No new snow…
But we do have a chance on our extended forecast starting Sunday.
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Viola Davis on playing Michelle Obama: There was ‘a huge amount of fear’
By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN For those wondering, yes, even one of America’s most decorated modern actresses still gets butterflies when stepping into a new role, especially when she’s playing one of the most iconic women in American history. In a conversation with media on Wednesday, Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis said playing former first lady
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Another very cold night
Happy Wednesday, Central Oregon! Our skies will become partly cloudy Wednesday night, with lows again in the single digits for some. A northerly flow stays with us Thursday, so highs won’t get much warmer than the low to mid-30s, with partly cloudy skies. This modest warmup continues Friday, as we see highs reach the mid-40s, with more
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C. Oregon school superintendents ask state to lift schools’ mask mandate at same time as rest of state
Nearly a dozen Central and Eastern Oregon school superintendents sent a letter to two state health officials this week, asking that school districts be aligned with other entities when mask mandates are lifted by the state, and not have to wait until March 31, as currently planned.
Continue ReadingTornado sirens are about to go bye-bye in Mobile County
By TYLER FINGERT Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Tornado sirens are about to go bye-bye in one area of South Alabama. On Wednesday, the Mobile County Emergency Management Agency announced that the outdoor warning sirens will soon stop operating. “The sirens are an outdated technology used during the Cold
Continue ReadingWaterbury COVID vaccine clinic closes due to funding loss
By ASHLEY RK SMITH, DENNIS VALERA Click here for updates on this story WATERBURY, Connecticutt (WFSB) — Waterbury’s COVID-19 clinic is closing its doors, and the city is revamping their vaccination strategy. Nicole Morgan is the Program Manager at the Waterbury Community Health Center. She has been there since day one. “The word wasn’t out,
Continue Reading‘Stand your ground’ laws linked to increased homicide rates, study finds
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN Amid a nationwide rise in homicides, a new study has found that “stand your ground” laws — which allow people to respond to threats with potentially lethal force without fear of criminal prosecution — are linked to increased homicide rates, amounting to hundreds of additional deaths per year. States saw an
Continue ReadingWhite House chief of staff tells House Democrats he’s hoping State of the Union address will boost Biden’s poll numbers
By MJ Lee White House chief of staff Ron Klain told House Democrats on a video call Wednesday that he hopes President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address next week will hand him a bump in the polls, in part by demonstrating leadership on national security and by showing empathy for Americans frustrated with
Continue Reading2 UNCA professors receive $308K grant for research on drug-resistant bacteria
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Two UNC Asheville professors will receive a $308,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue their research. The research looks at developing a new antibiotic to treat a form of bacteria that is currently drug-resistant. The NIH award
Continue ReadingBalkovec says support from players, staff has been great
By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Rachel Balkovec is teaching at the New York Yankees minor league minicamp and is a student, too. Balkovec became the first woman hired to manage a minor league affiliate of a Major League Baseball team when she was promoted last month by the Yankees to dugout
Continue ReadingFlorida surgeon general confirmed despite controversy
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo has been officially confirmed to his position. Senate Republicans on Wednesday approved the nomination of the state’s top doctor over criticism that his opposition to coronavirus mandates is too aligned to the politics of Gov. Ron DeSantis. Ladapo, who was appointed
Continue Reading1 killed, 2 wounded as police clash with Haitian workers
By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Men wearing Haiti police uniforms have fired into a group of people and killed a journalist at a protest by Haitian factory workers who are demanding higher wages than those the prime minister announced earlier this week. Associated Press journalists observed the men fire from a
Continue Reading1 killed, 2 wounded as police clash with Haitian workers
By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Men wearing Haiti police uniforms have fired into a group of people and killed a journalist at a protest by Haitian factory workers who are demanding higher wages than those the prime minister announced earlier this week. Associated Press journalists observed the men fire from a
Continue ReadingMetro: Woman’s body discovered in a car that has been parked in a lot since mid-Jan.
By MARY ALICE ROYSE Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Metro Nashville Homicide Unit detectives are investigating the death of a woman found Tuesday in a car. Officials said officers discovered Charley Marie Koole, 40, dead with multiple gunshot wounds in the rear driver’s side seat of a Dodge Charger
Continue ReadingDog Rescued From Lauderdale Lakes House Fire
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — Broward Sheriff’s Office firefighters made a life-saving rescue on Wednesday. Crews quickly attacked a fire that broke out at a Lauderdale Lakes home. The man who lives there said he was asleep when the fire started and was awakened by the
Continue ReadingDeslave en Manizales, Colombia, deja 6 viviendas afectadas y rescatan a 4 personas
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Un deslizamiento de tierra afectó varias viviendas en la ciudad de Manizales, capital del departamento de Caldas, según confirmó el alcalde Carlos Mario Marín este miércoles. El funcionario detalló que el deslave se produjo en el barrio la Castellana, en el sector de la Avenida Centenario. Varias viviendas
Continue ReadingBritish Olympic great Jason Kenny retires from cycling
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Britain’s most decorated Olympian has retired. Cyclist Jason Kenny has taken up a role as sprint coach for Britain’s team ahead of the Paris Games in 2024. Kenny won seven gold medals and nine medals in total across four Olympic Games. No cyclist has won more. Britain’s cycling team will head
Continue ReadingEl crucero más grande del mundo está listo para zarpar
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Han pasado tres años de preparación, pero el mayor crucero del mundo por fin está listo para recibir a los pasajeros. El Wonder of the Seas de Royal Caribbean, que mide unos impresionantes 362 metros, fue entregado el mes pasado y está previsto que inicie su viaje inaugural desde Fort Lauderdale,
Continue ReadingA man who attacked and blamed an Asian family for Covid-19 pleaded guilty to hate crimes charges
By Andy Rose, CNN A 21-year-old Texas man pleaded guilty to federal hate crime charges after he brutally attacked and blamed an Asian family whom he believed to be Chinese for the Covid-19 pandemic, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Jose Gomez III saw a Burmese family with three young children enter a Sam’s Club in Midland, Texas,
Continue ReadingAn Alabama high school basketball team say they were forced to choose faith over a tournament game. The governor is demanding answers
By Sara Smart, CNN Alabama’s governor is demanding answers after a high school basketball team say they were forced to choose between their faith or a game. Oakwood Adventist Academy is a Seventh-Day Adventist school in Huntsville, located 100 miles north of Birmingham. Their men’s basketball team had advanced to the semifinals of the state
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