A slight chance of snow showers will settle into the cascades today and continue into tonight. There will be a break Wednesday and then the best chance of snow showers is Thursday. This is not expected to be a major event and it will not last long. Clearing skies Thursday night and through Friday will
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With a little shift in our air flow pattern, we will be seeing cooler temperatures today, but still topping out a little above average. Under partly cloudy skies, our highs will reach the mid to upper 40’s, with light and variable breezes. Light southerly breezes will stay with us tonight. While our clouds do thicken
Continue ReadingBy ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is capping off a controversial first year in office, creating history as the first woman and first Black and Indian American person in her position while fending off criticism and complaints over her focus and agenda. While she’s sought to make the office
Continue ReadingBy Sana Noor Haq and Mick Krever, CNN The Dutch version of “The Voice” has been suspended pending an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations surrounding the popular talent series. Dutch broadcasting company RTL said it will stop airing the show while it carries out an investigation with producers ITV into allegations of “sexually inappropriate behavior”
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration says it will significantly expand efforts to stave off catastrophic wildfires that have been torching areas of the U.S. West by more aggressively thinning forests around “hot spots” where nature and neighborhoods collide. Officials have crafted a $50 billion
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Un jurado en el condado de Marion, Tennessee, ordenó a la cadena de restaurantes Cracker Barrel pagarle a un hombre US$ 9,4 millones después de declarar que la compañía fue responsable de servirle un vaso lleno de un químico en lugar de agua. La cifra de la indemnización puede tener
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Kohl’s can’t catch a break from Wall Street. For the second time in as many months and third time in a year, an activist investor is putting pressure on the department store chain to make changes or sell the company. Activist hedge fund Macellum Advisors, which owns about 5% of
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — En la búsqueda de vida más allá de la Tierra, el rover Curiosity de la NASA ha estado en una misión de casi una década para determinar si Marte fue alguna vez habitable para los organismos vivos. Un nuevo análisis de muestras de sedimentos recogidos por el rover reveló la presencia de
Continue ReadingCNN, HLN By Hannah Ryan, CNN Jim Carrey celebrated his 60th birthday on Monday and took to social media to remind us of the goofball humor that’s made him one of comedy’s most enduring stars over the last 30 years. The “Dumb and Dumber” actor posted a short clip on his Twitter page to say
Continue ReadingBy AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Data show it’s rare for police officers to be convicted of on-duty killings. But three recent convictions of police officers in Minnesota have some people wondering whether that’s changing. Legal experts say maybe. But it’s complicated. It depends largely on the strength of evidence. But experts also
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story BOSSIER CITY, Louisiana (KTBS) — A local home contractor that KTBS has featured in two investigative reports this week is in jail. Bossier City police issued an arrest warrant for Richard Paul, 66, and he surrendered to authorities Thursday. He was booked into Bossier Maximum
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former Attorney General William P. Barr has a memoir coming out in March. It’s titled “One Damn Thing After Another” and is billed by his publisher as a vivid and forthright account of his time serving two very different presidents Donald Trump and George H.W.
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Hundreds of mourners in Ireland have turned out for the funeral Mass of a 23-year-old elementary school teacher whose killing has reignited debate about how to tackle violence against women. The body of Ashling Murphy, a musician and teacher, was found on the banks of a canal near the town of Tullamore
Continue ReadingIsabelle Jani-Friend, CNN A 555.55-carat black diamond that is truly from out of this world has been unveiled by auction house Sotheby’s Dubai. The rare gem, which Sotheby’s has dubbed “The Enigma,” is believed to have come from outer space — either created from a meteoric impact or from a “diamond-bearing” asteroid that collided with
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Washington students took their first state exams last fall since the pandemic began and their scores dropped. The Seattle Times reports that between 2019 and 2021, the overall percentage of students who met state standards on the math portion of the exam fell by 20 percentage points. Just 30% of children —
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story Hawaii (KITV) — A Big Island snorkeling tour company is reeling in the damage caused by the aftermath of this weekend’s underwater volcano eruption near Tonga. Manu Powers, President & CEO of Sea Quest Hawaii in Kailua-Kona, said she received a phone call from a
Continue ReadingBy KIM COOK Associated Press Houseplants have been keeping a lot of us company during the pandemic. The good news is there’s a plant for any home, big or small, well-lit or not. And there’s a virtual jungle of stylish containers in which to show them off. AP homes writer Kim Cook took a look
Continue ReadingBy JENNA RAE Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — A shocking dog attack has neighbors reeling Monday in south St. Louis. Not only were a woman and her dog attacked, but so were other neighbors when they tried to step in and help. News 4 is told three dogs
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Stephen A. Smith returned to ESPN‘s “First Take” Monday after a bout with Covid-19, which the commentator said nearly killed him. “For me personally, it hit me differently,” Smith said. Smith explained that he tested positive for the virus late last month and wound up in the hospital over the
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The European Space Agency has narrowed down the candidate list for its next generation of astronauts, including dozens who have a physical disability. The agency announced last year that it had received a record number of 22,589 applicants from people hoping to become the continent’s next generation of space travelers. It has
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