The Higher Education Coordinating Commission’s Office of Student Access and Completion encourages Oregon’s graduating high school seniors and GED® test graduates to apply for the Oregon Promise by the upcoming deadlines, even if they are still deciding on their college plans this fall.
Continue ReadingA major shareholder in Tesla has become bearish about the company. Scottish fund manager Baillie Gifford & Co. sold 11.1 million shares of Tesla during the first quarter, the firm disclosed in a filing Thursday. That sell off reduced the fund’s holdings by 40% since December 31. The shares sold constitute 1.2% of Telsa’s total
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LOWER SOUTHAMPTON, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Only on CBS3. A local police department has a new member of its force who has two legs up on bad guys — and a second chance on life. Sometimes, life is all about finding the people who can bring out the best
Continue ReadingA man suspected of double murder and the infant son he kidnapped were killed Monday after an interstate car chase ended in a police shootout in Biloxi, Mississippi. The murder suspect, identified by the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office as 30-year-old Eric Derell Smith, died at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds. The infant
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Central Oregon Community College announced Thursday that it will postpone the college’s planned summer reopening date.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — An emergency meeting was held virtually Wednesday evening to address what community leaders are calling “escalating safety issues” caused by illegal ATVs and street bikes. “People are scared. They are getting swarmed,” said Eleanor Ingersoll, president of Queen Village Neighbors Association and host of the
Continue ReadingThe US Army announced a change to its grooming policy on Thursday, allowing female soldiers to wear ponytails in all uniforms. In January, the Army announced new policies that allowed soldiers to wear ponytails, locs, lipstick and earrings. They were permitted to wear medium-length ponytails on the back of the scalp that did not interfere
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story WESTFIELD, New Jersey (WCBS) — There is a major uptick in home burglaries with the intent to steal the car key fobs in several Union County towns. “I just heard some noise from downstairs. I didn’t hear them smash the window, I just kind of heard, like, thumping
Continue ReadingFlorida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday morning signed into law a controversial voting bill aimed at curbing access to mail-in voting in the state, joining a host of other GOP-led states pushing new limits in connection with former President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of fraud in the 2020 election. In signing the bill during
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Even as COVID-19 vaccines roll out across the country, many communities are still facing challenges from the pandemic and the organizations that support them are still seeing unprecedented demand.
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Top House Democrats are preparing to move a $2 billion supplemental funding bill to address US Capitol security to the floor later this month, despite some outstanding questions — and reservations — among Republicans and even some Senate Democrats about the spending. House Appropriations Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro and the other leaders of the House and
Continue ReadingThe husband of a Colorado woman missing since Mother’s Day weekend last year has been charged with her murder, according to court documents obtained by CNN, although officials said her body has not been located. Barry Lee Morphew has been charged with murder, tampering with physical evidence and attempting to influence a public servant in
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President Joe Biden on Thursday suggested he was open to a corporate income tax rate between 25% and 28% to pay for his sweeping infrastructure and jobs proposal, the most concrete view he’s given to date on his negotiating position. “Making sure the largest companies don’t pay zero … and reducing the, the tax cut
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Some generous donors have helped a Brooklyn mom out of a jam after her 4-year-old son ordered more than $2,600 worth of popsicles on Amazon. Noah managed to order 51 cases of SpongeBob SquarePants popsicles. Amazon won’t take them back, and Noah’s mom, a
Continue ReadingThe semiconductor industry’s constant challenge is to make microchips that are smaller, faster, more powerful and more energy efficient — simultaneously. On Thursday, IBM announced it has created a 2-nanometer chip, the smallest, most powerful microchip yet developed. Most computer chips powering devices today use 10-nanometer or 7-nanometer process technology, with some manufacturers producing 5-nanometer
Continue ReadingPassengers aboard a vessel that sank near San Diego on Sunday told investigators they each paid thousands of dollars to be smuggled into the US, according to a federal complaint filed Wednesday against the suspected captain of the boat. The boat hit a reef and broke apart near the Cabrillo National Monument in Point Loma
Continue Reading The US Secret Service director, testifying for the first time in public since the January 6 insurrection, told members of Congress on Thursday that putting his agency in charge of security preparations prior to the attack would have helped to better protect the Capitol. But agency director James Murray also acknowledged additional precautions could have
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Here’s a story that will lift you up. It’s about a weightlifter with a background that’s hard to believe. Sometimes to understand where someone is at, you have to see where they’ve been. Matt Schafly is a buff 23 year old, but physically, he used
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Mother’s Day is this Sunday and if sending flowers is on your to-do list, finding the perfect blooms may be a challenge. Like so many other businesses, COVID is having an impact on the floral industry. “With the growers and importers, we know product is
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State Rep. Vikki Breese-Iverson, R-Prineville, introduced a bicameral, bipartisan bill Thursday that would ensure access to full, in-person instruction Oregon students for the 2021-2022 school year.
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