By Gloria Rodríguez and ABC7 Bay Area Digital Staff Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KGO) — Two separate big rig crashes in the East Bay are causing major traffic issues Wednesday morning. In Oakland, all lanes were blocked on westbound Highway 24 near northbound SR-13 west of the Caldecott Tunnel due
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department is asking visitors to help slow the spread of the destructive emerald ash borer by choosing certified heat-treated firewood or firewood harvested within 10 miles of their destination, to avoid bringing the invasive insect into state parks. OPRD also asks visitors to leave any ash, olive
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Canada’s envoy on women, peace and security says her country is drawing on Cyprus’ experience of accommodating the needs of women migrants and children and those fleeing regional conflict zones at a time of unprecedented global displacement. The North American country is one of around a dozen others that
Continue ReadingBy Gina Tomlinson Click here for updates on this story CAPE CORAL, Florida (WBBH) — A neighbor became an unexpected hero, diving into water after an elderly woman’s car crashed into a pond in the Isles of Porto Vista on Monday. In an exclusive interview, Michael Gordon told NBC2 he dove in and swam the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Amid a barrage of climate-infused weather disasters such as flooding and hurricanes, along with the shattering of heat records,wildfires and many Americans growing concerned about the planet’s warming, climate change was barely discussed during the presidential debate. When asked the sole debate question on climate Tuesday night, Vice President Kamala Harris said, “young
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Republican-dominated North Carolina legislature has passed of a supplemental spending bill that does away with a large waitlist for private school vouchers. The bill also directs sheriffs to assist federal immigration agents seeking jail inmates. The state House voted for the measure on Wednesday, two days after the
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — Nearly two years before a deadly listeria outbreak linked to recalled deli meat, inspectors at a Virginia Boar’s Head plant detailed poor physical conditions that “could pose an imminent threat,” documents from the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service show. Inspection reports from the Boar’s Head facility in
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(Update: Adding video) SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — In honor of National Preparedness Month, the Oregon Department of Human Services announced a new contract Tuesday that will provide advanced evacuation software to all of Oregon’s 36 counties and nine Tribes. The software, from Genasys Inc., will help manage emergency evacuations more effectively across the state. As
Continue ReadingBy Hope Salman Click here for updates on this story FORT MYERS, Florida (WBBH) — On Thursday night, Del Boppel said she was doing what she usually does, which is taking her dog for a walk. This time, something unusual happened. She got closer than she usually does to the pond near her mobile home
Continue ReadingBy JoBeth Davis Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — Area veterinarians are issuing a warning for Kansas City pet owners to take action after a deadly disease was confirmed in two dogs brought for help. The Pet Resource Center of Kansas City has confirmed two cases of leptospirosis, better
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile’s left-wing president President Gabriel Boric has promised to push for the repeal of an iron-clad amnesty that has for decades ruled out most investigation of crimes against humanity committed by Gen. Augusto Pinochet’s military dictatorship. President Boric’s vow Wednesday — during a speech commemorating the 51st anniversary of
Continue ReadingBy Shaun Ganley, Jennifer Eagan & Veronica Haynes Click here for updates on this story LYNNFIELD, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A large fire tore through a strip mall in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, on Tuesday night, destroying several businesses and leaving the structure heavily damaged. First responders were called to The Shops at Post Office Square off Salem
Continue ReadingCNN By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — From the very first play this season, NFL football has looked a lot different. The league has dramatically changed its kickoff rules in an effort to reduce injuries. A kickoff starts each half and takes place after a touchdown or field goal. Under the old rules, the kicking
Continue ReadingBy Beau Bowman Click here for updates on this story FORT DODGE, Iowa (KCCI) — Braden Hicks, a 36-year-old from Manson, was one of the four Iowans who were killed in the plane crash last Friday in Indiana. Hicks took off on his aviation journey in 2021, purchasing an airplane hangar amid a career shift.
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Fast casual chain BurgerFi filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Wednesday after months of reporting financial distress. BurgerFi is another casualty of the rough business conditions hitting fast casual chains this year, which included Rubio’s, Buca di Beppo and Red Lobster also declaring bankruptcy. Even if not filing
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Moore Click here for updates on this story FLORENCE, South Carolina (WYFF) — More than a dozen venomous snakes were found in a South Carolina home after a man was bitten, according to the Florence Police Department. Police said around 2 a.m. Friday they got a call about a man bitten by a
Continue ReadingBy Jane Robelot Click here for updates on this story GREENVILLE, South Carolina (WYFF) — Billy Martin knew that September 11, 2001, was going to hold incredible challenges, and likely tragedies, for the New York City Fire Department as soon as he saw the second plane strike the World Trade Center towers. He was 33
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A venture capital firm has closed a grant program for Black women business owners as part of a settlement with a conservative group that had filed a lawsuit alleging the program was discriminatory. Both sides announced the settlement Wednesday, two months after a U.S. federal court of appeals
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek ordered all flags at Oregon public institutions to be flown at half-staff until sunset Wednesday, pursuant to President Biden’s Presidential Proclamation of September 11, 2024 as Patriot Day and National Day of Service and Remembrance, and in remembrance of the nearly 3,000 civilians and first responders who were killed in
Continue ReadingBy McKenzy Parsons & Sean MacKinnon Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — A 10th grader at Northwest High School talked with KETV NewsWatch 7’s Sean MacKinnon in front of the school after a 15-year-old boy was shot on Tuesday. “I was in the cafeteria. It was third lunch, and all
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