$200 million meat plant could soon bring Columbia hundreds of jobs
Swift Prepared Foods is looking for a new location for an Italian meats processing plant to open in 2022. And the company is considering Columbia.
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Texas lawmaker proposes bill to make day after Super Bowl a state holiday
Click here for updates on this story DALLAS (KTVT) — It’s one of the biggest events every year: the Super Bowl (this Sunday on CBS 11). Rae Mills, a fan of the Kansas City Chiefs said, “It’s a good day to party, just to get together with friends, what the last game of the season.”
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Leading baby food manufacturers knowingly sold products with high levels of toxic metals, a congressional investigation found
Four leading baby food manufacturers knowingly sold baby food that contained high levels of toxic heavy metals, according to internal company documents included in a congressional investigation released Thursday. “Dangerous levels of toxic metals like arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury exist in baby foods at levels that exceed what experts and governing bodies say are
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Worrying new coronavirus variants aren’t just imported — they can be home grown
The 45-year-old patient had been sick with coronavirus for months. Doctors had given him the antiviral drug remdesivir to fight the virus, anticoagulation drugs to prevent blood clots, immune modulators to try to control his out-of-control immune response and steroids to fight inflammation. He’d been home on and off but never seemed able fully recover.
Continue Reading Left in dark about mother’s suspected murder by alleged serial killer Billy Chemirmir, woman inspires change
Click here for updates on this story FRISCO, Texas (KTVT) — To celebrate Marilyn Bixler’s 90th birthday, her family flew her to Cabo San Lucas. “She took a shot of tequila and said, ‘91, here I come’,” recalls her daughter, Cheryl Pangburn, who remembers thinking how incredibly healthy she seemed. Weeks later, Pangburn dropped by
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CDC scientists recall ‘death by a thousand cuts’ as they try to rebuild the agency’s reputation
Back in March, a doctor at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found himself swearing at his television set. He was watching a news segment about a couple in Arizona who’d heard then-President Donald Trump’s enthusiasm for the drug hydroxychloroquine to fight Covid-19. The couple noticed their home aquarium cleaner contained an ingredient
Continue Reading Police chief pulls mother, 2-year-old daughter out of freezing river
Click here for updates on this story Elmwood Park, New Jersey (WCBS) — There was a dramatic rescue Thursday afternoon in Elmwood Park after a mother and her toddler ended up in the freezing waters of the Passaic River. It’s a story of heroism of the most basic and beautiful kind. A police officer put
Continue Reading Neighbor describes FBI shooting suspect David Huber as a ‘loner’ who once pulled a gun on pest control worker
Click here for updates on this story Sunrise, Florida (WFOR) — As the FBI continues to comb the scene where two agents were killed and three were injured while serving a search warrant, a neighbor of the accused gunman is sharing her interactions with him. “He was grumpy. Kept to himself,” April Evans said of
Continue Reading Pharmacy that survived 1918 Spanish flu pandemic eager to get vaccines for Covid-19
Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — It’s the question on most everyone’s mind: When and where can I get the COVID-19 vaccine? Much of the attention has been focused on giants like Walgreens and mass vaccination sites, but the little guys are able to help out, perhaps as soon as next
Continue Reading Former Columbus, Ohio, police officer who shot Andre Hill pleads not guilty, bond set at $3M
Adam Coy, the former Columbus, Ohio, police officer who shot and killed Andre Hill, entered a not guilty plea to a count of murder in the commission of a felony and other charges at his arraignment Friday. Coy appeared virtually from Franklin County Jail — wearing a tan jumpsuit and face mask — and a
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8-year-old boy returns home after spending days in ICU suffering from MIS-C
Click here for updates on this story Beaumont, California (KCAL/KCBS) — The parents of an 8-year-old boy who developed a rare illness called Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children, or MIS-C, after contracting COVID-19 shared their story Thursday. After fighting for his life in the intensive care unit at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital, 8-year-old Anthony
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Denver’s first Black-owned gun club offers inclusive space for all
Click here for updates on this story Denver (KCNC) — Denver’s first Black-owned gun club in the historic Five Points neighborhood is providing an inclusive space for all. The 1770 Armory and Gun Club is in the heart of the historic Black neighborhood. The owners wanted to join other Black businesses owners in Five Points
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Baltimore business Greenhouse Tea Company attracting attention of some celebrities
Click here for updates on this story Baltimore (WJZ) — A little cup of tea made a big difference for Quentin Vennie’s son, Jayden, who for years struggled in school. “For the first time in his life, he just completed his first semester in the sixth-grade, online nonetheless, and he’s on the honor roll,” Quentin
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Parents of children with compromised immune systems desperate to get Covid vaccine: ‘It should have been given thought’
Click here for updates on this story Boston (WBZ) — Some parents desperate to get the COVID vaccine are pleading with Gov. Charlie Baker. These mom and dads have babies with severely compromised immune systems. Kim Napoli of Sudbury says for her family it could be life or death. She isn’t a health care worker.
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3 North Carolina police officers shot after responding to sound of gunshots
Click here for updates on this story High Point, North Carolina (WXII) — Three police officers were shot overnight in High Point after responding to the sound of gunshots. Police say around 11:15 p.m. Thursday, officers heard shots fired near West English Road and South Road. Police said they responded to the 2900 block of
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Mask mandates can work, CDC researchers say
Mask mandates can work, according to research released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday. One new study showed that, in places where state and local governments required mask use, fewer people ended up in the hospital with coronavirus. A second showed college students, at least, will overwhelmingly wear masks if there’s a
Continue Reading Random pills, tablets discovered by customer inside children’s vitamin bottle
Click here for updates on this story Boston (WCVB) — Police in the city of Boston are investigating after a Target customer who purchased children’s vitamins claimed the bottle contained various other pills and tablets. The woman told police she purchased the Flintstone Chewable tablets at the Target store in South Bay Plaza in Dorchester
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Coronavirus vaccine providers say registration remains the most efficient way to get the shot
Mid-Missouri medical providers say filling out their vaccine surveys is still the way to go.
Continue Reading Miles-long crash involving 40 vehicles closes interstate
Click here for updates on this story Newton, Iowa (KCCI ) — The Iowa State Patrol urges drivers to avoid traveling east on Interstate 80 east of Des Moines as a miles-long crash involving 40 vehicles has stopped traffic in the eastbound lanes near Newton. The patrol said approximately 40 vehicles were involved in the
Continue Reading ‘A national treasure’: Film critics remember acting icon Christopher Plummer
Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Canadian actor and icon Christopher Plummer, known for his timeless portrayal of Capt. Von Trapp in the “Sound of Music,” and recurring appearances at Stratford’s Shakespeare Festival, has died at age 91. Plummer’s acting career spanned several decades and he collected accolades in
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