By Brittany Hope Click here for updates on this story COLFAX, California (KCRA) — Thousands of customers in Placer County have been without power since early Monday morning, due to damaged equipment and downed power lines from the recent winter storm. Pacific Gas and Electric Company does not have an estimate as to when power
Continue Reading By Maggie Krajewski Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — ABQ BioPark officials have announced that a second Asian elephant calf has tested positive for a deadly virus. This news comes less than a week after 3-year-old Thor died from elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV). Thor’s older sister, 8-year-old Jasmine, tested
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By Jack Bantock, CNN Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has said he “did not like” comments made by Romelu Lukaku after the striker revealed he was unhappy with the current situation at the club and expressed his desire to one day return to former club Inter Milan. The Belgian — who rejoined the Champions League winners
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LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas woman faces sentencing in February after being convicted of second-degree murder in the hit-and-run death of a teenager from Leavenworth. The Kansas City Star reports that 28-year-old Amber N. Alexander, formerly of Leavenworth, was found guilty Thursday. Prosecutors presented evidence that Alexander had several drinks before leaving a bar
Continue Reading LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas woman faces sentencing in February after being convicted of second-degree murder in the hit-and-run death of a teenager from Leavenworth. The Kansas City Star reports that 28-year-old Amber N. Alexander, formerly of Leavenworth, was found guilty Thursday. Prosecutors presented evidence that Alexander had several drinks before leaving a bar
Continue Reading CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Attorneys for the man accused of fatally shooting an Iowa State Patrol trooper earlier this year have asked a judge to toss out statements he gave to investigators. KCRG-TV in Cedar Rapids reports that Michael Lang was charged with first-degree murder after authorities said he shot and killed Iowa State
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The Associated Press Stocks are inching higher in early trading Friday, the final day of what turned out to be another big year on Wall Street. The S&P 500 was up 0.1% in the early going. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq were also up 0.1%. The S&P 500, which hit its latest
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The Associated Press Stocks are inching higher in early trading Friday, the final day of what turned out to be another big year on Wall Street. The S&P 500 was up 0.1% in the early going. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq were also up 0.1%. The S&P 500, which hit its latest
Continue Reading By JIM SALTER Associated Press Students at Washington University in St. Louis will start the spring semester taking classes from home as part of an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. The university said in a statement Thursday that cases are spiking on campus as well as in the St. Louis region and nationally,
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Tiffini Hale, a former cast member on “The All New Mickey Mouse Club” and singer in the pop group The Party died on Christmas Day, according to some of her costars and bandmates. She was 46. “It is with the heaviest of broken hearts that we share the sad news
Continue Reading PLAINVILLE, Kan. (AP) — Taylor Ayers wanted a job, but at just 13 years of age he was having a tough time finding one. So earlier this year he started his own successful business, and he’s using the proceeds to help his sister and other children with special needs. KSNW-TV reports that the Plainville boy
Continue Reading By WDJT Staff Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — A rise in COVID-19 spread in the community pushed Walmart to temporarily shut the doors for two of its area stores. Walmart announced Thursday morning, Dec. 30, it would temporarily close the Walmart stores located at W. Silver Spring Dr. and at
Continue Reading By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin is wishing Russians a happier new year, hailing their solidarity and strength in the face of tough challenges like the coronavirus pandemic. In a televised address broadcast just before midnight in each of Russia’s 11 time zones, Putin said the nation has faced “colossal
Continue Reading By BRITTANY PETERSON, PATTY NIEBERG and COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press/Report for America SUPERIOR, Colo. (AP) — Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle says Friday at least 500 homes were likely destroyed and there were no known deaths in a wind-fueled wildfire outside Denver. Tens of thousands of Coloradans driven from their neighborhoods by wind-whipped wildfires are
Continue Reading By BRITTANY PETERSON, PATTY NIEBERG and COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press/Report for America SUPERIOR, Colo. (AP) — Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle says Friday at least 500 homes were likely destroyed and there were no known deaths in a wind-fueled wildfire outside Denver. Tens of thousands of Coloradans driven from their neighborhoods by wind-whipped wildfires are
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN) — Se suponía que 2021, el segundo año de la pandemia de covid-19, no iba a terminar así, pero hay esperanza en el horizonte. El año amaneció con la esperanza de que las nuevas y eficaces vacunas contra el covid-19 -gratuitas y disponibles para todos- librarían al país de la peor emergencia
Continue Reading CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A St. Louis County man is accused of stabbing his wife to death days before a divorce hearing. Prosecutors on Thursday charged 50-year-old Michael P. Oshia of Florissant with first-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful possession of a firearm. He is jailed on $1 million bond and doesn’t yet have
Continue Reading By Alexandra Mae Jones Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — In just a few days, it will be 2022, and for many, that means this is the week to solidify those New Year’s resolutions. But why is it so hard to make a resolution that sticks? There are a
Continue Reading By Tom Yun Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — For the first time, hockey cards sold at Tim Hortons will feature stars from Canada’s national women’s team. The collections will include Olympic medallists such as Mélodie Daoust, Brianne Jenner, Rebecca Johnston, Sarah Nurse and Marie-Philip Poulin. All of these
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — Shark fishing in Hawaii will be banned in Hawaii in 2022. Passed during the last legislative session, Act 51 (House Bill 533) makes it illegal for anyone to knowingly capture, entangle, or kill any species of shark in Hawaii waters. “We
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