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Republicans are talking up the possibility of impeaching Biden. Is it what voters want to hear?
Read full article: Republicans are talking up the possibility of impeaching Biden. Is it what voters want to hear?Republicans are energizing GOP voters with ongoing U.S. House probes on Hunter Biden and the threat of an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden's family finances.
DTE Energy to invest $7 billion in Southeastern Michigan’s electric grid
Read full article: DTE Energy to invest $7 billion in Southeastern Michigan’s electric gridDTE Energy on Thursday announced a plan to invest billions of dollars into Michigan’s electric grid following a summer of continuous power outages across Southeast Michigan.
Firefighter kills colleague, wounds another at fire station
Read full article: Firefighter kills colleague, wounds another at fire stationAuthorities say an off-duty Los Angeles County firefighter fatally shot a fellow firefighter and wounded another at their fire station before going to his nearby home, setting it on fire and apparently killing himself.
Nightside Report March 7, 2021: Far fewer Detroit teachers will return to classrooms than students Monday, Michigan’s COVID anniversary approaches
Read full article: Nightside Report March 7, 2021: Far fewer Detroit teachers will return to classrooms than students Monday, Michigan’s COVID anniversary approachesThe DPSCD said there are not enough teachers who are willing to go back into classrooms to meet the demand. WATCH Local 4 News at 11Metro Detroit weather: Warmer, sunny week aheadSunday evening will be fair and chilly. Overnight lows will be in the middle and upper 20s. The week ahead kicks off with sunshine and warmer temperatures on Monday and Tuesday. 4 Fast FactsSaturday, March 6, 2021 --
Tracking active COVID cases per state on March 7, 2021
Read full article: Tracking active COVID cases per state on March 7, 2021Each week, we’ll provide an update on the number of active COVID-19 cases in each state and how they compare. LOCAL: Coronavirus in Michigan: Here’s what to know March 7, 2021Below is the number of active COVID-19 cases in each state in the U.S. on March 7, 2021. Vermont and the states below it, which are those barely visible in the chart, each currently have fewer than 3,000 active virus cases. North Dakota and Wyoming have fewer than 1,000 active cases. To see the total number of COVID-19 cases per state on March 7, click here.
Restaurants, gyms slam California virus rules, see closings
Read full article: Restaurants, gyms slam California virus rules, see closingsGavin Newsom announced a new, color-coded process Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, for reopening California businesses amid the coronovirus pandemic that is more gradual than the state's current rules to guard against loosening restrictions too soon. The California Restaurant Association said in a statement Friday that restaurants will continue to close permanently around the state because Gov. Newsom's color-coded system for reopening California businesses moves slower and more gradually than the states first attempt last spring. Under the new rules, counties with the highest infection rates would continue to be limited to outdoor dining only, along with takeout and delivery. If a county improves and moves to the next tier, restaurants could operate with 25% capacity indoors or 100 patrons, whichever is fewer.
Crews battle wildfires amid brutal heat wave in California
Read full article: Crews battle wildfires amid brutal heat wave in CaliforniaChiu, File)LOS ANGELES Firefighters struggled to contain three wildfires near Los Angeles on Saturday as forecasters warned that the risk of new fires was high with temperatures expected to spike and humidity levels to drop across California. A huge forest fire that prompted evacuations north of Los Angeles flared up around noon, sending up a cloud of smoke as it headed toward thick, dry brush in the Angeles National Forest. There was also no containment of a blaze that blackened foothills above the Los Angeles suburb of Azusa. It churned through 2.3 square miles (5.96 square kilometers) of brush on Thursday and was moving away from homes. Another blaze came dangerously close to a neighborhood in the city of Corona, east of Los Angeles, before crews controlled it.
Crews try to tame massive forest fire north of Los Angeles
Read full article: Crews try to tame massive forest fire north of Los AngelesA firefighter watches as a helicopter drops water on the Lake Hughes fire in Angeles National Forest on Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, north of Santa Clarita, Calif. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)LOS ANGELES Light winds and scattered thundershowers early Thursday were helping to calm the flames of a huge wildfire that prompted evacuations north of Los Angeles, and firefighters hoped to reign in the blaze before temperatures spike later in the day. By nightfall, the flames had consumed more than 15.5 square miles (40 square kilometers) of timber and chaparral. About 100 rural homes were evacuated in the Lake Hughes area of the Angeles National Forest, about 60 miles (97 kilometers) north of downtown Los Angeles. Los Angeles County Deputy Fire Chief David Richardson said late Wednesday that some outbuildings may have been destroyed.
Second wave of virus closures wallops California restaurants
Read full article: Second wave of virus closures wallops California restaurantsAt critically acclaimed Guerrilla Tacos in Los Angeles, chef-owner Wes Avila had just reopened Wednesday after two weeks of employee training for pandemic-era food service. Now, hes worried hell have to halve his staff after Newsom blocked indoor dining in 19 counties. Even with capacity limited to 60%, business had been brisk for Dariyani during his brief run with indoor dining. Can he make it financially with his indoor dining room closed? "What is the other option?___Associated Press writers Stefanie Dazio in Los Angeles, Adam Beam in Sacramento and Julie Watson in San Diego contributed.
California reverses course from reopening amid virus surge
Read full article: California reverses course from reopening amid virus surgeLos Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti told that anecdote Wednesday as California reversed its economic reopening for much of the state in the wake of a resurgent COVID-19 outbreak. For the two-week period that ended last Monday, Californias confirmed coronavirus cases increased 45% to nearly a quarter-million and hospitalizations increased 52% to 5,077. Newsom's order affects Los Angeles and 18 other counties where nearly three-quarters of the states roughly 40 million people live. In Los Angeles County, Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said many outbreaks were linked to parties and gatherings of family and friends. Newsoms order applies to 19 counties that have been on the states watch list for increasing coronavirus cases for at least three consecutive days.
Pandemic a boon for the bicycle as thousands snap them up
Read full article: Pandemic a boon for the bicycle as thousands snap them upIn this Friday, May 15, 2020 photo, Joel Johnson rides his new bicycle on a bike path at Crissy Field near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. Johnson hadn't owned a bicycle since he was 15, but soon after the coronavirus pandemic led to a shelter in place order in San Francisco, he bought a bike to avoid crowded public trains and buses. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)SAN FRANCISCO Joel Johnson hadnt owned a bicycle since he was 15, but the pandemic changed all that. San Francisco soon followed, closing sections of twelve streets in a city that already has a robust network of bike lanes. The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, an advocacy and education group, has seen demand for its classes on city biking now online jump from 30 participants to more than 100, Executive Director Brian Wiedenmeier said.
Vigil planned for victims of California school shooting
Read full article: Vigil planned for victims of California school shootingParent Mirna Herrera kneels with her daughters Liliana, 15, and Alexandra, 16 at the Central Park memorial for the Saugus High School victims in Santa Clarita, Calif., Friday, Nov. 15, 2019. Investigators said Friday they have yet to find a diary, manifesto or note that would explain why a boy killed two students outside his Southern California high school on his 16th birthday. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)SANTA CLARITA, CA A candlelight vigil is planned Sunday evening to remember two students shot and killed by a classmate at his Southern California high school as investigators try to determine what prompted the deadly attack that left three other teens wounded. Saugus High School will remain closed until Dec. 2 but counselors will be available to help students cope with their grief, said school district officials in the Los Angeles suburb of Santa Clarita. Meanwhile authorities were investigating online threats against schools in and around the Santa Clarita, sheriffs officials said Sunday.
Authorities: Teen kills 2, shoots 3 at California school
Read full article: Authorities: Teen kills 2, shoots 3 at California schoolThe shooting that killed two teenagers and wounded three others Thursday at Saugus High School in a Los Angeles suburb took just 16 seconds and left the attacker hospitalized in critical condition with a head wound, authorities said. Someone posted a message under a pseudonym on an Instagram account that was reported as possibly belonging to the boy, authorities said. The message said: Saugus, have fun at school tomorrow.However, the account has yet to be authenticated, a Sheriffs Department statement said. There was no indication that he was affiliated with a group or ideology, said Paul Delacourt, the agent in charge of the FBIs Los Angeles field office. Saugus High has no metal detectors but it has a dozen security cameras and a fence with a limited number of gates.
Student opens fire in California high school, killing 2
Read full article: Student opens fire in California high school, killing 2Hannah Schooping-Gutierrez, center, a student at Saugus High School, is comforted by her boyfriend Declan Sheridan, at right, a student at nearby Valencia High School during a vigil at Central Park in the aftermath of a shooting at Saugus Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, in Santa Clarita, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)A student pulled a gun from his backpack and opened fire at a Southern California high school, killing two students and wounding three others before shooting himself in the head on his 16th birthday, authorities said. The gunfire began around 7:30 a.m. at Saugus High School in the Los Angeles suburb of Santa Clarita. Sheriff Alex Villanueva said the shooter was a student at the school but did not identify him. Saugus Highs security is provided by one unarmed sheriffs deputy and nine campus supervisors who act as guards, said to Collyn Nielson, chief administrative officer for the William S. Hart Union High School District. In speaking with staff and hearing reports, students reported they knew what to do and immediately went into lockdown mode, he said.
Multiple hurt in Southern California high school shooting
Read full article: Multiple hurt in Southern California high school shootingMultiple people have been hurt in a shooting at a Southern California high school Thursday morning, authorities said. The Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department deputies responded to Saugus High School in the city of Santa Clarita about 8 a.m. Saugus High School and other schools in the area were locked down. However, Saugus High School remained on lockdown as parents were waiting to be reunited with their children who were still inside the building. If you live in neighborhoods anywhere near Saugus High, PLEASE LOCK DOORS and stay inside.
Local 4 News at 4 -- Nov. 14, 2019
Read full article: Local 4 News at 4 -- Nov. 14, 2019Heres whats coming up on Local 4 News at 4:School shootingOne person was killed and three others were injured in a shooting at a Southern California high school Thursday morning, authorities said. The Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department deputies responded to Saugus High School in the city of Santa Clarita about 8 a.m. The school is about 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles.
Live coverage: Multiple hurt in Southern California high school shooting
Read full article: Live coverage: Multiple hurt in Southern California high school shootingMultiple people have been hurt in a shooting at a Southern California high school Thursday morning, authorities said. The Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department said on Twitter that deputies responded to Saugus High School in the city of Santa Clarita, about 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Multiple reports said there were between three and six people injured in the shooting, but that number has been changing. KNBC reports the shooting suspect remains at large. Saugus High School and other schools in the area were locked down.
Student opens fire in California high school, killing 2
Read full article: Student opens fire in California high school, killing 2A student pulled a gun from his backpack and opened fire at a Southern California high school Thursday, killing two students and wounding three others before shooting himself in the head on his 16th birthday, authorities said. The gunfire began around 7:30 a.m. at Saugus High School in suburban Santa Clarita, where Los Angeles County sheriffs deputies responding to a torrent of 911 calls found all six students in a quad area. Sheriff Alex Villanueva said the shooter was a student at the school but did not identify him. She said a student burst into the room saying hed seen the gunman, and her classmates were stunned into silence. In speaking with staff and hearing reports, students reported they knew what to do and immediately went into lockdown mode, he said.
California school shooting suspect described as quiet, smart
Read full article: California school shooting suspect described as quiet, smartOne fellow junior at Saugus High School said he was a Boy Scout who she relied on to study for advanced placement European history. The boy lived with his mother in Santa Clarita, a Los Angeles suburb of about 210,000 known for good schools, safe streets and relatively affordable housing. You wouldnt expect anything like that from him.Brooke Risley, a junior at Saugus High, said she had known the boy since elementary school and saw him Wednesday in engineering class. His GPA landed him on the honor roll during fall of eight grade, according to online school records, though he did not appear on the published honor roll last year. Were all wondering, said Risley, what was the motive?___Pritchard reported from Los Angeles.
The Latest: School shooting suspect in custody
Read full article: The Latest: School shooting suspect in custody(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)The Latest on a shooting at a Southern California high school (all times local):9:40 a.m.Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva tells KNX radio the suspect in the Saugus High School shooting is in custody. ___9:30 a.m.Scores of parents are in park near a Southern California high school, where they are supposed to be reunited with their children following reports of a school shooting. The number of people reported injured in a shooting at a Southern California high school has risen to five. ___9 a.m.White House spokesman Judd Deere says President Donald Trump is monitoring the reports of a school shooting at a high school in Santa Clarita, California. Saugus High School and other schools in the area have been locked down.
Firefighters race to control blazes before winds roar back
Read full article: Firefighters race to control blazes before winds roar backThe fire near the Northern California town of Geyserville burned at least 49 buildings and 34 square miles (65 square kilometers), prompting evacuation orders for some 2,000 people. Sean Malin, 27, evacuated from Santa Clarita with his mother and their two dogs after police officers drove down their street and told them to leave. The huge Los Angeles school district closed all its schools in the San Fernando Valley, citing poor air quality and other safety concerns. PG&E chief meteorologist Scott Strenfel said Northern California could be in for the strongest offshore winds in years. ___Associated Press writers Juliet Williams in San Francisco and John Antczak in Los Angeles contributed to this report.
Tesla driver appears to be asleep at wheel
Read full article: Tesla driver appears to be asleep at wheelA video appears to show a Tesla driver in California asleep at the wheel on Interstate 5 in Santa Clarita. Distributed by LAKANA. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.