Jeff Mosely’s job revolves around keeping students engaged in the classroom — but with many classrooms online only during the Covid-19 pandemic, that has become a challenge. And it’s a challenge he takes personally, as the executive director of academic programs for Marietta City Schools in the suburbs of Atlanta. “When you can’t find a
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Click here for updates on this story VANCEBORO, Craven County (WLOS) — A jury has found Jeffrey Acker guilty of second degree murder for the 2018 killing of Carolyn Patterson. He has also been deemed guilty of felonious robbery with a dangerous weapon and felony larceny of a motor vehicle. Acker will face 30 to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — A south suburban woman said she received a confirmation text message about a COVID vaccine shot, but said she has not yet signed up for one. The text appears to be a part of a scheme that the federal government has been warning the public
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WAUKEGAN, Illinois (WLS) — Waukegan’s Board of Education met Tuesday night as it considers changing the names of two of its schools, Thomas Jefferson Middle School and Daniel Webster Middle School. Jefferson, who was the nation’s third president, owned slaves. Webster was a former senator who supported slavery.
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As governments across the globe scramble to secure Covid-19 vaccine doses for humans, Russia has registered the world’s first coronavirus vaccine for animals, state media outlet TASS reported Wednesday. The vaccine is named Carnivak-Cov, TASS said, citing Konstantin Savenkov, the deputy head of Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor.) “Carnivak-Cov, a sorbate
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Portland Public Schools will be heading back to class in just a few short days but it’s not the classrooms that have some parents worried. “As an adult, I feel uncomfortable over there at times as well, so I don’t know how kids could
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon announced a Portland man was sentenced to federal prison Tuesday for a bank fraud scheme where he would recruit others, including minors, to deposit fraudulent checks into their personal bank accounts and withdraw cash. Marcus
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Michigan (WNEM) — Five inmates and five families want to give their loved ones a second chance at freedom. “They just sent him away forever,” Claudia Perkins-Milton said. “I just want him to come home,” Janice Murphy said. But most of these men are facing life sentences some
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — Proper Cannabis in St. Louis County is the first company in Missouri to be licensed to grow and manufacture medical marijuana under one roof. The company began production Tuesday. “Today we’re making gumdrops. Blood orange strawberry is the flavor,” said Proper’s Culinary
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LIBERTY, Missouri (KCTV) — Making candles comes naturally for EJ Wood – owner of Untamed Supply in Liberty. But it was other issues, under the surface that was burning him up. He says in the past, if people would ask him his pronouns, he would get angry. Assigned
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — On Saturday night, James and Katelyn Martin woke up to the sound of rushing water in their home. With water quickly rising, the couple grabbed what they could and got out. In stormy weather, they swam to a neighbor’s where James pulled Katelyn on
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Lycoming Bakery in South Williamsport has halted all production of bread, leaving several restaurants and shops that rely on it stunned with sudden closure. That includes Humpty Dumpty Creek Side sandwich shop in Williamsport. Owner Bobbi-Jo Staver says this closure leaves her and others
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HALLSTEAD, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Kyle Falkenberg grew up in Susquehanna County and just recently moved into his house along Susquehanna Avenue. Like many homeowners, he wanted to protect his home and property so he installed surveillance cameras. “I hate to say it but you’re usually looking out for
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol arrested a Harrisburg man late Tuesday night following a single-vehicle crash.
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Clinical trial results of Pfizer/BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine showed its efficacy is 100% and it is well tolerated in youths ages 12 to 15, the companies said Wednesday. Pfizer/BioNTech plan to submit the data to the US Food and Drug Administration as soon as possible for expanded emergency use authorization of the two-dose vaccine. In a
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Children were among those killed and injured in airstrikes by Myanmar’s military on an ethnic rebel-controlled area in the country’s southeast, a humanitarian aid group said Tuesday, as junta forces stepped up their offensive in the region. Myanmar’s military, which seized power in a February 1 coup, has been conducting airstrikes in southeastern Karen state
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It was supposed to offer insight into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic. But since its release on Tuesday, the long-awaited World Health Organization investigation has drawn criticism from governments around the world over accusations it is incomplete and lacks transparency. In a joint statement, the United States and 13 other governments, including the United
Continue Reading Deep in the North Carolina woods, the men trained at night for what they called “seek out and destroy” missions. They fought each other in hand-to-hand combat, running drills at a bucolic encampment near Fort Bragg. Glenn Miller, an ex-Green Beret, ran the place. Wiry and mustached, the Vietnam veteran paced its grounds in fatigues.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Researchers have discovered in Newfoundland and Labrador what they believe could be the oldest-known ancestors of octopuses and squids. Earth scientists from Heidelberg University in Germany recently discovered several cone-shaped fossilized shells at Bacon Cove on the southwestern side of Conception Bay in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Canadian airlines are resuming and expanding routes across the country ahead of an expected uptick in air travel this summer, but pilots need to brush up their skills before they can return to the skies. After a year of strict travel restrictions and
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