Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Betty Pedigo says the anger was unlike anything she or her husband had ever experienced before. Both suffering from year-round allergies, Pedigo and her husband started taking the allergy medication Singulair. Pedigo said the drug greatly helped with their allergies, but they also began
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin called for all citizens to get vaccinated against Covid-19 as he gave his annual address to the nation on Wednesday, delivered as rallies began in support of opposition leader Alexey Navalny. Putin said “maximum coverage” of the population by inoculation was now a priority for the country. “It is the only
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For months, investors have been bracing for signs that prices will increase as the post-pandemic economic recovery gathers steam. Well, they’re here. What’s happening: Consumer products giant Procter & Gamble has said it will raise prices on brands such as Pampers diapers and Tampax tampons. The increases will vary by brand, but will be in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EUREKA, Missouri (KMOV) — Eureka police officer Tim Shipp was honored Tuesday for his bravery after he ran into a burning home to save a woman trapped inside. Shipp said he was working a secondary job as security at a business on January 26 when he overhead a
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Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Marijuana businesses around Oregon are hoping a bill working its way through Congress could change the industry’s monetary operations. The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act which was re-introduced by Congressman Earl Blumenauer and Congressman Ed Perlmutter of Colorado, would give marijuana dispensaries
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LINN COUNTY, Oregon (KPTV) — Fire crews say a man is safe after falling over a waterfall on Monday afternoon. Sweet Home Fire District was dispatched at 6:45 p.m. to a waterfall near Longbow campground east of Cascadia. There was a report of a male who fell off
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Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, Oregon (KPTV) — Two teens have been arrested and are facing bias crime charges one week after a Black teenager was assaulted in Albany, according to police. The assault occurred on April 13, just before 6 p.m., at Swanson Park. The 13-year-old boy was assaulted by four
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The Trump administration’s Department of Homeland Security surged hundreds of federal agents to Portland, Oregon, last summer with incomplete training and missing equipment, a new watchdog report says. The department’s inspector general flagged several major concerns with the deployment of more than 700 officers, including failure to properly train them to police riots and to
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Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Buncombe County leaders on Tuesday night approved a $175,000 settlement as part of the county’s civil suit against former commissioner Ellen Frost. A federal investigation showed that Frost and former Buncombe County manager Wanda Greene misused more than $500,000 to advertise Asheville Regional
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Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — State leaders on Tuesday introduced two bills they said will protect North Carolina families, businesses and the public. Parents and grandparents who were at a local park Tuesday said life is challenging enough, even with paid sick time and family medical leave. And,
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Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — After several hours of digging, rescue workers have successfully freed an individual trapped in a trench in Asheville. The worker has since been taken to the hospital since being freed. The Asheville Fire Department was on the scene of a trench rescue off
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As discussions over President Joe Biden’s infrastructure proposal ramp up, Democrats and Republicans remain at odds over the scope, size and potential price tag of any plan, in addition to how to pay for it. Democrats say they are willing to compromise and negotiate but won’t water down a key legislative priority, while Republicans argue
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Here’s what you are not going to get in a major address from President Joseph Biden: textured rhetoric woven with references to the classics; eloquent, poetic phraseology ringing like heavenly music and leaving its listeners with echoes of Shakespeare, Lincoln and Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Here’s what you are going to get in a
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The architects of the European Super League appeared to strike a defiant tone Tuesday, promising to “reshape the project” following the withdrawal of all six English clubs from the controversial breakaway competition. The dramatic collapse of the multibillion-dollar league comes less than 48 hours after it was first launched, sparking a furious continent-wide backlash among
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The annual Lyrid meteor shower marks the first big meteor show of the year. It peaks on April 22 (tomorrow), so make sure to get a good look at the night sky. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You
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Chad’s long-serving President Idriss Deby has died from injuries sustained in clashes with rebels, the army said in a surprise announcement Tuesday, plunging a volatile region deeper into crisis. Army spokesman Azem Bermendao Agouna told state TV said Deby — a longtime Western ally in efforts to quell Islamist militias in north Africa — died
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Tesla has been swept up in yet another controversy in China, even as the company tries to win new customers there with cars it says will be tailor-made to match their preferences. This week, Tesla’s booth at the Shanghai Auto Show was briefly besieged by protesters complaining about problems with its cars, criticism that has
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If there’s one thing we know about Venice, it’s that it’s unique. What other city is built on water, or packed with its signature flamboyant architecture? It turns out, quite a few. The Republic of Venice — or the Most Serene Republic of Venice, to give it its full name — existed for 1,100 years,
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One person is in the hospital with moderate injuries after police responded to a crash on Creasy Springs Road around 3 a.m. Wednesday morning.
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Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of the murder of George Floyd on Tuesday, a verdict that sent waves of celebration across the United States after years of protests against police brutality. So, what happens to Chauvin now? Sentencing will be in 8 weeks It will be another eight weeks before he
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