A booster shot of Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine revs up the immune response against two worrying coronavirus variants, the company reported Wednesday. And a booster dose formulated specifically to match the B.1.351 variant first seen in South Africa was even more effective, Moderna said in a statement. Vaccine makers are trying to get out ahead of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The annual True/False Film Festival starts Wednesday at Stephens Lake Park this year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, with an outside location, the weather is a concern throughout the weekend. Columbia Convention and Visitors Bureau spokeswoman Megan McConachie, said there are plans in place in case the weather does not cooperate,
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, CA (KCAL, KCBS) — The families of people who have been killed in deputy-involved shootings have accused deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department of harassing and intimidating them. The families of Vanessa Marquez, Anthony Vargas, Daniel Hernandez, and Paul Rea were on hand Tuesday
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The Department of Health and Senior Services and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education held a webinar for school leaders, school nurses and local health officials to keep local leaders informed with COVID-19 updates pertaining to K-12 schools and answer questions.
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Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Baltimore Ravens announced Tuesday it plans to welcome back fans to full capacity at M&T Bank Stadium for the upcoming season. “I’m missing the tailgating,” said Philip Brzozowski. “I’m missing seeing the guys in action.” In a message to season ticket holders, the team
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This mountainous frontier city on the Columbia River plateau romanticizes the pioneer personality of the Old West and celebrates its rugged past with one of the world’s oldest rodeos. In rural Umatilla County, where Pendleton is located, locals take pride in the region’s deep sense of freedom, toughness and self-reliance. It’s not entirely surprising then
Continue Reading Firefighters in Tennessee had to help bust a 2-year-old boy out of an antique wooden barrel after he climbed in and got stuck in one over the weekend. Dorian Strubing, who turns 3 in July, wedged himself in the barrel on Saturday evening, while his family was finishing dinner a few feet away, his dad,
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PENSACOLA (WFOR) — A north Florida teen accused of rigging her high school’s homecoming race for queen is facing more serious charges. The State Attorney’s Office in Pensacola said Emily Grover will be tried as an adult in the homecoming hack case after turning 18 just a few
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Not sure what to eat? Why not choose foods that are good for your brain? Meals inspired by traditional foods from the sunny Mediterranean, a new study found, may lower your risk for dementia by interfering with the buildup of two proteins, amyloid and tau, into the plaques and tangles that are hallmarks of Alzheimer’s
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Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A Philadelphia social media star recognized around the country is asking for help to move his mission forward. Terrill Haigler has had a heck of a year. “I’ve literally found my purpose,” he said. In June 2020, Haigler was a Streets Department sanitation worker when
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pittsburgh City Council will hold a public hearing today to address concerns about the decrease in the city’s Black population. The Penn Plaza Support and Action Coalition petitioned the council for this hearing. The PPSA says 7,000 African-American residents left the city between 2014-2018 which
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SMYRNA, Delaware (KYW) — There are new developments in the death of a 3-year-old Smyrna, Delaware girl whose remains were found in a softball field in 2019. Her mother has been re-indicted in the girl’s death. Three-year-old Emma Cole‘s remains were found in 2019, a year after she
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A man who allegedly struck a Sikh man in the head with a hammer at Brooklyn hotel has been arrested. Police on Tuesday announced the arrest of 27-year-old Latif Gina, of Brooklyn. The incident happened on April 26 at the Quality Inn on Osborn
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (The Courier) — While the Animal Rescue League of Iowa has gotten calls to rescue alligators within city limits before, “we have never had a call quite like this,” the organization said in a news release on Tuesday. The rescue said ARL officers respond to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOLINE, Illinois (Quad-City Times) — A Moline police officer was involved in a fatal crash that killed a 13-year-old male Tuesday afternoon. According to the Moline Police Department, at approximately 2:52 p.m., a beat officer was dispatched to a disturbance near 41st Street and 12th Avenue. The officer
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ROCK ISLAND, Illinois (Quad-City Times) — Rock Island Alderman Dylan Parker, Ward 5, is facing fallout after referring to police as “agents of state violence” in a post on his official alderman Facebook page. The post came after Rock Island County State’s Attorney Dora Villarreal issued a decision
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman who pleaded guilty to causing a crash last May that killed a Columbia man was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison. Judge Jeff Harris sentenced Regine McCracken to 10 years in prison for manslaughter. McCracken pleaded guilty in March to manslaughter and three misdemeanors — fourth-degree assault, careless driving
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — The supervising anesthesiologist in a surgery at UW Health that left a 6-week-old Fitchburg boy permanently brain damaged has been reprimanded by the state medical board, after a lawsuit against a junior doctor involved in the same surgery resulted in a $22.5
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A little boy is in the hospital recovering after a fall that could have taken his life. An awning may have saved the boy, who fell from five stories up. The family told CBS2’s Lisa Rozner how it happened. Surveillance video from a store
Continue Reading Former reality TV star Joshua Duggar filed a motion Tuesday asking that he be released from jail on bail and allowed to return home as he awaits trial for child pornography charges. “Duggar is 33 years old, has no criminal convictions, and has known about this federal criminal investigation since November 2019 when Homeland Security
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