More than 100 people, mostly not wearing face masks, attended an indoor event held by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday — and the hotel where it took place is now under investigation by Palm Beach County officials. About 15 minutes before the event was scheduled to begin, the county was notified that many in
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The state reported 566 new cases of the virus on Saturday, bringing the grand total up to 474,587.
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Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV News) — A new study suggests that dogs, like humans, are self-aware and likely understand the consequences of their actions. The findings, published in the Scientific Reports journal Thursday, say that dogs are able to display “body awareness,” a manifestation of self-representation. Self-representation is a
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A Tennessee resident who was a guard at a Nazi concentration camp during World War II has been deported to Germany, the US Justice Department said in a statement Friday. Friedrich Karl Berger, a 95-year-old German citizen, was ordered removed from the US in February 2020, when a US immigration judge determined his “willing service”
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Nasvhille (WSMV) — A lot of us grew up with a little pet who just loved playing in that light, fluffy snow. In a very snowy Dixon Springs, 5-year-old Blair and 11-year-old Owen have exactly that kind of pet now at the Evitts family farm. That pet may
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Klingerstown, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — “This building is normally locked. There was a lock on this building. Whoever came in had a bolt cutter or some way of getting rid of the lock,” Klingerstown Fire Chief Brett Kahler said. He showed Newswatch 16 where the volunteer fire company was
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Atlanta (WGCL) — The Kroger Co. issued a notice advising of a data breach to its pharmacy customers. According to a statement from Kroger, officials within the company were told about a data breach on January 23, 2021. Kroger announced the incident was isolated to Accellion’s service, a
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Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny will remain behind bars after a Russian court partially rejected his appeal over a two-and-a-half year jail sentence handed down earlier this month. Then, in a separate case also heard on Saturday, Navalny was found guilty of defaming a World War II veteran and fined 850,000 rubles ($11,480). In the morning
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The Ingenuity helicopter, sidekick and traveling companion of NASA’s Perseverance rover, has checked in with a good report and is “operating as expected,” according to the agency. If successful, Ingenuity will be the first helicopter to fly on another planet, leading to an “extraterrestrial Wright Brothers moment,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of NASA’s Science
Continue Reading Many people in the US are determined to get their Covid-19 vaccine, but a 90-year-old Seattle resident showed just how motivated she was by walking six miles in snow to make her appointment. Fran Goldman told CNN that she had been trying to get an appointment since they became available in Washington. She said she
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (CTV News) — A robust vaccination program and strict physical distancing rules could be enough to prevent future COVID-19 outbreaks without the need for stay-at-home restrictions, according to a new U.K. study. This was the case in most cities, according to epidemiologists and demographers at the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Caro, Michigan (WNEM) — A reunion years in the making involving a man whose family thought he was dead. They had lost touch because he was homeless and his search for relatives took him across the country before he thumbed his way back to his hometown of Caro.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Stark County, Iowa (WQAD) — Stark County health officials took to the internet to highlight a worrying trend they have experienced after the onslaught of severe winter weather. In a Facebook post from Stark County Ambulance, officials tell the story of their experience with several patients suffering heart
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Cheyenne, Wyoming (Cheyenne Post) — The body of a 2-year old boy was found in a dumpster on Desmet Drive in Cheyenne Friday night. Athian Rivera was reported missing around noon. Cheyenne Police, assisted by the Laramie County Sheriff’s Department, the Wyoming Division of Criminal Investigation, Cheyenne Fire
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Lincoln, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal-Star) — The military scattered the friends after they graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. For a time, one of them was stationed on the West Coast, another on the East Coast, the third on the Gulf Coast. When they would talk about home, Nebraska
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Matherville, Illinois (Quad-City Times) — Evelyn Weakley remembers going with her family to deliver cards to senior living homes when she was little. “They were really happy when they saw the cards, that made me happy,” the sixth grade student said. “I wanted to do this because I
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story Missoula, Montana (Missoulian) — The implications of Montana’s new constitutional-carry gun law will take some time to settle out on the state’s college campuses. “There are two things we know,” Montana University System Deputy Commissioner Kevin McRae said on Friday. “First, the Board of Regents’ May meeting will
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Covington, Georgia (Rockale Citizen) — Newton County’s controversial coroner has informed Commission Chairman Marcello Banes that she expects the county to pay for her legal defense against the county’s efforts to have her removed from office. County Manager Lloyd Kerr filed a petition Jan. 29 with the state
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story West Linn, Oregon (KPTV) — Friday marks one week without power for tens of thousands of people across the Portland metro area. Many of those people are living in rural areas where access to resources is more difficult. One of those PGE customers is Kit Vandebroucke, who has
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Synthetic chemicals called phthalates are damaging children’s brain development and therefore must be immediately banned from consumer products, according to a group of scientists and health professionals from Project TENDR. Project TENDR, which stands for Targeting Environmental Neuro-Development Risks, is a group of volunteer scientists, health professionals and child advocates working to study and reduce
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