Missouri school district votes to adopt four-day school week
Courtesy of Independence School District(INDEPENDENCE, Mo.) — A Missouri school district voted Tuesday evening to adopt a four-day school week starting in fall 2023.
The decision marks the first time Independence School District will make such a swit…
Two-year-old hospitalized with RSV spent eight days on ventilator
ABC News(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) — A mother is speaking out about how dangerous respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, can be as her 2-year-old battles the disease.
Jazlynmae Gonzalez just spent her birthday in the pediatric ICU at the University of New Mex…
Stephen “tWitch” Boss, Ellen’s in-house DJ and show co-executive producer, dead at 40
Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty ImagesStephen “tWitch” Boss, who was the in-house DJ for The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and later became a co-executive producer of the program, has died, ABC News has confirmed.
He was 40.
Boss was a competitor on So You Th…
Hundreds of former inmates allege prison sex abuse
ABC News(NEW YORK) — Almost 20 years later, 49-year-old Mia Wheeler is finally getting her day in court. Wheeler is among at least 900 former inmates who have come forward alleging they were sexually assaulted in New York state prisons.
“Prior to goi…
‘Iron Man’, ‘The Little Mermaid’, ‘When Harry Met Sally’ among 2022’s class for National Film Registry
National Film RegistryOn Wednesday morning, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced the annual selection of 25 motion pictures that will be inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.
The movies, ranging from the film tha…
Sandy Hook parents reflect on 10th anniversary of mass shooting, work to curb gun violence
ABC News(NEWTOWN, Conn.) — Nearly a decade after a group of students at Sandy Hook Elementary School and their teachers were killed in Newtown, Connecticut, two Sandy Hook parents said they are still in shock that their young children could be taken a…
No more grace for those who willfully avoid tolls
(OLYMPIA) The Washington State Department of Transportation says a change in vendors forced them to pause penalties on those who didn’t pay their tolls the last several months. In the time since, the transition has been completed,
North Sound city bans Facebook comments
photo courtesy of Pixabay user Firmbee (LAKE STEVENS) The city of Lake Stevens has turned-off the comments on its Facebook page, citing too many spam accounts were using it. Any agency, organization, or city will tell you
Financial outlook not good for Washington’s hospitals
photo courtesy of Pixabay user 1662222 (SEATTLE) According to a recent survey, hospitals around the state have taken a financial punch for the third quarter in a row, and some leaders of smaller hospitals are saying they
<strong>Some sweet citrus treats that are packed with fiber and vitamin C</strong>
When it comes to citrus, satsumas are standouts. “The insides are seedless, they’re really easy to peel, and they are so juicy,” said Lindsay Moyer, senior nutritionist at the Center for Science in the Public Interest. “If