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Click here for updates on this story BAY CITY, Michigan (WNEM) — A service dog is in need of surgery after he became the victim of a hit-and-run. His mid-Michigan owner is also the survivor of a crash. Lin Duncan’s service dog, George, hasn’t left her side after a nearly fatal car crash in 2019.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ROCKY HILL, Connecticut (WFSB) — You may have noticed more student drivers on the road lately. With the vaccine rollout—and school ending—teens are behind the wheel again. As you could imagine—this is a very odd time to be a new driver—so these kids are pretty nervous. Driving schools
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — The Portland Trail Blazers announced on Friday the organization and Terry Stotts have mutually agreed to part ways. Stotts completed his ninth season as head coach of the Trail Blazers in 2020-21 after guiding Portland to a 42-30 record and an eighth consecutive postseason
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt announced criminal charges were filed on Friday against a man who is accused of using racial hate speech and threatening to cause serious physical injury to another person based on the victim’s race. Mark Meeks is charged with
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — The owner of Oregon Concrete Solutions is now under fire for displaying the “thin blue line” flag on his vehicles and equipment and now the company’s contract renewal is in jeopardy. Christopher Collins, the owner, said he put the flags up to show support
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — For a year, a group of people who want to see a change in policing have gathered outside Kansas City Police Headquarters on Friday nights holding signs with the names of local residents killed by police. It started one week after George Floyd’s
Continue ReadingAward-winning actor Tom Hanks has urged filmmakers to tackle racism more often, suggesting that Black history and the societal impact of racism is underrepresented in the entertainment industry and the American education system. In an op-ed for the New York Times Friday, days after the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre, Hanks wrote that
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story THOMASVILLE, Alabama (WALA) — Am Heath in Thomasville knew her horse, Raven was pregnant, but she and the vet completely missed a second foal. “I had no idea what to do because this just doesn’t happen,” Heath said. Three weeks ago, Raven went into labor and delivered a
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MADISON, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Wisconsin Democrats will kick off their annual state convention this weekend, rallying their base ahead of next year’s 2022 midterm elections. For the second year in a row, the Democratic State Convention (June 5-6) will be virtual due to the pandemic. Party leaders say
Continue ReadingAward-winning actor Tom Hanks has urged filmmakers to tackle racism more often, suggesting that Black history and the societal impact of racism is underrepresented in the entertainment industry and the American education system. In an op-ed for the New York Times Friday, days after the 100th anniversary of the Tulsa race massacre, Hanks wrote that
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The list of high-profile ransomware attacks grows longer and more alarming by the week, impacting everything from gas pipelines and meat supplies to ferries. Those companies and agencies that get hit must scramble to protect their systems and a tough decision on whether to pay hackers to remove the disruption. In the face of that
Continue ReadingThe Nigerian government says it has “indefinitely suspended” Twitter’s operations in the country, the Ministry of Information and Culture announced in a statement on Friday. “The Federal Government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria,” it read. The statement, which was posted on the ministry’s official Twitter
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When Joe Manchin was in the fight of his political life, vying for reelection in a state where being a Democrat had long been out of fashion, the senator’s opening message to voters focused on the place he knew best: Farmington, West Virginia. Manchin argued throughout his last reelection campaign that it was his upbringing
Continue ReadingA central Florida children’s group home says it is suspending its emergency shelter program after two children staying there allegedly broke into a nearby home and shot at responding deputies. The 14-year-old girl and 12-year-old boy ran away from the Florida United Methodist Children’s Home (FUMCH) in Volusia County on Tuesday, broke into a farm
Continue ReadingIf you’re wondering whether an amusement park is a safe place to have fun after more than a year of pandemic struggles, know that the answer isn’t black-and-white. And the safety measures in place at US amusement parks are evolving and may vary based on the state where the park is located. Disneyland in California
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It was a beautiful March afternoon, and as June Tatelman walked her dog in her Boston neighborhood, she was flying high. Tatelman had recently received her second dose of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine, and the end of the pandemic was finally in sight. Maybe soon she could play with her grandchildren and return to her volunteer
Continue ReadingIt was the story that made waves around the world: cruise ships banned from Venice. On March 31, the Italian government issued a decree that would see cruise ships and large commercial vessels banned from the Venetian lagoon, and calling for tenders to be sought to construct a new port outside the lagoon. Yet just
Continue ReadingA recent increase in Covid-19 hospitalizations among adolescents reinforces the importance of getting vaccinated and practicing prevention measures against the virus, according to a study released Friday. The report looked at hospitalization data for 12-to-17-year-olds from a large coronavirus surveillance network and found 204 adolescents who were likely hospitalized primarily for Covid-19 between January 1
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden had just finished delivering remarks on the latest jobs report and left the room Friday when a reporter shouted one last question. “Mr. President, do you still have confidence in Dr. Fauci?” Poking his head back into the room several seconds later, Biden delivered an unequivocal response: “Yes, I am very confident
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President Joe Biden on Friday rejected a new counteroffer made by Republicans on infrastructure despite a $50 billion increase in spending, telling the GOP’s key negotiator that the new offer did not meet his policy goals. And as the talks between Senate Republicans led by West Virginia’s Shelley Moore Capito and the White House hit
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