People who destroy property in Seattle will be arrested under a tighter policy coordinated between the Seattle Police Department and Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes, police said. The tighter policy will be enacted Saturday, Seattle Interim Police Chief Adrian Diaz announced ahead of a scheduled demonstration in Seattle’s Occidental Park. The new policy comes after
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The Commerce Department’s Office of Inspector General said it will investigate how two former Trump officials posted dubious papers questioning man-made climate change using government logos but without the approval of the Trump administration. “After careful consideration, we decided to review this matter further,” the Commerce Department’s Office of Inspector General wrote in a Friday
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Thirty-three missing children were recovered this month in an anti-human trafficking operation led by FBI’s Los Angeles field office, the bureau said in a statement Friday. Of the 33 children recovered during “Operation Lost Angels,” eight were being sexually exploited at the time of their recovery, the FBI said. The operation began on January 11.
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Last week, a Covid-19 patient of mine told me he is finally going home after four months in the hospital. His tracheostomy tube has been taken out and he’s breathing on his own. He’s finally able to walk again, with some help. It’s a new beginning for him and as he wished me a happy
Continue Reading The Washington Monument will be closed “until further notice” due to the coronavirus pandemic, the National Park Service said Saturday in a statement. The monument had been closed since January 11 due to security concerns in the aftermath of the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol and the then-upcoming Inauguration Day. “National Park Service
Continue ReadingLarry King over the years interviewed thousands — heads of state, movie stars, world class athletes, ordinary people — but one of his most memorable on-air conversations ended with Marlon Brando kissing him on the lips. The 87-year-old iconic broadcaster died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to a statement posted Saturday on
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The Oregon Health Authority says it was notified Friday that a person in Yamhill County tested positive with the variant COVID-19 virus strain originally detected in the United Kingdom.
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House Democrats are working on legislation proposed by President Joe Biden to expand the existing child tax credit, directing the IRS to send recurring monthly payments to American families, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to CNN. In one draft of the proposal, the IRS would deposit checks worth $300 every month per child
Continue ReadingLarry King often came across as the guy who sat next to somebody on an airplane and started up a conversation by asking: “So what do you do?” Except sometimes that person was Vladimir Putin, or Marlon Brando. And they wouldn’t get annoyed. That was King’s gift — he didn’t grill people, he chatted them
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A smoke alarm awakened a northwest Bend resident early Saturday to a fire in the attic of a small, more than century-old home, traced to a woodstove pipe too close to structural members, a fire official said.
Continue ReadingDiscussions are taking place about keeping thousands of National Guard troops in Washington until March because of concerns about potential unrest during the upcoming impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump and around President Joe Biden’s first joint address to Congress, two defense officials told CNN. The concerns stem from what defense officials say is
Continue ReadingLarry King built an iconic career interviewing celebrities and newsmakers and many of them paid tribute to the broadcasting legend following his death. Former President Bill Clinton said he was interviewed by King more than 20 times and remembered him as having “a great sense of humor and a genuine interest in people.” Singer and
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story RACINE COUNTY, WI (WDJT) — Racine County deputies located the bodies of three adults while responding to a welfare check in the village of Rochester Friday, Jan. 22. Officials responded to a home near the Rochester Public Library around 9:06 a.m. for a welfare check requested by a
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A fire early Saturday morning in a display freezer at Bend’s Trader Joe’s caused about $10,000 in losses and spread smoke and odors through the business, prompting the grocery store to close for a day for cleanup, an official said.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Muscatine, IA (WQAD) — A Hy-Vee semi-truck rolling through Muscatine didn’t make a scheduled delivery, but a surprise one for a local 10-year-old. Peyton Story jumped with excitement when he found out the grocery store chain was donating free food to his pantry. “I saw the huge semi-truck
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story RALEIGH, NC (WLOS) — A $2 million Mega Millions ticket was sold at a North Carolina convenience store. NC Education Lottery says the winning ticket was sold in Brunswick County at the Minuteman Food Mart on Mercantile Drive in Leland. “The $3 Megaplier ticket matched the numbers on
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — The species coming in, Broods, are designated by scientists by roman numerals. There are three 13-year cicada broods (XIX, XXII and XXIII), and 12 of the 17- year cicada broods (I-X, XIII and XIV). Adults usually emerge in early May in large numbers when
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There are 13 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including two Crook County residents, raising the state’s death toll to 1,877, the Oregon Health Authority reported Saturday.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Maui, HI (KITV) — Monday at about 7:45 a.m., a 73-year-old man was bitten by a shark while snorkeling at Ka’anapali Beach on Maui. It happened in waters fronting the Westin Ka’anapali Ocean Resort, about 40 yards out. Maui Fire and Ocean Safety responded to the call after
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story St. Louis, MO (KMOV) — Four St. Louis bars have been ordered to close for 30 days due COVID-19 violations, according to the city’s department of health. According to a spokesperson for the department, the following establishments have been ordered to close until at least Feb 19: Three
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