The Oregon Historical Society and the Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation announced Friday the permanent transfer of the Mount Emily Shay #1 steam locomotive from the City of Prineville Railway to the Portland foundation.
Continue ReadingBy Theresa Waldrop, CNN Mississippi’s capital has been without reliable tap water service since Monday, when rainwater flooding helped push an already-hobbled treatment plant to begin failing. Significant gains have been made to restart the system, officials have said, but when potable water will flow again to Jackson’s roughly 150,000 residents — who for weeks
Continue ReadingCNN, WLBT By Ralph Ellis, Hannah Sarisohn and Holly Yan, CNN Water pressure has been restored in Jackson, Mississippi, Gov. Tate Reeves and the city government said. “Today, the tanks are full. Water pressure is solid,” Reeves said during a Monday news conference. The governor said while “there may be more bad days in the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Barbara Ehrenreich, the author, activist and self-described “myth buster” who in such notable works as “Nickel and Dimed” and “Bait and Switch” challenged conventional thinking about class, religion and the very idea of an American dream, has died at age 81. Ehrenreich died Thursday morning in Alexandria,
Continue ReadingBy Eric Resendiz, Tim Pulliam Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — The manager of California’s power grid declared a statewide Flex Alert for Thursday and Friday, asking residents and businesses to cut back on power usage to prevent strain on the system. The California Independent System Operator is calling on
Continue ReadingBy KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — An alarming new TikTok challenge has led to an 85% increase in car theft in the city of Los Angeles compared to last year, according to LAPD Chief Michel Moore. Moore discussed the trend during Tuesday’s police commissioners meeting, saying more
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s capital city is struggling with the near collapse of its water system, prompting emergency declarations from President Joe Biden and Gov. Tate Reeves. Jackson has dangerously low water pressure this week, and many of the city’s 150,000 residents have been without water flowing from
Continue ReadingBy Christiane Cordero Click here for updates on this story VAN NUYS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Dramatic new bodycam video shows the moment two Los Angeles Police Department officers raced to deliver a baby at a gas station in Van Nuys. After a radio call for help, the officers found a woman in active labor
Continue ReadingBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The families of two military veterans from Alabama who are missing in Ukraine this week met virtually with federal government officials and Ukraine’s ambassador, Oksana Markarova, and participated in two Ukrainian-American events to observe that country’s Independence Day. Alex Drueke and Andy Huynh went missing after their unit came under heavy
Continue ReadingBy Maher Kawash Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — A five-year-old boy shot last Sunday in Rogers Park has died, a community activist said. Community activist Andrew Holmes confirmed Friday morning that Devin McGregor died from his injuries at Lurie Children’s Hospital. Police said Devin was shot in the head near
Continue ReadingBy Diane Pathieu Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — DePaul University has issued an alert after two sexual assaults at the school’s Lincoln Park campus earlier this week. In a safety alert, the DePaul University Public Safety Department said the same person is suspected in both offenses. The alert comes as
Continue ReadingBy JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Supreme Court has reversed a lower court decision that sided with a Houston-based energy company in a dispute involving oil and natural gas royalties. It’s a decision that could eventually mean millions of dollars for the state’s public schools and colleges. The case stems
Continue ReadingBy JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota’s Supreme Court has reversed a lower court decision that sided with a Houston-based energy company in a dispute involving oil and natural gas royalties. It’s a decision that could eventually mean millions of dollars for the state’s public schools and colleges. The case stems
Continue ReadingBy KETV Staff Click here for updates on this story POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY, Iowa (KETV) — One of the Iowa teenagers charged with murdering his high school Spanish teacher got a new trial date Thursday. Seventeen-year-old Willard Miller will now go to court in Pottawattamie County on March 20 — an evidentiary hearing is planned for
Continue ReadingBy Lydia Fielder Click here for updates on this story ROGERS, Arkansas (KHBS, KHOG) — Police arrested a former Rogers High wrestling coach on a charge of sexual assault on Thursday, according to booking information and a district spokesperson. Colton Campbell Looper, 26, was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault in the first degree, according
Continue ReadingBy Jonathan Ayestas Click here for updates on this story JAMESTOWN, California (KCRA) — Forward progress has been stopped on a fire that sparked in Tuolumne County on Thursday night and forced evacuations in the area. The fire has burned 21 acres and was 10% contained, as of Friday morning. Evacuation orders are still in
Continue ReadingBy Sonnet Swire, CNN Former Attorney General William Barr appeared on Fox News on Friday to say there is no “legitimate reason” for classified documents to have been at Mar-a-Lago and cast doubt in the idea that they had somehow been declassified. “No. I can’t think of a legitimate reason why they should have been
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Mollenbeck Click here for updates on this story NEW SHARON, Iowa (KCCI) — Dozens of fire trucks and emergency vehicles rolled through New Sharon Thursday to honor Gary DeCook, the Barnes City volunteer firefighter who died unexpectedly Aug. 27. Following the funeral service, the fire trucks led the procession to the cemetery. “You’re
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas, CNN Britney Spears has posted an open letter to her sons. The Grammy winner took to Instagram on Thursday and responded to an interview her son, Jayden Federline, 15, gave for an upcoming British ITV documentary about the Federline family. The documentary has been previewed by the British newspaper the DailyMail, and
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s job market last month delivered what the Federal Reserve and nervous investors had been hoping for: A Goldilocks-style hiring report. Job growth was solid — not too hot, not too cold. And more Americans began looking for work, which could ease worker shortages over
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