There are eight new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including Jefferson County’s 34th death, raising the state’s death toll to 2,522, the Oregon Health Authority reported at 12:01 a.m. today.
Continue ReadingThe first time I felt someone making assumptions based on my ethnicity, I was no older than 7, standing outside my ballet class in Foster City, California. A woman asked me a question about the dance studio, and I hesitated because I was sometimes shy when speaking to strangers. “Oh, do you not speak English?”
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HILLSIDE, Illinois (WBBM) — For 23 years, the gravesite of an 11-year-old girl sat undisturbed – a peaceful place for her family to honor her memory. But recently, something disturbing happened at her final resting place in Hillside. And as CBS 2’s Marie Saavedra reported Thursday night, the
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European football’s governing body, UEFA, says nine of the 12 founding clubs that formed the ill-fated breakaway Super League competition have recommitted to UEFA club and national team competitions. In a Friday press release, UEFA states that Arsenal, AC Milan, Chelsea, Atlético Madrid, Inter Milan, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, have acknowledged
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A 43-year-old man accused of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl at a South Side motel and trafficking her to other men is now behind bars. It is part of a long pattern of assaults against the girl that the CBS 2 Investigators first reported early
Continue ReadingThe family of a Black 16-year-old is demanding accountability and transparency after authorities announced an investigation into the teenager’s death last month in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. Mikayla Miller’s body was found by a jogger in the woods off a walking path during the early morning of April 18, according to a Tuesday news release from the
Continue ReadingJury selection will begin October 18 for the state trial of three men facing charges in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia last year, according to Glynn County, Georgia, court records. Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was out for a jog near Brunswick, Georgia, on February 23, 2020, when he was chased down in
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Albuquerque police say a cellphone was mistaken for a gun, prompting the school to be evacuated Thursday. According to a release sent by APD after reviewing video surveillance and talking to students and staff they learned that three students were talking in a
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — Fifty-five people have been killed this year in Kansas City. At every crime scene, not only do police answer the call, but also mothers. “Our community was hit last night,” said Rosilyn Temple, founder of KC Mothers in Charge. Most of the time
Continue ReadingBad economic news was once again greeted with cheers on Wall Street as two top indexes closed out the week in record territory. Investors brushed off Friday’s surprisingly weak jobs report, which showed far fewer jobs were added last month than expected. The Dow gained about 230 points Friday. It and the S&P 500 both
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — California’s drought is impacting more than how you water your lawn, but also the way your food is grown on hundreds of thousands of acres in the Sacramento Valley. Growing rice is a multi-billion dollar industry that supports 25,00 jobs. “Farmers are eternal optimists to
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SOUTH SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — The aftermath of a paintball hit can be breathtaking with bruises and broken skin. After a few quiet days, more random drive-by paintball attacks are being reported in Sacramento. Yvonne Ugarte sees a crowd at Lawrence Park in South Sacramento and she worries. Ugarte
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The U.S. Postal Service says it will move the rest of Bend’s letter-mail processing to Portland, a shift begun several years ago, as it embarks on a new 10-year plan to stem losses and become financially sustainable. Instead, the Bend facility will be reworked to sort more packages, which has become a much larger part of the mail flow in recent years.
Continue ReadingJury selection will begin October 18 for the state trial of three men facing charges in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia last year, according to Glynn County, Georgia, court records. Arbery, a 25-year-old Black man, was out for a jog near Brunswick, Georgia, on February 23, 2020, when he was chased down in
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, California (KPIX) — Workers at a COVID vaccination clinic in San Jose had a gave recognition to a special recipient of the vaccine, a man who was alive during the last global pandemic more than a century ago. Staffers at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center cheered
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Omaha police get a major upgrade: moving to a stronger, faster and more accurate Taser. “The fact that you have that second cartridge to attempt to get that effective deployment is a game-changer,” said Officer Mandee Kampbell is a master instructor and academy instructor
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HAYWARD, California (KPIX) — A couple living in Hayward claims the city wants them to clean up a mess near their property that they say shouldn’t be their responsibility. “I’m certainly in a quandary and I don’t know what to do,” Lorraine Souza told KPIX. She has lived
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A Sacramento police officer has been arrested and is accused of filing a false police report, the department announced Thursday. The officer, 26-year-old Alexa Palubicki, is charged with two felony counts of filing a false police report and had been placed on administrative leave
Continue ReadingNearly three years before Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for more than 9 minutes, the former Minneapolis police officer allegedly knelt on the neck and back of a teen for almost 17 minutes. Chauvin, who was convicted last month on state murder charges in Floyd’s death, has now been indicted
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story GRINNELL, Iowa (KCCI) — The Grinnell Police Department and Grinnell-Newberg Community School District said they are addressing racist comments made by a group of middle school students via TikTok. The Grinnell Police Department said a resident reported the TikTok video, titled “Hitler Gang,” because they believe it was
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