WINTER STORM UPDATES: Jefferson City School District, Columbia Public Schools among those canceling Tuesday classes
Check back for updates related to the winter storm in Mid-Missouri.
Continue Reading
Check back for updates related to the winter storm in Mid-Missouri.
Continue Reading
Texas is colder than it’s been in decades, one of at least 25 states under a winter weather advisory during this week’s historic cold outbreak. But as Texans scramble to stay warm, rolling power outages have begun across the state following high demand. Millions of customers across the US have lost power, with much of
Continue ReadingRolling power blackouts were ordered across Texas on Monday as a winter storm and frigid temperatures gripped the state and knocked out service to more than 3.4 million customers. The rotating outages could continue until the state’s weather emergency ends, according to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), a major grid operator that controls
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CARLISLE, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — A pet food pantry in Cumberland County is offering some relief to pet owners during the pandemic. Volunteers with the Cumberland Valley Animal Assistance Program gave away pet food in Carlisle on Sunday. The organization started doing these types of food drives in North
Continue Reading
The accidental discovery of strange life forms on a boulder beneath the ice shelves of the Antarctic has confounded scientists. Researchers were drilling through 900 meters of ice in the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf, situated on the southeastern Weddell Sea, when they stumbled upon unexpected creatures “firmly attached to a rock,” living in the darkness and
Continue Reading
Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (Wisconsin State Journal ) — As the boat appeared to the east through the rising steam on an Arctic-like morning, the freighter was just a bump on the Lake Michigan horizon. A sliver of the moon hung to the south as day began to break. The Allen
Continue Reading
New York’s Democratic leaders are in active discussions to draft a bill to repeal Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s expanded executive powers after a top aide’s damaging admission about Covid-19 nursing home deaths. “There’s momentum moving in the direction of removing his powers,” a source told CNN. The source said there was support for the removal of
Continue Reading
Birmingham jailhouse logbook pages, signed multiple times by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., are up for auction for the first time. The logbook shows the entries dated between March 4, 1963, and November 27, 1963, which corresponds to the time when King wrote his famous “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.” The logbook is said to
Continue Reading
Click here for updates on this story ASHFORD, CT (WFSB) — Travelers and the Travelers Championship announced on Monday a joint commitment to match up to $1 million in donations to the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. This comes after a significant fire destroyed a number of buildings on the camp grounds on Friday
Continue Reading
Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, TX (KTRK) — For over six hours, a long line of people in search of shelter stood huddled together waiting for the doors of the George R. Brown convention center to open. Many said because of COVID-19 there was no room in other shelters and that this
Continue Reading
Click here for updates on this story CYPRESS, TX (KTRK) — On this icy Valentine’s Day, Zoe Schmidt has a lot of love to spread. The Cypress nurse and young mother survived a dangerous crash on icy roads, thanks to three other drivers who stopped to help her. “I try not to play the ‘what
Continue Reading
Oil is back, thanks to a strange brew of vaccines, economic optimism and a wintry mix in the Deep South. A rare bout of winter weather in Texas helped catapult US oil above $60 a barrel for the first time since January 2020. Snow fell as far south as Brownsville, Texas, where measurable snow has
Continue Reading
Click here for updates on this story SASKATOON, Saskatchewan (CTV News) — A family cat in Australia is being heralded as a “four-legged hero” after he died fighting off a venomous snake that slithered close to two young children. The harrowing tale of the shorthair cat named Arthur was recounted in a Facebook post by
Continue Reading
Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA, Ontario (CTV News) — The Liberal government is expected to announce this week an ambitious program to buy back legally owned firearms that it last year deemed to be assault rifles. Legislation implementing the buy-back program would make good on a commitment the government made in May
Continue Reading
The accidental discovery of strange life forms on a boulder beneath the ice shelves of the Antarctic has confounded scientists. Researchers were drilling through 900 meters of ice in the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf, situated on the southeastern Weddell Sea, when they stumbled upon unexpected creatures “firmly attached to a rock,” living in the darkness and
Continue Reading
Here’s a look at Mardi Gras, a celebration held the day before the fasting season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. February 16, 2021 – Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday). January 6 – Carnival season celebrations begin on this date each year, continuing through midnight on Fat Tuesday. Facts Mardi Gras, French for Fat Tuesday, is
Continue Reading
Here’s some background information about the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), also called North Korea. It borders China, Russia and South Korea. About North Korea (from the CIA World Factbook)Area: 120,538 sq km, slightly smaller than Mississippi Population: 25,831,360 (July 2021 est.) Median age: 34.6 years Capital: Pyongyang Ethnic Groups: Racially homogenous, with a
Continue Reading
Click here for updates on this story PEORIA, AZ (KTVK/KPHO) — As friends and family gathered for a Wednesday afternoon vigil to remember Brittany Walker, the mother who was killed while trying to protect her baby from being kidnapped by his father, her 11-year-old daughter, Prudence, sobbed into a new teddy bear. “I love her
Continue Reading
Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX, AZ (KTVK/KPHO) — Some kids and parents in a north Phoenix neighborhood say they are heartbroken after a playground was torn down this week. It was located at a park near Tatum Boulevard and Union Hills Drive for more than a decade. Neighbors say they are frustrated
Continue Reading
Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX, AZ (KTVK/KPHO) — The wife of ‘Lemonade Guy’ Derrick Moore, known for his shouts of “Lemonade, lemonade, like grandma made,” at Valley sporting events, says the beloved vendor is suffering from an unknown medical condition. “It’s really hard,” said Renita Sanders-Moore. “You know he was paying for
Continue Reading