Click here for updates on this story CLARKS SUMMIT, PA (WNEP ) — The Lackawanna County mom has been on the speaking circuit in our area and country for quite some time, offering all sorts of trainings and workshops for all sorts of companies and interacting with various corporate leaders. Of course, if that last
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP appears to be the beneficiary of a Covid-19 outbreak that has resulted in New Mexico State “pausing” its men’s basketball program. The Miners announced Monday that they will play at Arizona of the Pac-12 on Dec. 12 at 4 p.m. in a game that will be televised on the Pac-12 Network.
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico’s hospital officials continue to urge the public to cancel social visits, wash hands and wear masks to reduce Covid-19 hospitalizations. They say the expected delivery of 17,500 doses of the Pfizer vaccine won’t be a silver bullet for an overstretched workforce of doctors, nurses, techs and other hospital staff.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER COUNTY, PA (WPMT) — From battling an addiction to heroin to CEO of a treatment facility in Lancaster County: A man from our area is helping people with substance abuse disorder find a second chance 13 years after he made the most of his. The story begins
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HARRISBURG, PA (WPMT) — Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced Monday that his office secured a $2.75 million settlement from Nationstar Mortgage for violating consumer protection laws. The settlement affects 2,234 loans in Pennsylvania, Shapiro said. The money is a portion of an $86.3 million settlement against the nation’s
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story INDEPENDENCE, MO (KCTV KSMO) — Independence’s city manager says there will be some temporary disruptions to some services as they fend off an attempted ransomware attack on the city’s technology systems. After the attack began, city employees worked with forensic specialists to identify the problems and repel the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HOLLADAY, UT (KSL) — As most children began writing their lists for Santa, a trio of Utah siblings worked to make other kids’ Christmas wishes come true. The owners of KidBreadBakery — 11-year-old Ellie White and her siblings Henry, 9, and Penny, 6 — made hundreds of rolls
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A member of the Defense Business Board has resigned in protest at the Trump White House’s recent purge of the board’s membership, replacing members with arch Trump loyalists and campaign staffers. “The abrupt termination of more than half of the Defense Business Board and their replacement with political partisans has now put the nation’s safety
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Georgia is set to recertify its presidential election results on Monday, which will again find Joe Biden as the winner following three counts of ballots, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said. News of the recertification is a yet another blow to President Donald Trump, who has for weeks baselessly claimed a “rigged” election in the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX, AZ (KPHO/KTVK ) — Ballet Arizona’s annual production of “The Nutcracker,” has had to pivot during the pandemic turning a holiday tradition into a virtual experience. Ballet fans won’t be able to see “The Nutcracker” show in person this year. Instead, customers can pay for a $20
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Millions of coronavirus-wary Americans avoided driving during the week of Thanksgiving as Covid-19 cases surged across the country. That sent holiday week gasoline sales plunging to a 23-year low. Gas sales during Thanksgiving week 2020 fell 19.3% from the previous year and even fell dramatically from the week prior to Thanksgiving, according to a recent
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WINDOW ROCK, AZ (KPHO/KTVK ) — For 17 years, a Navajo father and son have been dedicated to raising awareness about domestic violence. John and Ernest Tsosie created Walking the Healing Path and have walked over 2,500 miles to bring attention to an issue that is very personal
Continue Reading In the spring, when many restaurants closed their doors for in-person dining for the first time, online orders at Big Shake’s Nashville Hot Chicken “blew through the roof,” said Big Shake Brands CEO Shawn Davis. “We were like whoa, this is crazy.” Some of those orders came from Davis’s e-commerce site. But the majority of
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In the spring, when many restaurants closed their doors for in-person dining for the first time, online orders at Big Shake’s Nashville Hot Chicken “blew through the roof,” said Big Shake Brands CEO Shawn Davis. “We were like whoa, this is crazy.” Some of those orders came from Davis’s e-commerce site. But the majority of
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Londres (CNN Business) — El actor y activista estadounidense Ashton Kutcher está instando a los legisladores de la Unión Europea a que concedan a los gigantes tecnológicos como Facebook y Google un indulto de las nuevas reglas de privacidad que les prohibirían usar herramientas de detección automática para combatir la pornografía infantil. El Código Europeo
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Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns is entering his sixth NBA season with a heavy heart. “I’ve been through a lot, obviously starting out with my mom,” Towns said on a video call with reporters on Friday. Towns’ mother, Jacqueline Towns, died in April of complications from Covid-19. On Friday, the 25-year-old Towns told reporters that
Continue Reading Carolyn Barg thought she’d be welcoming two kittens into her home by now. But when the kittens never showed up, she says she knew something was wrong. And now, she’s out $2,500. The 62-year-old Chappaqua, New York, resident is just one of thousands of victims to pet scams. While pet scams have been on the
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Carolyn Barg thought she’d be welcoming two kittens into her home by now. But when the kittens never showed up, she says she knew something was wrong. And now, she’s out $2,500. The 62-year-old Chappaqua, New York, resident is just one of thousands of victims to pet scams. While pet scams have been on the
Continue Reading Are the Kansas City Chiefs unstoppable? A shock Week 5 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders says otherwise, but on current form, the reigning NFL champion looks Super Bowl bound for the second successive year. A 22-16 win against the Denver Broncos on Sunday sealed their place in the playoffs for a franchise record-equaling sixth
Continue Reading Super Bowl LV is scheduled to take place in Tampa, Florida on February 7, but right now the NFL’s path to the Sunshine State threatens to be derailed by a global pandemic running wild in the US. According to Johns Hopkins University’s tally there have been over 14 million cases of coronavirus in the US
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CAPE CORAL, FL (WBBH) — Arnett Terrill was just 18 years old when he joined the Navy. He served in the South Pacific on a submarine during WWII. “I’d never left my mama before,” Terrill said. Decades later, his family describes the now 95-year-old as a man always
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A spending deadline, a potential Presidential veto and a bipartisan group of lawmakers hoping to finally unveil legislation that guarantees millions of Americans won’t lose unemployment benefits at the end of the month. Congress is up against clock, which means it’s going to be a consequential and, yes, messy week on Capitol Hill. This is
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BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s center-right prime minister has resigned after a general election in which voters delivered nominal victory to the left-leaning, populist opposition party. With 95% of votes counted Monday in Sunday’s election, Ludovic Orban’s National Liberals have been defeated by the populist Social Democrat Party. However the Social Democrats appear unlikely to
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Ecuador informó este domingo que presentó una nota de protesta formal lamentando lo que calificó como “inoportunas” declaraciones de la vicepresidenta de Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, quien el viernes había publicado una foto en su cuenta de Twitter junto a Andrés Aráuz Galarza, cuya candidatura
Continue Reading Fans eager for the return of Ford’s full-size Bronco SUV will have to wait a little longer. Ford had planned to make its first deliveries of the revived Ford Bronco in spring of next year. But the company now says it will be in the summer of 2021 “Our timing is due to Covid-related challenges
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When a Covid-19 vaccine becomes widely available to Americans, Joe Cunningham says he won’t be taking it. “I don’t know, I don’t understand it,” the 85-year-old said. “I’d like to know where it’s coming from.” Cunningham, who lives in Hobson City, AL, is among the Black Americans who have little faith in doctors and Covid-19
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Jenks, OK (Tulsa World ) — Jenks Public Schools issued an apology Sunday, saying it “acknowledges and accepts” widespread criticism received after a photo of the Jenks High School student section from Saturday’s championship football game in Edmond revealed a lack of adherence to safety protocols amid the
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EL PASO, Texas — Lillian Blancas, an El Paso attorney who is in a runoff for a municipal judgeship, died Monday while hospitalized with Covid-19. She was 47. The El Paso Bar Association announced her death in an email. Blancas finished first in a three-way race Nov. 3 for the Municipal Court 4 bench, winning
Continue Reading The Supreme Court declined on Monday to take up a case from parents in Oregon who challenged a public school’s policy allowing a transgender student to use the bathroom that corresponded with his gender identity. The petition was considered a long shot because of several complicated threshold issues, including the fact that the policy had
Continue Reading (CNN Español) – La vacuna de Pfizer y BioNTech contra el coronavirus requiere ser almacenada a muy baja temperatura, algo que supone un desafío para la distribución de la misma. En este episodio, el doctor Elmer Huerta explica por qué no se debe romper la cadena de frío de las vacunas y cómo sería el
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