Extreme drought nearly eliminated in California in wake of atmospheric rivers
Photography by Keith Getter (all rights reserved)/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Extreme drought, the second-highest level of drought, has been nearly eliminated in the state of California in the wake of storms caused by atmospheric rivers slamming
Victim rescued from PA apartment fire
PORT ANGELES – Port Angeles firefighters rescued an elderly person from a smoky apartment Wednesday morning. Crews were called to a commercial fire alarm at 401 E. 5th Street. They found a fire alarm and sprinkler system
Search continues for 5-year-old boy swept away by floodwaters in storm-hit California
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office (NEW YORK) — More than 100 National Guard troops have been deployed to help with the search for a young boy who was swept away by raging floodwaters in central California
LOCAL SPORTS: Peninsula women lose, men win at Bellevue
Photo: The Pirate men are now 14-1 and ranked 2nd in the NWAC BELLEVUE– In NWAC women’s college basketball action, the 2nd-ranked Peninsula Pirates women’s team was upset by Bellevue 68-65 in overtime. The Pirates shot an
Companies look at increasing price of their COVID-19 vaccines. Sen. Bernie Sanders is not happy
Morsa Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, the incoming chair of the committee focused on health, on Tuesday called out Moderna for looking at a more-than-quadruple spike of its COVID-19 vaccine prices. “How many
Special counsel subpoenas, grand jury appearances mount for Trump allies
Creativeye99/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Within the last month, multiple associates of former President Donald Trump received new wide-ranging subpoenas from Special Counsel Jack Smith requesting documents and records far more expansive than the previous outreaches these individuals
Inflation data to show whether prices continued cooling in December
Javier Ghersi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Inflation data set for release Thursday will show whether months of cooling price increases continued in December. Evidence of further slowing would ease the strain on household budgets and bolster hopes
Brace yourself for a smaller refund as COVID-era tax breaks expire
courtneyk/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — If you were banking on a hefty tax refund this year, think again. The expiration of COVID-era tax breaks means millions of Americans may get smaller refunds when they file their tax
Idaho murders: Suspect Bryan Kohberger returns to court on Thursday
Heather Roberts/ABC News (MOSCOW, Idaho) — University of Idaho quadruple murder suspect Bryan Kohberger is due back in a Latah County, Idaho, courtroom on Thursday. The 28-year-old faces first-degree murder and burglary charges and has not yet
Minneapolis parking lot shooting leaves at least one dead, two critically injured
kali9/Getty Images (MINNEAPOLIS) — At least one person was killed and two others were critically injured in a shooting that broke out in a Minneapolis parking lot on Wednesday night, police said. “This is a very active