Woman hanging over cliff rescued at Multnomah Falls
CORBETT, Ore. (AP) — Fire officials say a woman who slipped from the Multnomah Falls trail in snowy conditions and wound up clinging to a tree root above a 300-cliff has been rescued. KATU reports the fall
Judge refuses to dismiss alleged Proud Boys leaders’ charges
A federal judge has refused to throw out an indictment charging four alleged leaders of the far-right Proud Boys with conspiring to attack the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s electoral victory. U.S.
Washington state reports record number of COVID infections
SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Department of Health has reported a new record number of cases tallied in a single day. The Seattle Times reports state officials confirmed 6,235 new cases on Dec. 24. The state’s previous
Port Angeles man booked on drug and weapons charges
PORT ANGELES – Police arrested a Port Angeles man on Christmas Eve, suspected of dealing drugs and found to be in possession of an illegal, loaded sawed-off shotgun in his car. Jesse Johns first got the attention
John Madden, former Hall of Fame NFL coach and broadcaster, dies at 85
Getty Images/Kirby Lee John Madden, the NFL coach, broadcaster and namesake for the billion-dollar video game franchise, died Tuesday. He was 85 years old. Copyright © 2021, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.
Westchester DA declines to pursue charges against former Gov. Cuomo
iStock/nirat (NEW YORK) — Westchester District Attorney Mimi Rocah has declined to pursue criminal charges against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. While her investigators found “credible evidence” the alleged conduct had occurred, Rocah said it fell
Hundreds in Australia receive wrong COVID test results
iStock/narvikk (NEW YORK) — SydPath, an Australian-based lab, sent hundreds of patients the wrong test results, due to a “data processing error,” it said in a statement. The lab announced in a statement Monday that a total
2021 was pivotal year for abortion laws in America
Joshua Roberts/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — For half a century, American women have had the right to choose to end a pregnancy at any point before a fetus is viable outside the womb. If 2021 saw that freedom
The 10 most memorable moments in sports in 2021
Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As athletes returned to the playing field and fans returned to the stands, there was some level of normalcy in the sports world in 2021. Still, COVID-19 left its mark on
'High risk' of armed conflict over Ukraine, Russian defense ministry warns
Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images (MOSCOW) — Russia’s deputy defense minister warned foreign ambassadors of a “high risk” of conflict between the country and its neighbor Ukraine — one day after President Vladimir Putin threatened “diverse” military and technical