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By Drew Marine Click here for updates on this story     SALEM, Oregon (KPTV) — The Oregon State Fair is well underway in Salem, just as Gov. Brown’s outdoor mask mandate is now across the state. “With the masks on, I feel really safe. I’m glad the fair is requiring it,” Heather Piercy, an attendee, said.

By Anthony Vasquez-Peddie, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — The risk of developing blood clots is substantially higher and more prolonged if you contract COVID-19 compared to receiving the Oxford-AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines, according to a new study. The study found that while there is a small

By Anthony Vasquez-Peddie, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Starting at midnight Sunday morning, all direct passenger flights from Morocco to Canada will be suspended, Transport Canada announced on Saturday, citing an increased risk of COVID-19 exposure. The restriction will remain in place for 30 days and

By NICK SLOAN, LESLIE AGUILAR Click here for updates on this story     JACKSON COUNTY, Missouri (KCTV) — Authorities are investigating after two children were found dead in a residential pool. Jackson County Sheriff Darryl Forte said they were both under the age of 3. A 1-year-old and 2-year-old were found unresponsive in a pool near

By Alejandra Palacios Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin was in Milwaukee Saturday afternoon, Aug. 28. visiting the Pabst Theater to meet with recipients of a grant which provided funding to local entertainment venues affected by the pandemic. Senator Baldwin and local representatives in the arts community

By JAMIE SHERROD, JAMES PAXSON Click here for updates on this story     GRAND BLANC, Michigan (WNEM) — It was a thousand-dollar tip at a local restaurant, and it left its recipient understandably surprised. That money was for more than just a job well done. In fact, it was the tip of a more rewarding moment

By JUSTIN BEASLEY Click here for updates on this story     WAVERLY, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Waverly officer who lost everything in the floods has gotten some help from his fellow brothers in blue. Officer David Ross’s home and garage took on over five feet of water on Saturday. You could barely see his truck as

By Sarah White Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Western North Carolina Nature Center is home to more than 60 species of wildlife, and helping to care for all of the animals it houses takes more than meets the eye. Lori Hyatt, an animal care naturalist who has

By Kristen Consillio Click here for updates on this story     Honolulu, Hawaii (KITV) — A controversial $150,000 robot dog helping the Honolulu Police Department during the COVID-19 surge is worth its price tag, according to a lieutenant in charge of the program. The robot named “Spot” recently began delivering food and water to a COVID-19-positive

By ZAC SUMMERS Click here for updates on this story     ATLANTA (WGCL) — Louisiana residents are seeking shelter in metro Atlanta ahead of Hurricane Ida’s predicted landfall in the Bayou State. Shalonda Spencer said the dire warnings from forecasters in New Orleans was more than enough to convince her to leave town immediately. Spencer and

By CHRISTIAN COLÓN, ROB POLANSKY Click here for updates on this story     HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — A center for success has been established at Hartford High Public School. The school is the first in the district to have what’s called a “student success center,” or SSC. It’s a special program with more than 200 students

By DREW MARINE Click here for updates on this story     GRESHAM, OR (KPTV) — Seneca Alexander Junior was a 17-year-old whose life was cut short – and if you ask his dad, Seneca Alexander Senior, he wasn’t like any other teenager. “There’s not one thing I’m not going to miss. There was nothing mediocre or

By Betsy Webster Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV, KSMO) — Sean Stearns said he was with his girlfriend on May 30th, the third day of the protests by the Plaza fountain prompted by the police killing of George Floyd. It was between 11:30 p.m. and midnight , he said,

By Jackie Dunham, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Canada (CTV Network) — Health Canada has authorized a second COVID-19 vaccine for use in older children. The agency said Friday that it considers Moderna’s vaccine to be “safe and effective at preventing COVID-19” in children between the ages of 12 and

By Cameron French, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — With Canada now having ceased flights out of Afghanistan, many Afghans fortunate enough to have been among those to escape the country now face the challenge of setting up life in a new country, often separated from loved

By Brendan Kirby Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A federal jury Friday found a Mobile doctor guilty of writing illegal prescriptions for painkillers. The jury found Dr. Chykeetra “Che Che” Maltbia guilty of 15 counts of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. Prosecutors alleged that Dr. Maltbia

By Tara Campbell Click here for updates on this story     OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — A group of Corporal Daegan Page’s closest friends gathered Friday evening at Millard South Highschool in Omaha, mourning the Marine killed in the explosions at the Kabul airport. “He was there for every single one of us at one point in

By Heather Janssen Click here for updates on this story     DENVER (KCNC) — Ryker knows just how much comfort teddy bears can bring, Chocolate and Brownie became his best friends during a scary hospital stay in 2019. Now he and his family are giving back by donating to the Teddy Bear Patrol. CBS4 has partnered

By CBSNewYork Team Click here for updates on this story     NEW JERSEY, NJ (WCBS) — New Jersey’s poison control center is warning residents about harmful, wild mushrooms that are in season. As CBS2’s Meg Baker reported Thursday, our recent weather is contributing to their growth. Foragers beware. “It’s really hard to identify a toxic from

By J.D. Miles Click here for updates on this story     DALLAS, TX (KTVT) — The deaths of 12 U.S. troops only days before the military pulls out of Afghanistan hit veterans back home especially hard. The attack also raises concerns about what some experts are predicting will be a new era of terrorism. “It goes