt. Bachelor or Timberline. Keep in mind that Timberline does have some limited operations and Mt. Bachelor is operating a few chairs from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm.
Continue ReadingCommunity rallying to help family of teens in ICU after boat explosion
Click here for updates on this story HALL COUNTY, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — A GoFundMe fundraising campaign has been launched to help cover the medical expenses for two teenagers who were severely burned when their family’s boat exploded at Margaritaville at Lanier Islands on Sunday. A woman and two teenagers were taken to Grady
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King of the Baggers: A slice of pure American folklore goes racing
Take a ramshackle group of racing misfits and some wildly inappropriate machinery, add a couple of finely honed professional athletes, throw in a rivalry that dates back more than a century, top it off with a beer and a cheeseburger, and what do you get? The answer is the King of the Baggers, the wackiest
Continue ReadingDow tumbles more than 600 points as surging prices rattle the market
US stocks tumbled Tuesday and the Dow sold off more than 600 points around mid-morning, as investors grow increasingly concerned about raw material price spikes, shortages and inflation. Prices are rising all over the place as commodities, shipping costs and more related categories become more expensive. Even though the shortages and global supply issues have
Continue Reading‘Oxygen’ won’t leave you breathless, but the thriller will make you think
“Oxygen” probably would have been better as a “The Twilight Zone” or “Black Mirror” episode, as opposed to being stretched out into a movie. Even so, this French thriller — premiering on Netflix — pulls the audience into its claustrophobic world, building toward the resolution of a mystery that, thankfully, doesn’t disappoint. Directed by Alexandre
Continue ReadingWoman reported missing from Georgia found dead in Illinois; husband also missing
Click here for updates on this story EDWARDSVILLE, Illinois (KMOV) — The Major Case Squad is investigating the death of a Georgia woman, who was found dead in Madison County early Saturday morning. Tykeisha Marie Dixon (Henderson), 33, of Roswell, Georgia was found dead before 6 a.m. in the road near Route 143 and Goshen
Continue ReadingFederal investigators press for cooperation from two key witnesses in Gaetz probe
Federal investigators scrutinizing Rep. Matt Gaetz are seeking the cooperation of a former Capitol Hill intern who was once a girlfriend of the Florida Republican, sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. Investigators could also soon gain the formal cooperation of a second key witness, former Florida county tax collector Joel Greenberg, who is approaching
Continue ReadingVictoria’s Secret is becoming a publicly traded company
L Brands has officially given up on seeking a buyer for Victoria’s Secret and is spinning off the struggling underwear brand to become its own publicly traded company instead. As a result, L Brands will now consist of two publicly traded companies — Bath & Body Works and Victoria’s Secret — with the transaction expected
Continue ReadingVoting rights fight heads to Senate with committee debate
Senate Democrats are moving ahead this week with a sweeping proposal to rewrite US election laws — a longshot bid meant to counteract the voter restrictions Republicans have passed at the state level. The For the People Act, a version of which has already passed the Democrat-controlled House and is set for debate in the
Continue ReadingBiden viewed Manchin and Carper meetings as productive as White House gears up for critical infrastructure week
President Joe Biden’s two individual meetings with key Senate Democrats on his infrastructure plan — the first in a series of high stakes meetings at the White House this week — were productive and revolved around shared goals, according to a White House official. Biden hosted Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia for nearly an
Continue Reading1-month-old baby killed in dog attack; family devastated
Click here for updates on this story NORWICH, Connecticut (WFSB) — A 1-month-old baby died after being attacked by a dog in Norwich on Monday night. Police said around 8:30 p.m. officers responded to a home on McKinley Avenue for the report of a dog attack. When officers arrived, they discovered that the infant had
Continue ReadingCaitlyn Jenner didn’t vote for Trump in 2020 and skipped the election to play golf
Caitlyn Jenner is attempting to defy ideological definition as she runs to unseat Gov. Gavin Newsom in California’s all-but-certain recall election, telling CNN’s Dana Bash that she didn’t vote for former President Donald Trump in the 2020 election — and, in fact, didn’t bother to vote at all. “I didn’t even vote,” Jenner told Bash
Continue ReadingMaryland NAACP leader blasts Gov. Larry Hogan’s posthumous pardons of lynching victims as ‘political posturing’
The head of Maryland’s NAACP on Sunday lambasted Gov. Larry Hogan’s posthumous pardon of lynching victims as “political posturing,” criticizing the Republican governor for issuing a blanket pardon of dozens of the state’s Black victims even though many were never convicted of any crimes, but merely charged or accused of wrongdoing before they were killed.
Continue Reading‘Heartbreaking:’ Leaders react to death of three-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — City leaders expressed frustration over the ongoing gun violence as well as preventable nature of the death of a three-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself with a gun over the weekend. The medical examiner’s office identified the boy as 3-year-old Cire J. Walker of Milwaukee.
Continue ReadingBiden administration is open to sharing coronavirus vaccines with North Korea
The Biden administration is open to sharing coronavirus vaccines and other humanitarian assistance to help North Korea combat the deadly pandemic, according to two sources familiar with internal discussions. Administration officials believe that the North Koreans won’t be ready to engage with the US until the threat from the pandemic has passed, which is one
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White House says Biden will receive his physical exam later this year
President Joe Biden will receive a regular physical exam later this year, the White House said Tuesday, setting a timeline for when the oldest first-term president in US history might provide more information about his health. The last extensive update on Biden’s medical state came in December 2019, when the doctor he eventually recruited to
Continue ReadingSurging prices are spooking the stock market
US stocks tumbled out of the gate Tuesday as investors grow increasingly concerned about raw material price spikes, shortages and inflation. Prices are rising all over the place as commodities, shipping costs and more related categories become more expensive. Even though the shortages and global supply issues have been lurking in plain sight for months,
Continue Reading1 million people sign up for Affordable Care Act coverage after Biden reopens exchange
One million people have signed up for Affordable Care Act coverage on the federal exchange during the special enrollment period that President Joe Biden launched in mid-February, the administration announced Tuesday. “Since it became law more than a decade ago, the Affordable Care Act has been a lifeline for millions of Americans. The pandemic has
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