JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s tradition-bound Senate is installing an audio monitoring system in its committee hearing rooms so employees, lobbyists and the public can listen to debate in their homes or offices as the pandemic rages. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Senate Administrator Patrick Baker said the changes could mean fewer people
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Thousands of stranded truck drivers at the British port of Dover vented their anger Wednesday as they struggled to access coronavirus tests, after France agreed to ease a blockade despite fears over a new Covid-19 variant. The UK and France struck a deal late on Tuesday evening to allow truck drivers, French citizens and residents
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A man suspected of killing three police officers in central France has been found dead, the country’s Interior Minister has said. Three gendarmes were shot dead and a fourth injured after they responded to a domestic violence incident in Puy-de-Dôme, west of Lyon, in the early hours of Wednesday. The alleged shooter left the scene,
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Officials in Oregon say a “superspreader action” is likely behind two recent Covid-19 outbreaks in the state. The action in question: A person knowingly went to work while sick and later tested positive for the virus, Douglas County officials said last week. Two separate Covid-19 outbreaks have now been traced back to that person, officials
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In 2012, Jason and Liz Derkosh suffered an unimaginable loss when their 2-year-old son Maddox fell into the African painted dog exhibit at The Pittsburgh Zoo and died. “He’s with us. We think about him every day”, said Liz Derkosh. Since then, they’ve been channeling
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A local 8-year-old girl is making sure that little girls in Philadelphia have a special present to open on Christmas morning. Through the nonprofit group Sisterhood Inc., third grader London Jones held a donation drive called “Dolls for Daughters” to provide baby dolls for children
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — This holiday season, a Queens man says he is lucky enough to have two jobs he loves. He is a teacher by day, and sells Christmas trees by night. As CBS2’s Kiran Dhillon reported Tuesday, he’s spreading joy in both occupations. Greg Walsh is
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — Early Tuesday morning, hundreds of Miami residents lined up and awaited their turn to receive a $250 grocery gift card. The City of Miami handed them out to those in need at Jose Marti Park. It couldn’t come soon enough for Maria Gomez. She got
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, California (KABC) — Those who have been hospitalized before know that comes with usually wearing a plain gown paired up with some non-slip socks. A local man took the initiative to brighten up the lives of young cancer patients by creating adorable prints designed by other
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Dean Katica woke up early last Thursday during the snowstorm so he’d have enough time to make it to work at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. “I couldn’t get my car out,” said Katica. The COVID unit nurse was shocked to find a huge snow pile
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Robert Harrington and Dan Brett have known the headaches that come along with picking out and setting up a Christmas tree. “We’ve lugged Christmas trees to our house and thought there must be a better way,” Harrington said. So, the former Boston College roommates decided
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The Trump administration will purchase an additional 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccine from Pfizer, the US Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday. Pfizer will deliver at least 70 million doses by June 30, and the rest will be delivered no later than July 31, according to a news release. With this agreement,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s 8 o’clock on a Tuesday night and a beat can be heard coming from inside the green recording studio at the Maryland Art Place. Baltimore teenagers are learning how rap can teach life skills and lessons in a relatively new program teaching “rap education.”
Continue Reading A Columbus, Ohio, police officer who shot and killed a Black man on Tuesday didn’t have his body camera turned on at the time, Mayor Andrew Ginther said. The officer has been suspended pending an investigation, Ginther said at a news conference. The mayor said he was “greatly” disturbed that the officer did not turn
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WATERTOWN, Connecticut (WTIC/WCCT) — State and local police are searching for 19-year-old Elijah David Bertrand as part of a homicide investigation this morning. State police said around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, they were called to the area of Route 8 northbound in Watertown by exit 37 on the report
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MONROE, Connecticut (WTIC/WCCT) — There’s little doubt people love to see holiday decorations, especially this year, with so much negativity surrounding COVID-19. But there’s a Monroe neighborhood where a certain decoration is making the waters a bit choppy. Chances are no matter what time of year you drive
Continue Reading The National Weather Service in Miami is calling for “falling iguanas” in its holiday forecast. Temperatures in South Florida are expected to drop into the 30- to 40-degree range on Christmas Day and into the weekend, creating conditions that may cause iguanas to suddenly drop out of trees, the NWS said on Twitter. Iguanas can’t
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GREENVILLE COUNTY, South Carolina (WLOS) — Authorities in South Carolina have issued an Amber Alert for two children who were taken by their father Wednesday morning after he allegedly assaulted their mother. Deputies with the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office initially received the call at 8:19 am regarding 26-year-old,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story EAST ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — The families of Cedric Gibson, 28, and Alando Harris, 47, say so many questions remain regarding the circumstances of their deaths. Illinois State Police say the men were shot while traveling westbound on I-64 near mile marker 3 in East St. Louis in
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The United Kingdom has identified a new, more contagious coronavirus variant linked to a recent surge in cases in England. The new mutation is being called VUI-202012/01 — the first “Variant Under Investigation” in the UK in December 2020. While scientists hunt for more information about the variant, its impact is already being felt, with
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