Coast Guard: New federal law requires boaters use engine cut-off switches
Operators of recreational vessels less than 26 feet in length will be required to use an engine cut-off switch (ECOS) and associated ECOS link…
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IRS plans to delay this year’s tax filing deadline to mid-May
The Internal Revenue Service plans to delay this year’s tax filing deadline by roughly a month, to mid-May. Democratic Reps. Bill Pascrell of…
Continue ReadingGroup launches trash pickup service for homeless camps
Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — BeLoved Asheville launched a new project called…
Continue ReadingWallStreetBets founder signs with major Hollywood talent agency
The founder of the WallStreetBets is heading to Hollywood. Jaime Rogozinski, the investor who started the subreddit that shook up Wall Street, has…
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Cause of Cornelius ethanol facility blaze determined to be static
Officials say a large fire Tuesday at an ethanol facility in Cornelius, west of Portland, was likely caused by static while employees were…
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Judge limits Portland police use of less-lethal launchers at protests
A federal judge has restricted the Portland police use of less-lethal launchers by its Rapid Response Team officers at protests.…
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Federal appeals court revives UO suit alleging ‘glaring’ gender pay gap
A federal appeals court has revived a University of Oregon professor’s lawsuit alleging the university has failed to address a “glaring” pay…
Continue ReadingRobert Long, suspect in Atlanta spa shootings, may have ‘sex addiction,’ police say
State and federal investigators are scrambling to learn more about Robert Aaron Long, the suspect in a string of deadly shootings at three…
Continue ReadingDistribution of White supremacist propaganda surged in 2020, ADL says
Distribution of White supremacist propaganda reached the highest amount ever recorded since the Anti-Defamation League began tracking it, the group…
Continue ReadingRite Aid says they ‘made a mistake’ after employee turned undocumented immigrant away from getting Covid-19 vaccine
After Sebastian Araujo’s parents spent a week on a waitlist for leftover Covid-19 vaccines, the family was relieved when the pharmacy called to…
Continue ReadingPolice made 325 traffic stops during two-day anti-street racing operation
Click here for updates on this story GWINNETT, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — Gwinnett County police said they…
Continue ReadingLawsuit against skydiving facility linked to a dozen deaths reveals disturbing practices
Click here for updates on this story LODI, California (KFSN) — After four years of fighting, a North Valley family is…
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New Oregon map shows what fire-affected recreation sites are open, closed
Oregon’s Natural and Cultural Resources Recovery Task Force released an interagency status map Wednesday to help the public navigate the status of…
Continue ReadingFlaming van rolls downhill nearly striking man
Click here for updates on this story FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas (KFSM) — A dramatic fire caught on camera by Fayetteville…
Continue ReadingHigh school bands reducing risk of Covid-19 as the music plays on
Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Students and teachers alike never thought weeks of virtual…
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Exclusive: Former Brazilian leader Lula urges Biden to call an emergency coronavirus summit
Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is calling on US President Joe Biden to ensure vaccine equity, in an exclusive interview with…
Continue Reading49 states and territories have hate crime laws — but they vary
Hate crimes, defined by the United States Department of Justice, are crimes motivated by bias. The Justice Department clarifies that…
Continue ReadingWoman gives her husband a second chance at life by donating her kidney
Click here for updates on this story Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Asia and Nigel Taylor’s love story started…
Continue ReadingHigher mortgage rates still aren’t cooling the hot housing market
Mortgage rates have been steadily rising this year, but that doesn’t seem to be slowing demand for housing — yet. According to Freddie Mac,…
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‘No. 765 double-clutched herself’: Condor at Oregon Zoo lays second egg as first one is hatching
A California condor at the Oregon Zoo’s Jonsson Center for Wildlife Conservation surprised keepers by laying a second egg just as her first one was…
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