6-year-old boy fatally shot during suspected road rage incident on California highway
iStock/Motortion (LOS ANGELES) — A 6-year-old boy died Friday after being shot on a Southern California highway in a suspected road rage incident, authorities said. The incident happened around 8 a.m., while the child’s mother was driving
New York attorney general proposes legislation to make police use of force 'last resort'
iStock/ChiccoDodiFC (NEW YORK) — A new police reform bill in New York seeks to make use of force a last resort only justifiable after de-escalation, verbal warnings and non-lethal force strategies are exhausted. New York Attorney General
Cost of care, distance to clinics drives demand for self-managed abortion: Study
iStock/Chinnapong (NEW YORK) — The cost of care at clinics is a major factor driving patients to seek self-managed abortion through telemedicine, a new study published Friday found. Aid Access, a nonprofit advocacy group founded by a
Downtown PA cleanup effort extends into second weekend
PORT ANGELES – A cleanup effort for downtown Port Angeles will continue this weekend. And organizers are inviting the public to help. The first annual “Big Spring Spruce Up” is extending into a planting party for this
More primaries emerge for Clallam County races
PORT ANGELES – Another primary race has set up for a position on the Port Angeles City Council. Friday, Jason Thompson filed to run against Lindsey Schroman-Wawrin. Also running for that seat is Jenna Stamper. Yesterday, a
KONP bringing changes to daytime lineup
PORT ANGELES – Changes are coming to the daytime, weekday lineup at Newsradio KONP. On Tuesday, June 1st, Radio KONP will launch a new program designed to refresh and replace parts of the daily format of the
Hundreds ordered to evacuate after flood barriers fail in Louisiana parish
iStock/davidf (BATON ROUGE, L.A.) — Hundreds of homes are under mandatory evacuation after flood barriers were breached Friday morning in a rural southeastern Louisiana parish outside of Baton Rouge. An artificial dam system set up along Louisiana
Kyle Rittenhouse, Illinois teen who allegedly killed two protesters, makes first in-person court appearance
imaginima/iStock (KENOSHA, Wis.) — Kyle Rittenhouse, the Illinois man accused of killing two people during protests decrying the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin last summer, made his first in-person court appearance Friday. There was increased
Bumble, Tinder, Hinge and more popular dating apps to let users show vaccination status
NicolasMcComber/iStock (NEW YORK) — A slew of popular dating apps have announced they will let users inform potential partners of their vaccination status as part of a White House-backed effort to encourage COVID-19 vaccines. Tinder, Hinge, Match,
Severe COVID-19 patients more likely to die in Africa than in any other region, study finds
da-kuk/iStock (LONDON) — COVID-19 patients in Africa who become critically ill are more likely to die than those in any other region of the world, according to a new study. The report, published Thursday in the peer-reviewed