Click here for updates on this story SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts (WGGB/WSHM) — Springfield officials are reminding residents and businesses that the plastic bag reduction ordinance is set to go into effect on Friday, January 1. Under this ordinance, retailers cannot distribute single-use disposable plastic bags. The ordinance was originally passed by the city council in April
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS-POCATELLO, Idaho (East Idaho News ) — During his time with the Museum of Idaho, Nick Gailey has worn many hats. He’s served as the museum’s director of programs, exhibits, marketing and development — sometimes concurrently. Gailey is retiring at the end of December, and to honor
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UPDATE: Indian Wells City Manager Chris Freeland provided a written response to News Channel 3 after being asked to comment on the tournament being postponed: “”We are disappointed for our community and tennis fans around the world that the pandemic has once again impacted the BNP Paribas Tennis Tournament. However, the City fully supports Larry
Continue Reading(CNN Español) — Argentina debate este martes en la cámara alta del Congreso el proyecto de ley de interrupción voluntaria del embarazo. De conseguir los votos, el Senado podría convertirlo en ley. A pesar de que en Argentina —como en Brasil, Chile y México— el aborto se permite en caso de violación, el país ha
Continue ReadingAll eyes are on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday. After the House overwhelmingly voted to both override President Donald Trump’s veto on the National Defense Authorization Act and to pass $2,000 stimulus checks, it’s Senate Republicans’ turn to navigate whether they’re willing to cross Trump in his final days in office. What to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS-POCATELLO, Idaho (East Idaho News ) — A Secret Santa is back and this Christmas is bigger than ever! The EastIdahoNews.com team is busy helping a local man gift more than $500,000 this holiday season. A lot more. Secret Santa is a real person who wants to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story OGDEN, Utah (KSL) — A 23-year-old woman said it’s a miracle she’s alive after being involved in a hit-and-run crash that could have sent her car over a bridge and plunging into the Ogden River. The accident happened on Dec. 23 on Harrison Boulevard near 20th Street. “It’s
Continue ReadingRepublican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler both announced Tuesday that they support an effort to amend the recently passed omnibus spending bill to increase direct payments for Americans under a certain income level from $600 to $2,000. The move comes one week before the end of the critical runoff races for the two incumbents’
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Michigan (WBND) — A Sturgis woman was arrested after she allegedly stole a patrol car and crashed it into a utility pole and several trees, according to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Office. On December 28, just after 3 a.m., deputies were sent to Lutz
Continue ReadingNota del editor: Dora Barrancos es socióloga, doctora en Historia, investigadora principal del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas de Argentina (Conicet) y profesora de la Universidad de Buenos Aires. Barrancos es asesora ad honorem del presidente Alberto Fernández y fue candidata al Senado por el partido Frente de Todos. Las opiniones expresadas en
Continue ReadingBoeing 737 Max has returned to passenger service in the US this morning for the first time since two fatal crashes grounded the jet in March 2019. American Flight 718 departed the Miami airport at approximately 10:40 ET this morning. American Airlines is initially using the airliner on a single route between Miami and New
Continue Reading(CNN) — La vicepresidenta electa Kamala Harris recibió su primera dosis de la vacuna Covid-19 de Moderna en vivo por televisión este martes. «Quiero alentar a todos a que se vacunen. Es relativamente indoloro. Sucede muy rápido. Es seguro», dijo inmediatamente después de recibir la vacuna en el United Medical Center en Washington, DC. «Se
Continue ReadingAmazon, Google’s parent Alphabet, and UPS all hope to one day deliver large amounts of goods by drone. New US government rules clear some hurdles to making that dream a reality. The Federal Aviation Administration finalized new rules for small, unmanned drones on Monday that could pave the way for expanded commercial uses of the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ROCK ISLAND, Illinois (WQAD) — The city of Rock Island is using controlled burns to maintain their naturalized lands, where native grasses grow. And after a tough financial year for the city, officials say it helps both economically and environmentally. Rock Island recently passed its 2021 city budget,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WENTZVILLE, Missouri (KMOV) — An 11-year-old was one of four people arrested for an attempted robbery early Saturday morning in Wentzville. Officials with the Wentzville Police Department said a woman was inside her car in the parking lot of Wentzville Commons around 7:30 a.m. when she noticed four
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Netflix has released a trailer for “Pretend It’s a City,” Martin Scorsese’s upcoming docuseries focusing on New York City writer Fran Lebowitz. The project follows Lebowitz, known for her cutting humor and social commentary, as she roams the city with which she has become synonymous. “Fran Lebowitz knows what she likes — and what she
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FARMINGTON, Missouri (KMOV) — Laura Redmond of Farmington, Mo. admits that she splurged a little this Christmas with the bicycles she bought for two of her sons, 9-year old Tyler and 10-year old Tristan. “This was the first year they got really good BMX bikes. That’s what they
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — Kids Cove at Fountains in Murfreesboro is hoping to change how school looks for parents and students needing consistency during a difficult school year nationwide. Their primary goal is to help families dealing with learning disruptions and educational challenges during COVID-19. “We are meeting a
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Five adults and one child were displaced from a house in Coachella Tuesday morning after an early morning fire ripped through the home. Around 4:20 a.m., firefighters were called to the 52000 block of CalleTecha, near Avenue 52, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. Upon arrival, officials said they found smoke coming from the
Continue ReadingPresident-elect Joe Biden is set to confront the slower-than-expected pace at which the Trump administration is administering coronavirus vaccines in remarks Tuesday afternoon, a transition official tells CNN. A transition official says the President-elect “will address the current Administration falling short on its pace for vaccinations” and lay out his own plan for vaccinating people
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