Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KOVR) — Racial controversy was sparked at St. Francis Catholic High School in Sacramento after a student was accused of using blackface to bully another student. “You know where you stand right when you walk through that gate at St. Francis Catholic High School,” said Reiana Mayorga,
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Democratic Rep. Deb Haaland of New Mexico, who has been nominated by President Joe Biden for interior secretary, is expected to discuss the “historic nature” of her confirmation by the Senate at her confirmation hearing Tuesday. Haaland, who will testify before the the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, would be the first Native American
Continue ReadingHayley Arceneaux, a 29-year-old cancer survivor and physician assistant at St. Jude children’s hospital, got an out-of-the-blue question from her employer last month: Would she like to go to space? “I remember laughing,” Arceneaux told CNN Business. “And then, I just said — ‘Yes! Yes, like, put my name down.’” Arceneaux will be one of
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Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — San Francisco goes to great lengths to preserve its historic Victorian homes and, on Sunday, one of them took a journey. While it wasn’t a great length it was great entertainment. The Englander House is — or was — a 140-year-old Victorian mansion located
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On the brink of a devastating milestone — 500,000 US Covid-19 deaths — the US is at a crossroads in the course of this pandemic. While numbers of new cases and hospitalizations go down, reports of new, highly contagious variants go up. And while vaccinations slowly increase, some Americans say they won’t get a Covid-19
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SAN RAFAEL, California (KPIX) — After suffering a stroke in January, an 87-year-old grandmother was placed in the care of the Smith Ranch Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in San Rafael. The family says she was abused and neglected during her two-week stay. Photos and video provided by
Continue ReadingUncle Sam is in search for a pot of gold that could ease the pain of trillion-dollar deficits. And some believe Wall Street might just have the answer. For more than a decade, progressives have tried and failed to impose a financial transaction tax. But there is new momentum for such a levy as the
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Shane Steffen of Powell Butte has been named the 2021 World’s Greatest Horseman at the National Reined Cow Horse Association competition in Fort Worth, Texas.
Continue ReadingAmy Poehler is unsure about the future of the Upright Citizens Brigade, the improv theater she co-founded. “What we said in our statement was true, which is, we were trying to own up to the things we did wrong or didn’t know or know now,” Poehler told The New York Times of the struggling theater.
Continue ReadingCatherine Barrett says a neighbor’s small act of kindness was what sparked a now-global movement focused on all things good. Like most people around the globe in March 2020, Barrett was terrified of the then-novel coronavirus and watched as residents tried to navigate the crisis by canceling events, often panic buying and locking themselves inside
Continue ReadingThe Biden administration is rolling back the controversial Trump-era naturalization civics test, reverting to a prior version of the exam, according to a policy alert published Monday. US Citizenship and Immigration Services, which administers the test, announced it will go back to using a 2008 version. The agency had received thousands of comments on the
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Oregon State University and U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers have significantly expanded the understanding of the hop genome, a development with important implications for the brewing industry and scientists who study the potential medical benefits of hops.
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Boeing has spent years trying to assure customers, regulators and the public that its planes are safe. That job may have just gotten harder. What’s happening: Airlines in the United States, South Korea and Japan have grounded dozens of Boeing 777 aircraft after one of the jets suffered engine failure Saturday, sending debris crashing down
Continue ReadingHere’s a look at the Australian Open, one of four competitions that make up the “Grand Slam” in professional tennis. The other three are Wimbledon, the French Open and the US Open. February 8-21, 2021 – The 109th Australian Open takes place. January 20-February 2, 2020 – The 108th edition of the Australian Open takes
Continue ReadingPeloton is releasing a lower-priced treadmill to become more than a purveyor of high-end stationary-bikes. The public company, which reported revenue of more than $1 billion for the quarter ending in December, already has one treadmill on the market, called Tread+, which has earned celebrity endorsements from the likes of Miley Cyrus and Lizzo who
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story WATERFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Dozens of cats were taken from a Waterford home this past Thursday. The cats had to be removed from the residence due to the hoarding situation inside. Officials had originally captured/trapped thirty-six cats from the elderly couple’s care, with an additional seven that were
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story RACINE COUNTY, WI (WDJT) — A Florida man was found guilty in a decades old murder case from Racine County. Juanita Zdroik was shot and killed 21 years ago. A tip, from a witness, helped bring her family some peace. The victim’s son, and county sheriff, spoke publicly
Continue Reading Democrats have drafted a plan for the formation of a 9/11 style commission designed to investigate what led to the January 6 Capitol insurrection. A senior Democratic aide involved in the negotiations described the plan as a discussion draft to begin the process of crafting the legislation that will be used to form the group.
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Central Oregon Veterans Ranch is joining forces with two Jersey Mike’s Subs restaurants, located at 143 S.W. Century Drive and 200 N.E. Emerson Ave., in Bend, for the 11th Annual March “Month of Giving” campaign to fund local charities.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — More than a dozen animatronic dinosaurs made their way into Hartford on Monday. The Connecticut Science Center welcomed parts of their new exhibit called “Dinosaurs Around the World.” Some of the dinosaurs needed a giant crane parked outside so the staff could then use
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