Consumers typically have flocked to malls because they’re a one-stop shop for everything from socks to sofa sets. Now, one of the biggest mall jewelers in the United States is giving some folks the chance to cross another item off their shopping lists. Signet Jewelers, owner of Zales, Kay Jewelers and Jared, is betting on
Continue ReadingMore than 206,000 people signed up for Affordable Care Act policies on the federal exchange in the first two weeks of the special enrollment period ordered by President Joe Biden, federal data released Wednesday shows. Uninsured Americans who want to buy 2021 coverage on healthcare.gov could start doing so on February 15, thanks to an
Continue ReadingDr. Mehmet Oz sprang into action and helped save a man who had collapsed at an airport Monday night. Oz, along with Port Authority police, performed CPR on a 60-year-old man at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, according to a statement from the Port Authority Police Department. “I performed CPR with the help
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story GILBERT, Arizona (KTVK/KPHO) — A pet owner in Gilbert is looking for the person who shot her cat. Crystal Reidy says her cat, named Halloween, was found paralyzed with a small metal object lodged by his spine. Reidy’s neighbors found the 14-month-old cat in their backyard, struggling to
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Bend’s pioneering Deschutes Brewery and a more recent, very popular brewery, Boneyard Beer, announced Wednesday a new joint venture, forming what they called “a unique, Bend-based, local-to-local, craft-to-craft partnership.”
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KTVK/KPHO) — It was a dramatic rescue Tuesday evening as Phoenix firefighters worked to reach a hiker who got stuck on Lookout Mountain. The hiker, a man in his 40s, apparently got lost while climbing on a trail. He found himself stuck high up, perched precariously on
Continue ReadingBefore the pandemic, Anne Leonard’s friends and family had only a cursory interest in her two decades of work manufacturing pharmaceuticals. But recently, when her grandmother learned that her work as the director of quality assurance at the Catalent facility in Indiana meant that her granddaughter was helping keep the Johnson & Johnson and Moderna
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BROOKHAVEN, Georgia (WGCL) — Brookhaven investigators are working to learn all they can about a man whose body was discovered inside the construction site of their next police department. Investigators told CBS46 News the man’s body was found inside the fencing, at an area that isn’t easily reached
Continue ReadingStarting next season, Washington Football Team (WFT) fans will no longer see a traditional NFL cheerleading squad on the field, instead, they will be entertained by a coed dance group. The franchise is removing its cheerleaders from the field after 50 years as part of its rebranding effort, which include dropping Redskins, and a re-imagined
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KTVK/KPHO) — A phased plan has now turned hybrid for the state of Arizona. The state’s sudden change on its vaccine rollout plan has some who were next in the line for the shot frustrated, as they’re now pushed back weeks, possibly months. The big question is,
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New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday apologized for his behavior toward several women who have accused him of making unwanted advances but denied that he ever touched anyone “inappropriately” and rejected calls to resign. Cuomo, speaking at a press conference in Albany, urged New Yorkers to wait for an attorney general’s inquiry into
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KTVK/KPHO) — A ride-share driver lost his job after he snapped photos of passengers sleeping in the backseat and posted them on a Facebook group for other Uber and Lyft drivers in the Phoenix area. “I saw this post pop up the other day with a woman
Continue Reading The Senate confirmed Miguel Cardona as education secretary on Monday, jump-starting the Biden administration’s long journey toward reopening schools across the country. One of his first acts as a newly sworn-in secretary will be to join first lady Jill Biden in a trip to Meriden, Connecticut, and Waterford, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday to visit two public
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HOMEWOOD, Alabama (WVTM) — After learning of a rare brain condition, Liza Scott learned she had to undergo several brain surgeries. She decided to create a lemonade stand in her family’s bakery shop to help out with medical bills. Raising a little over $300,000. Visit this link to
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A paving project along 6.2 miles of U.S. Highway 97 in Bend is scheduled to begin next Monday, with nighttime single-lane closures on the Bend Parkway shifting into full one-direction closures and signed detours, starting March 14.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC ) — A 10-year-old boy has a new lease on life after receiving a new heart. “He had a heart condition called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy,” said Ingrid Malsam. At just 4 months old, Garrett Malsam’s family knew that at some point he was probably going
Continue ReadingConsumers typically have flocked to malls because they’re a one-stop shop for everything from socks to sofa sets. Now, one of the biggest mall jewelers in the United States is giving some folks the chance to cross another item off their shopping lists. Signet Jewelers, owner of Zales, Kay Jewelers and Jared, is betting on
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — BeLoved Asheville is pushing for statewide change in how homeless camps are handled throughout the pandemic. Advocates for homeless community want to see statewide change in encampment handling News 13 recently spoke with one person named TJ who lives in a tent on
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As officials and health experts race to get Americans vaccinated against Covid-19, some Catholic bishops have weighed in to discourage Church members from getting the latest, single-shot vaccine from Johnson & Johnson when alternatives are available. The US Conference of Catholic Bishops, as well as at least 6 other dioceses from across the country have
Continue ReadingLooking for a hot stock to buy? Investors — especially younger millennial and Gen Z traders— are increasingly getting tips from sources like Twitter, Reddit and TikTok. Just look at the GameStop phenomenon. Picking up on the trend, a Wall Street investment firm is launching a new ETF Thursday to focus on stocks generating buzz
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