Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — The Biden administration has extended the federal eviction moratorium through June 30, 2021 – a reprieve again for renters behind in their payments. But come July 1, Brian Carberry says, “I think the main thing people need to remember is that just because the moratorium
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There are no new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon and the state’s death toll remains at 2,385, the Oregon Health Authority reported Friday.
Continue ReadingAt first, the thermometer read 101. But when Ricardo Ramirez arrived in the emergency department it just kept rising. He began pleading for his life, begging the fully gowned, gloved, and masked strangers to give him something to stop the fever. And then, on March 23, 2020, a few hours after he arrived, it hit
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BALDWIN, New York (WCBS) — Every year, well-meaning people buy baby chicks and ducklings as Easter props and gifts. But animal advocates say it’s often impulse buying that can go very wrong after the holiday, CBS2’s Carolyn Gusoff reported Thursday. A Hewlett man bought adorable little ducklings for
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — MLB Opening Day can apparently boost your mood. Psychologist Scott Bea of the Cleveland Clinic says Opening Day can be a boost after a long winter. It’s a social phenomenon. “There’s this duel optimism, right, that the weather is going to get better and maybe
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Paul Kirsch, of Green Tree, had a melanoma removed from the back of his neck. Years later, a lump appeared under his arm. The cancer had spread. “Of all the skin cancers to get, this is the one you wouldn’t want to get, because this
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story WEST SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — A Sacramento teacher is dealing with backlash after speaking at a Washington Unified School District board meeting, making bold statements and drawing national attention. Sacramento City Unified Teacher, Damian Harmony, spoke as a parent in the Washington Unified School District in this regard.
Continue ReadingTesla has not built any of its two most expensive cars — the Model S and Model X — so far this year. Tesla did not respond to any questions for the reason for the production decision. Even so, the automaker still managed to produce a record number of cars in its most recent quarter,
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — Owners of an Asian bakery in Oakland say a vandal tried to burn down their shop early Thursday morning. Around 1:30 a.m., an unidentified man set the contents of a recycling bin on fire near Buiphong Bakery on the 2800 block of International Blvd.
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The two remaining games of the Washington Nationals’ season-opening series with the New York Mets have been postponed due to Covid-19 concerns with the Nationals, Major League Baseball announced Friday. The games, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at Nationals Park, have been postponed, MLB said, a day after the postponement of the two teams’ season-opening
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Ramsey County judge ruled Wednesday that a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota (ACLU-MN) can proceed against the Minnesota Department of Corrections (MNDOC) over its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Judge Sara Grewing ruled that all MNDOC inmates could be
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In an explosive excerpt from his forthcoming memoir, former House Speaker John Boehner calls Texas Sen. Ted Cruz a nasty name, refers to lots of Republicans elected in 2010 as “morons” and admits that President Barack Obama had little reason to find “common cause with people who think you are a secret Kenyan Muslim traitor
Continue ReadingAn attack on a Jewish family in Manhattan on Wednesday is being investigated by the New York Police Department Hate Crime Task Force, Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said. A man, woman and their 1-year-old child were slashed with a knife on Wednesday, according to Shea, who spoke with CNN Newsroom’s Jim Sciutto Friday. The family
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Colorado (KCNC) — Colorado schools with Native American mascots face steep fines under a bill that’s making its way through the state legislature. The bill, by state Sen. Jessie Danielson, would impose a $25,000 a month fine on schools that refuse to change mascots associated with Native Americans.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PLANO, Texas (KTVT) — Citing costs and racial disparity, the Plano Police Department will now issue citations instead of arrests in cases of possession of two ounces of marijuana or less. Plano Police Chief Ed Drain made the special order earlier this week regarding Class B marijuana possession.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Experts say there just isn’t enough evidence to support a hypothesis that flu-vaccinated individuals may be more resistant to COVID-19, despite a recent study’s findings. The study, which was published in the American Journal of Infection Control, was conducted by researchers out of
Continue ReadingLawmakers in New Jersey have sent the state’s Democratic governor two election bills that together would expand voting rights for residents in the state, as GOP-led states move to restrict access to the ballot box elsewhere. The first bill, given final passage from the state Senate on Thursday in a 28-8 vote, would allow residents
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First there was the agonizing video, showing Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin grinding his knee into George Floyd’s neck for nearly nine minutes as three of his colleagues watched and didn’t intervene. Then came the protests, a national wave of outrage coursing through communities large and small. Now the nation is watching Chauvin’s trial, underway
Continue ReadingHere is the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of April 5-11.
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Major League Baseball announced Friday that this season’s All-Star Game and MLB Draft will not be held in Atlanta in response to Georgia’s recently passed laws that placed new restrictions on voting. The new host city for the July 13 game has yet to be announced, according to the league. “Over the last week, we
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