Click here for updates on this story NORWICH, CT (WFSB) — The numbers are staggering — more than 400,000 Americans died after contracting COVID-19. But, believe it or not, the coronavirus actually saved one teenager in Norwich. “His story is so unique and it brings a positive out of COVID. In the end, it saved
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PEORIA, Arizona (KPHO/KTVK) — Peoria family members are mourning the loss of their dog and pointing the finger at a pest control company, they claim, let the dog loose while working at their home. Now they said the company isn’t doing much to help and they’re considering legal
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO/KTVK) — These days UPS drivers are often recognized for their work during the pandemic. But what Phoenix driver Ken Westbrook proved at the intersection of 32nd Street and Washington Street was that dedication to his community was all in a day’s work. “I just saw this
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story POCATELLO, Idaho (East Idaho News) — During a routine checkup in 2008, Zach Parris’s doctor suggested he get a Prostate Specific Antigen test. It’s a blood test that determines whether you have prostate cancer. Cancer had never been an issue for the 49-year-old Pocatello resident or anyone in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SHELLEY, Idaho (East Idaho News) — A message in front of a Shelley business is getting a lot of attention from customers. The owners of #Treats at 202 South State Street are proudly displaying a sign that reads, “PRAY FOR BIDEN AND COMMIE’LA HARRIS.” The sign insinuates that
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Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — As the number of carjackings in Chicago continue to rise, women are increasingly being targeted by criminals. “When night falls, I’m put in a predicament in my mind to feel afraid,’ said Angel Haralson, carjacking victim. Harlason is a rideshare driver, and was carjacked on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — State lawmakers are discussing banning employers from asking an interviewee how much they made at their last job. Right now, in the state of Nebraska, an employer can ask an applicant how much they made at their previous job. Experts with the Women’s Fund
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — If you’re a nurse taking care of COVID patients since March, the things you’ve seen could fill journals. When nurse Katrina Conway sees COVID patients, she can relate through her goggles and masks in ways she never could before. She’s been there. In the
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MT. ANGEL, Oregon (KPTV) — Restaurants and coffee shops are getting some extra help during the cold winter months, with some donations from a local patio heater manufacturer. Wood Pellet Products in Mt. Angel has donated to two businesses so far, Gear Up Espresso in Silverton and the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Nicole Doxtator, 30, was sentenced to two years and one day in prison following her conviction for mail fraud and aggravated identify theft on Jan. 14. Officials say Doxtator, who committed the offenses in connection with her position as an economic support specialist with Milwaukee
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (KFSM) — Arkansas State Representative Aaron Pilkington (R-Knoxville) has introduced a bill that would exempt feminine hygiene products for sales and use tax. If passed, this bill would make tampons, panty liners, menstrual cups, sanitary napkins, and other similar feminine hygiene products tax-free items. Pilkington
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story BIGLERVILLE, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — More than 1,500 people have signed onto an online petition which calls to help Biglerville High School students feel safe at school while holding students and staff accountable for alleged racist views within the school community. The petition on Change.org also includes anonymous
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — They say necessity is the mother of invention. That’s what’s what is driving doctors and researchers in our region during this crisis. Dr. Mark Poler has been busy researching and helping find new ways to deal with Covid 19 and cope with the country’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — A Lincoln man ended up in jail after getting stuck in the driveway of the rural home he’d allegedly just burgled, according to Lancaster County Sheriff Terry Wagner. It happened around 7:30 p.m. Monday at a home near Pawnee Lake on Northwest
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story STILLWATER, Oklahoma (Tulsa World) — This is the story of Will and Karen. It’s an ongoing love story. Decades ago, two young folks working in a college athletic department bonded over their love of sports, music, movies and each other. The band U2 was a mutual favorite. Early
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MOORHEAD, Minnesota (WDAY) — The battle the community has waged against the pandemic will one day be talked about in regional history books for years to come. For just over 30 days, Val Laidlaw wrote letters to her son who was hospitalized with COVID-19. She became a cheerleader
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“Why are you detaining me? Have I violated any laws?” demanded Yulia Navalnaya, as four policemen surrounded her on Saturday. She was on her way to a protest in Moscow, where thousands had gathered to demand the release of her husband, Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, from jail. She was freed a few hours later,
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Tests on two different variants of the coronavirus show that one of the two monoclonal antibodies in Regeneron’s cocktail therapy can neutralize both, despite the mutations, researchers reported Wednesday. The tests also confirm what other teams of researchers have found: vaccines are likely to protect people against both the variant first seen in Britain and
Continue Reading A letter from a descendent of Italy’s wartime King, apologizing for his ancestor’s role in enabling Mussolini’s fascist policies during World War II, has been criticized by historians and Jewish groups after several decades of silence from members of the disbanded royal family. Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, the great-grandson of King Victor Emmanuel III, wrote
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