Month: February 2021

Former Seattle Seahawks player Chad Wheeler pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of domestic violence and resisting arrest for a January incident with his girlfriend, a spokesman for a Washington prosecutor said. Wheeler, an offensive lineman, is charged with two felonies — first-degree domestic violence assault and domestic violence unlawful imprisonment, as well as misdemeanor

January 20 was supposed to be about President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’ inauguration, but all eyes were on Jen Ellis’ mittens. The brown-and-white patterned mittens Sen. Bernie Sanders wore on Inauguration Day were instantly iconic — so much so that they’re going to be produced for the masses. Ellis, the second-grade teacher

Oregon has become the first state in the nation to officially decriminalize the possession and personal use of all drugs. Voters in the state approved Measure 110 in November, but it officially went into effect Monday. The initiative also expands access to addiction assistance and other health services, offering aid to those who need it

We humans tend to spread and frolic about wherever we please, a development that has been found to harm animals’ environments and health, and therefore ultimately our own. That may be the effect on crickets because of our constant noisemaking from traffic and other activities. The mating behavior of crickets may be significantly affected by

Here’s a look at the Central African Republic. It is a landlocked country in central Africa, bordering Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, South Sudan and Sudan. About the Central African Republic (from the CIA World Factbook) Area: 622,984 sq km, slightly smaller than Texas Population: 5,357,984 (July 2021 est.)

Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV/KSMO) — Police managed to rescue a 6-year-old when her father used her as a shield after firing at officers Sunday night. Officers were called about 9:30 p.m. to the 3300 block of East 60th Street about a man dragging a screaming child down the

Click here for updates on this story     FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida (WALA) — Okaloosa County investigators said a man arrested for trafficking drugs tried to tell them that his heroin was actually chocolate laxatives. Deputies said they stopped Steven Coplen, 29, when they noticed his plate that expired in 2020 had been altered to make

On her 100th birthday, Mildred Grassman got flowers, candy, money — and her second shot of the Covid-19 vaccine. “It means everything to me,” Grassman said just after getting the last shot at Ascension St. Vincent Evansville in Indiana. “At my age, I didn’t want to get the disease.” It also means that eventually, Grassman

Click here for updates on this story     WINDSOR, Connecticut (WTIC/WCCT) — Video from a nearby car shows a man as he was struck Sunday in the parking lot of the Price Chopper in Windsor. Police said they were called to a report of a pedestrian struck by a car in the parking lot of Price

New York officials acknowledged Monday there’s a clear racial disparity among the people who have received vaccine doses to date and the city needs to redouble its efforts to address inequitable access. “We got a lot of work to do, because it’s a combination of, we need a hell of a lot more supply, and

Click here for updates on this story     FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas (KFSM) — A Fayetteville man has been arrested for trafficking minors for sex. According to court documents, beginning in May of 2020 through October of 2020 Lexus Hobbs, 23, knowingly recruited, enticed, solicited, isolated, harbored, transported, provided, maintained and obtained multiple minors for commercial sexual activity.

The pandemic has affected nearly every facet of daily life and the Super Bowl is no exception. The yearly game to settle who is the champion of the NFL is this Sunday. The game, along with its accompanying hype and parties, comes just as health officials are begging Americans to hunker down to help stop

Click here for updates on this story     FORT PIERCE, Florida (WPBF) — Officials in St. Lucie County are investigating after a fire broke out at a home located at the Colony Club Mobile Home Park along US-1 on Monday at 2:42 a.m. When firefighters arrived, the home was fully engulfed in flames. “There were residents

Click here for updates on this story     WISCASSET, Maine (WMTW) — A Wiscasset woman has been arrested after crashing her car through the front door of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and then fleeing the scene on foot At about a quarter to midnight on Saturday, police say 35-year-old Kristen Crowley ran her Hyundai Sonata

Click here for updates on this story     CINCINNATI (WLWT) — After nearly two months, there is still no sign of missing 3-year-old Nylo Lattimore. But police have not given up hope following the boy’s mysterious disappearance. Nylo Lattimore was last seen around noon on Dec. 4. His whereabouts came into question after his mother was

Click here for updates on this story     PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A dispute between a local school district and its bus company has left families to figure out how to get their kids to class. Sun Coach Lines claims South Allegheny School District owes them tens of thousands of dollars. Just a few days ago the

A glass ceiling shattered in the NFL in July 2015, when Bruce Arians — then the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals — hired Jen Welter to the team’s coaching staff as an intern, making her the first woman to hold a coaching position of any kind in the league. Now at age 68, in

Click here for updates on this story     SEMINOLE COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — Sheriff’s deputies say two toddlers have died after being pulled from a pond near their home in Central Florida. Seminole County Sheriff’s officials said the children were reported missing from their home near Longwood around 7:20 p.m. Sunday. Deputies searched the area around

Click here for updates on this story     NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — A Bywater man who admitted to killing his toddler daughter will not stand trial for the first-degree murder charge he faces. Mark Hambrick, 49, was ruled “irrestorably incompetent,” meaning he is not and will not be mentally fit to stand trial now or in

Click here for updates on this story     BOSTON (WCVB) — Thousands of pieces of snow removal equipment are ready as a powerful nor’easter moves into Massachusetts. Gov. Charlie Baker said the state would activate the Massachusetts Emergency Management as officials prepare for the worst of the storm to hit. “The snowfall is predicted to be

Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK (WCBS) — Police are searching for a suspect caught on video burglarizing a synagogue in Brooklyn. It happened around 1 a.m. last Wednesday inside the Congregation Beth El of Flatbush on East 3rd Street. Surveillance video shows the suspect walking around the synagogue and placing several

Click here for updates on this story     ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — The state lost billions of dollars because of a lack of tourism during the pandemic. Small businesses are struggling to stay afloat. The state is now working to turn things around by investing millions into the tourism industry. Historic Old Town Albuquerque is

Click here for updates on this story     OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — If you’ve received medical care, odds are you’ve been surprised at the mailbox too, with a bill asking you to cover some of the costs, even if you have insurance. Rod Kammrad experienced this surprise bill after he fell into a fire pit, leaving

Here is a look at the life of former US Attorney General Eric Holder. Personal Birth date: January 21, 1951 Birth place: Bronx, New York Birth name: Eric Himpton Holder Jr. Father: Eric Himpton Holder, realtor Mother: Miriam (Yearwood) Holder Marriage: Sharon (Malone) Holder (1990-present) Children: Maya, Brooke and Eric Education: Columbia College, B.A., 1973;

Uganda opposition leader Bobi Wine has filed a petition seeking to nullify the reelection of longtime President Yoweri Museveni. Wine told Journalists on Monday, as his National Unity Platform (NUP) party legal team filed the petition with the Supreme Court, that it can show fraud resulted in Museveni’s victory last month. WIne is supported by

A few dozen protesters carrying anti-vaccination signs briefly shut down Los Angeles’ largest Covid-19 vaccination site over the weekend. The Los Angeles Fire Department temporarily closed the entrance to the Dodger Stadium vaccination site Saturday for 55 minutes, Andrea Garcia, a spokeswoman for Mayor Eric Garcetti, told CNN on Monday. Hundreds of cars were waiting

Click here for updates on this story     YOSEMITE VALLEY, California (KCRA) — Yosemite National Park will reopen its gates Monday after a series of winter storms caused damage and forced the closure of the park two weeks ago. For the first week of February, visitors can show up at the park without a reservation. Between

Click here for updates on this story     DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Hundreds — if not thousands — of people lined up in their cars outside Tumea & Sons Sunday afternoon for a pasta dinner and to support a Des Moines father of three in heart failure. Some said they waited an hour and a

Click here for updates on this story     FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas (KHBS/KHOG) — Dr. Josette Cline, the director of the Counseling and Psychological Services center at the University of Arkansas, said mental health is a top priority for the University, especially in a year plagued by the pandemic. “Whenever there are situations where people feel more isolated,

Federal prosecutors have filed charges against an alleged US Capitol rioter who was one of the first people to breach barricades outside the complex, saying he attacked the police line, causing an officer to suffer a concussion. The man, Ryan Stephen Samsel, was charged with forcibly assaulting a police officer, attempting to obstruct a police