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Customer, student starts GoFundMe for popular college bar

January 15, 2021 4:56 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story NEW BRITAIN, Connecticut (WFSB) — So many businesses have been affected by the…

You might remember Russel Honoré for his response to Hurricane Katrina. Now he’ll assess US Capitol security

January 15, 2021 4:50 PM CNN Newsource

The review of US Capitol security in the wake of this month’s riots will be handled by retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, the widely praised…

As NASA and NOAA warn of climate emergency, they weather last-minute denial by Trump appointees

January 15, 2021 4:50 PM CNN Newsource

The numbers are in. The hottest seven years in recorded history are: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014. Notice a trend? As 2020 smashed…

PD issues friendly reminder after ‘romantic entanglement’ broken up in busy parking lot

January 15, 2021 4:26 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Champlin Police Department has issued what it calls a…

14 kids collapsed wearing masks during winter sports practice

January 15, 2021 4:12 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — On Thursday, student-athletes in Minnesota returned to the…

Move of Space Command out of Colorado considered shocking

January 15, 2021 3:41 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — Leaders in the metro area business community said Thursday they…

COVID-19 UPDATES: 207 new COVID-19 cases in the area, 5 new deaths

January 15, 2021 3:55 PM News Team

Local health officials reported 207 new COVID-19 cases in the area…

Students start petition urging Denver public schools to vaccinate teachers

January 15, 2021 3:28 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KCNC) — As many students and staff prepare to head back into the classroom…

Bay Area seniors seeking Covid-19 vaccine face ‘logistical nightmare’

January 15, 2021 3:21 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, California (KPIX) — Some Bay Area residents over age 65 got their first…

LDS Church leaders condemn ‘lawless behavior’ at US Capitol

January 15, 2021 3:20 PM Associated Press

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints condemned “lawless behavior” and the violence of rioters who broke into the U.S. Capitol in a…

Federal vaccine promises fall short

January 15, 2021 3:15 PM News Team

The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare says Idaho will not get as much of the COVID-19 second-dose vaccine as previously announced.…

Orlando waitress Flavaine Carvalho hailed as hero for helping abused boy

January 15, 2021 3:05 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, FL (WFOR) — An Orlando waitress is being hailed a hero after helping a…

Plastic surgeons see a ‘Zoom boom’ among stay-home remote workers during pandemic

January 15, 2021 3:00 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story ATHERTON, California (KPIX) — Hours of staring at our own faces on video calls…

Hospital offering $300 to employees who get vaccinated

January 15, 2021 2:53 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story OAKDALE, California (KOVR) — We’ve already seen many hesitating before…

Local couple providing home cooked meals to those hardest hit by pandemic

January 15, 2021 2:40 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story NORTH HOLLYWOOD, California (KCAL/KCBS) — A local couple who both lost their jobs…

Woman dies from Covid-19 weeks after giving birth to daughter

January 15, 2021 2:33 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story FONTANA, California (KCAL/KCBS) — A 27-year-old Fontana woman died from COVID-19,…

Fire near gas pump extinguished

January 15, 2021 10:39 AM News Team

Idaho Falls Police helped put out a fire next to a gas pump at the Utah Avenue WalMart at around 3 a.m. Friday.…

Idaho House rejects remote participation amid virus concerns

January 15, 2021 10:10 AM Associated Press

Lawmakers in the House on Friday rejected a request from one of its members to allow her and others to participate remotely due to her being at…

Steven Drain sentenced for Pocatello stabbing

October 17, 2019 9:46 PM News Team

Steve Drain was sentenced to a minimum 7 years in prison…

WWII veteran celebrates 97th birthday after tough year

January 15, 2021 2:16 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story WOBURN, MA (WBZ) — The past year might have been the toughest Dominic Freni has…

Baltimore judge strikes down Restaurant Association’s lawsuit to overturn Mayor Scott’s dining ban

January 15, 2021 2:14 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, MD (WJZ) — A judge on Thursday denied the Restaurant Association of…

Suspect who shot at a Metro Nashville Police car captured on camera

January 15, 2021 2:12 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — Metro Police are asking for the public’s help…

EXPLAINER: The mechanics of the Idaho power struggle

January 15, 2021 2:05 PM Associated Press

Idaho lawmakers in the first week of the legislative session wasted no time initiating a power struggle with Republican Gov. Brad Little that could…

A teen with autism died after Louisiana deputies sat on him for 9 minutes, parents’ lawsuit says

January 15, 2021 1:58 PM CNN Newsource

The parents of a 16-year-old with severe autism who died last year are suing the Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, sheriff, claiming the teen’s…

USPS temporarily removing collection boxes around Wisconsin State Capitol ‘out of abundance of caution’

January 15, 2021 1:40 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (WDJT) — The United States Postal Service is temporarily…

Gov. Brown ‘shocked and appalled’ to learn Oregon won’t receive expected additional COVID-19 vaccine doses next week from federal government

January 15, 2021 1:39 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday morning what she called…

Mother charged with homicide in death of infant

January 15, 2021 1:20 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — A mother is under arrest in Lycoming County…

Bodycam footage clears police in deadly shooting

January 15, 2021 1:14 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story BENTONVILLE, Arkansas (KFSM) — One man is dead after Bentonville officers shot him…

Utah National Guard to send 350 troops to Washington, D.C.

January 15, 2021 1:07 PM Associated Press

The Utah National Guard announced Friday it will send about 350 service members to Washington, D.C. to support law enforcement at President-elect Joe…

Dozens killed, some decapitated, in suspected rebel attack in the Democratic Republic of Congo

January 15, 2021 12:56 PM CNN Newsource

Forty-six people from the ethnic Pygmy group were killed — some of them decapitated — on Wednesday in a suspected militant attack in…

Trudeau says Canada needs to ‘buckle down’ as cases surge, vaccines delayed

January 15, 2021 12:54 PM CNN Newsource

Canada got a one-two punch Friday as public health officials said vaccine deliveries would be delayed and its Covid-19 measures still aren’t…

Owner of oil company pleads guilty to dumping untreated waste in Flint’s sewer system

January 15, 2021 12:51 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story Mid-Michigan, USA (WNEM) — A mid-Michigan businessman has pleaded guilty to…

Powerful earthquake in Indonesia’s Sulawesi kills at least 67, injures hundreds

January 15, 2021 12:28 PM CNN Newsource

At least 67 people have died after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island early Friday, according to the head of the…

Wildlife rehab center is in need of donations

January 15, 2021 12:25 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story NEW BRITAIN, CT (WFSB) — A Connecticut wildlife rehab center is struggling to…

SBA loans available to drought-impacted counties

January 15, 2021 12:20 PM News Team

The Small Business Administration has announced that seven Idaho counties have qualified for working capital loans due to drought conditions last…

Jefferson School District employees receive COVID-19 vaccine

January 15, 2021 12:12 PM News Team

Jefferson School District 251 employees received the COVID-19 vaccine…

Idaho Falls Mayor reviews “state of the city”

January 15, 2021 11:54 AM News Team

Mayor Rebecca Casper outlined numerous projects the city will pursue in 2021 during a State of the City address Thursday…

Man accused of stealing from multiple tip jars

January 15, 2021 11:45 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story OZAUKEE COUNTY, Wisconsin (WDJT) — As essential workers at restaurants and other…

Nashville Public Library suspends curbside service due to planned protest Sunday

January 15, 2021 11:43 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — The Nashville Public Library will suspend curbside service…

Fire destroys century-old building

January 15, 2021 11:34 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story AVIS, Pennsylvania (WNEP) — Smoke billowed out of a building on West Central…

Utah reports first case of United Kingdom COVID-19 variant

January 15, 2021 11:36 AM Associated Press

Utah health officials confirmed the state’s first case of the COVID-19 variant that’s been seen in the United Kingdom on…

Man arrested on child rape charges by U.S. Marshals

January 15, 2021 11:27 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story YORK, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — On Jan. 12, the York County Sheriff’s Office,…

LA County is adding more space to store bodies of Covid-19 victims

January 15, 2021 11:18 AM CNN Newsource

Los Angeles County, the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in California, is running out of space to store the bodies of Covid-19 victims and…

4 suspects in custody after SIUE student shot near campus

January 15, 2021 11:07 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story EDWARDSVILLE, IL (KMOV) — A Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE)…

Police: Man shoots, kills dog, injures dog’s owner

January 15, 2021 11:05 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story POTTSVILLE, PA (WNEP) — Pottsville police say it was at the intersection of West…

Women introduced to welding as a career through free workshop

January 15, 2021 10:59 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story Dothan, AL (Dothan Eagle) — Gina Mortimer first learned to weld when she was 17.…

More than 100 Wyoming National Guard troops going to inauguration

January 15, 2021 11:04 AM Associated Press

Wyoming will send over 100 National Guard soldiers and airmen to help with security during Wednesday’s inauguration of Joe Biden as president in…

State insurance market place enrollment down slightly

January 15, 2021 10:55 AM News Team

“Your Health Idaho” reports over 79,000 Idahoans have enrolled for 2021 health insurance coverage through the state’s insurance exchange. …

More than 100 arrested after protests over a Black man’s death in police custody

January 15, 2021 10:03 AM CNN Newsource

More than a hundred people were arrested in Brussels on Wednesday night after violent protests over the death of a man in police custody. The…

They swore to protect America. Some also joined the riot

January 15, 2021 10:01 AM CNN Newsource

Among the mob of extremists and Trump supporters that invaded the US Capitol last week in a deadly riot were former members of the very institution…

Ugandan presidential candidate Bobi Wine says his home is ‘under siege’

January 15, 2021 9:50 AM CNN Newsource

Ugandan opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine, told CNN his home is “under siege” from military.…

Georgians will roll up their sleeves at mega vaccine site Mercedes Benz Stadium

January 15, 2021 9:50 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — Thousands will roll up their sleeves inside Mercedes-Benz…

Multiple power outages in the area

January 15, 2021 9:57 AM News Team

Idaho Falls Power reports a dump truck that struck a power pole at W. 14th & Curtis has caused a power outage within the area.…

Woman discovers human skeletal remains at Kuau Cove

January 15, 2021 9:49 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story Maui, HI (KITV) — A Maui woman made a shocking discovery at a beach in Pa’ia…

Idaho Falls man to face murder charge

January 15, 2021 9:27 AM News Team

Douglass Taylor, 34, has been bound to district court to face charges of first degree murder. …

Dutch government resigns over child welfare fraud scandal

January 15, 2021 9:22 AM CNN Newsource

The Dutch government has resigned amid a scandal that saw thousands of families wrongly accused of child welfare fraud. Dutch Prime Minister Mark…

‘Nashville Six’ honored at Predators opening night

January 15, 2021 8:46 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) — No fans were allowed inside Bridgestone Arena for the start…

Illinois officials react to the passing of the Police Reform Bill as it heads to governor’s desk

January 15, 2021 8:41 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD, IL (WQAD) — Illinois lawmakers were at it before the sun rose January…

Powerful earthquake in Indonesia’s Sulawesi kills at least 42, injures hundreds

January 15, 2021 8:18 AM CNN Newsource

At least 42 people were killed and hundreds more injured after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island early Friday, the…

Essential workers can receive childcare payment assistance through March 31

January 15, 2021 8:13 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story RYAN BRESLIN (WSMV) — Financial relief can be hard to come by as the struggle…

Woman accused of intentionally hitting woman with her car for 2nd time in 3 years

January 15, 2021 8:10 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story WILMINGTON, New Hanover County (WLOS) — A North Carolina woman is accused of…

15 pounds of ‘high grade marijuana’ confiscated by police

January 15, 2021 8:03 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story BALDWIN CO., AL (WALA) — Baldwin County Sheriff’s officials say on…

Prosecutors move to modify Rittenhouse’s bond after he was seen flashing white power signs at Mt. Pleasant bar

January 15, 2021 7:51 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA COUNTY, WI (WDJT) — Kenosha County prosecutors are requesting…

Hospital collecting medical stockpile to avoid any potential shortage

January 15, 2021 7:48 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — At the onset of the pandemic, the medical supply chain…

Flint activist believes charges against Snyder are ‘slap in the face’

January 15, 2021 7:44 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story FLINT, MI (WNEM) — The Flint water crisis prosecution team formally announcing…

Judge denies bond for rapper charged with murder

January 15, 2021 7:40 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, GA (WGCL) — A judge denied bond on Thursday for 29-year-old Rayshawn…

Man arrested after making threats at Police Chief’s home

January 15, 2021 7:33 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story LAVACA, AR (KFSM) — A man was arrested after showing up at the Lavaca Police…

Lawmakers want to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Capitol Police officer who lured rioters away from the Senate chambers

January 15, 2021 7:23 AM CNN Newsource

US Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman has been hailed as an American hero for leading a growing mob away from the Senate chambers during last…

Police prepared for ‘civil unrest’ at Oregon State Capitol; ‘no known specific threats’ for Portland

January 15, 2021 7:21 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story SALEM, OR (KPTV) — Law enforcement is prepared for “potential demonstrations and…

Police officer helps find man stranded by floodwaters

January 15, 2021 7:15 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story MCMINNVILLE, OR (KPTV) — A police officer in McMinnville helped rescue a man…

Public health officials call for racial equity in vaccine distribution

January 15, 2021 7:12 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story YORK, PA (WPMT) — On Jan. 14, Dr. Anita Chandra, of RAND Social and Economic…

New opportunities in game design in our area

January 15, 2021 7:08 AM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story LA PLUME, PA (WNEP) — Educators said there has been an explosion of interest. It…

For the first time in over 100 years, Virginia won’t celebrate Lee-Jackson Day

January 15, 2021 5:43 AM CNN Newsource

For the first time in more than 100 years, Lee-Jackson Day will not officially be celebrated in Virginia. The holiday, which was observed on the…

Powerful earthquake in Indonesia’s Sulawesi kills at least 34, injures hundreds

January 15, 2021 4:24 AM CNN Newsource

At least 34 people were killed and hundreds more injured after a 6.2-magnitute earthquake hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island early Friday, the…

Bus is dangling from New York overpass after accident that left at least seven people injured

January 15, 2021 4:19 AM CNN Newsource

At least seven people, including the bus driver, were injured after a bus crashed through a overpass barrier in New York City’s Bronx area,…

LA County is scrambling to find more space to store bodies of Covid-19 victims

January 15, 2021 2:10 AM CNN Newsource

Los Angeles County, the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in California, is running out of space to store the bodies of Covid-19 victims and…

How will school closures affect children in the long run? Wars, disease and natural disasters offer clues

January 14, 2021 10:01 PM CNN Newsource

Children across the globe have seen their schools closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. According to the World Bank, 1.6 billion students were…

January 14 coronavirus news

January 14, 2021 9:58 PM CNN Newsource

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OC nurses show solidarity with tattoos amid COVID-19 pandemic

January 14, 2021 8:13 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story MISSION VIEJO, California (KABC) — As a symbol of solidarity, a team of local ICU…

Jacksonville Jaguars hire Urban Meyer as head coach

January 14, 2021 8:10 PM CNN Newsource

Urban Meyer — three-time national champion as a college football coach — will now lead the Jacksonville Jaguars, the team announced…

Atlanta rapper YFN Lucci turns himself in and faces a murder charge

January 14, 2021 8:06 PM CNN Newsource

Atlanta rapper YFN Lucci turned himself in to police Wednesday and faces a murder charge in connection to a fatal shooting last month, Atlanta Police…

Smile South Central organization helps bring art to local neighborhoods with murals

January 14, 2021 7:59 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — “2020 has been one of the most horrific years that…

994 new Idaho COVID-19 cases, 27 new deaths

January 14, 2021 5:16 PM News Team

Idaho officials reported 994 new COVID-19 cases and 27 new deaths on…

Analysis of ancient DNA reveals details about the dire wolf, inspiration for ‘Game of Thrones’ creature

January 14, 2021 7:23 PM CNN Newsource

An extinct species of wolf, which served as inspiration for a mythical creature in the popular television show “Game of Thrones,” had…

Lori Loughlin’s husband Mossimo Giannulli asks for home confinement amid Covid concerns

January 14, 2021 6:38 PM CNN Newsource

Attorneys for Mossimo Giannulli, the fashion designer and husband of actress Lori Loughlin, have requested that he complete his five-month sentence…

$23.9 million bond proposed for Blackfoot School District

January 14, 2021 6:31 PM Cole Sams

The Blackfoot Technical Education Center (BTEC) committee is behind a multi-million dollar bond that would help make improvements to the school…

Idaho Falls Family Happy Hour brings free shows every week

January 14, 2021 6:19 PM News Team

The city of Idaho Falls wants to distract you and your family from all of the craziness of the…

88-year-old woman crochets afghans for cancer patients during pandemic

January 14, 2021 5:59 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KMBC) — We’re all finding ways to cope with changes…

D93 to have half-day on Jan. 15 and Feb. 5 so employees can receive COVID-19 vaccine

January 14, 2021 1:07 PM News Team

Bonneville School District 93 Superintendent Scott Woolstenhulme has announced schedule changes for the district so employees can receive the…

Harassed by cyberbullies during remote learning, mom fears what her son will face when he’s back at school

January 14, 2021 5:27 PM CNN Newsource

Click here for updates on this story Chicago (WBBM) — Imagine starting your morning with a profanity-laced message the…

Biden makes remarks on COVID-19

January 14, 2021 5:08 PM News Team

President-elect Joe Biden is expected to make remarks on COVID-19 at 5:15 p.m. MT.…

IRS warns about COVID-19 related scams

January 14, 2021 4:27 PM News Team

As the U.S. Treasury mails out a new round of Economic Impact Payments, the Internal Revenue Service is warning Idaho taxpayers about a new wave of…

Older Hispanic adults have more vaccine confidence than younger Hispanic adults, according to new data

January 14, 2021 4:20 PM CNN Newsource

Most Hispanic adults in the United States want to receive a Covid-19 vaccine eventually, but Hispanic adults under 50 are twice as likely to say they…

Former Michigan governor and 8 others face charges in the Flint water crisis that left 12 people dead

January 14, 2021 4:11 PM CNN Newsource

Twelve people died and more than 80 were sickened during the Flint water crisis, and now authorities are holding Michigan officials responsible. In a…

England’s schools were mostly open in 2020, but 2021 is a different story

January 14, 2021 4:10 PM CNN

Ella is now working from home. She joins many around the world, fellow Brits — and her parents — in succumbing to safety over normalcy.…

Park ranger rescues man from submerged truck in Utah

January 14, 2021 4:02 PM Associated Press

A park ranger has saved the life of an 80-year-old man who was drowning in a submerged vehicle by smashing through the truck’s window and pulling the…