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SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Amid rising COVID-19 case numbers and shrinking ICU capacity, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria recently signed an executive order calling for stronger enforcement of state and county public health orders throughout the city. The newly elected mayor said he’s directed the San Diego Police Department and City Attorney’s Office to pursue fines of up to $1,000...

Della Ann Peterson, 77, passed away peacefully Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at North Memorial Medical Center after a short illness. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to Trinity Lutheran Church, Isle. To sign guestbook, go to: www. methvenfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are with Methven Funeral and Cremaation Services, Isle. Della is survived by husband, Bob Peterson; son, Craig (Londa) Larson; sister, Delores Byker; other relatives and ...

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – The 11-county Southern California region is still reporting zero available ICU beds. Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday the regional stay-at-home order he issued for all of Southern California will almost assuredly be extended beyond next week’s expiration date. Current stay-at-home orders took effect at 11:59 p.m. Dec. 6, and were originally set to end on Monday. Newsom did not give an indication of when a decision on extending the orders will be made or much longer they will...

Green River Star - Committee supports tobacco tax hike   December 23, 2020 CHEYENNE – State lawmakers, during a meeting Friday, narrowly advanced a measure to increase excise taxes on cigarettes and moist tobacco snuff, marking one of the only revenue-raising measures to be advanced by a legislative committee during interim meetings this year. The bill, if approved by the Legislature during its regular session next year, would raise the tax on cigarette packs from 60 cents to 84 cents, keep...

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – With intensive-care unit capacity still officially considered to be zero across the 11-county Southern California region, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday the regional stay-at-home order imposed by the state for the entirety of Southern California will almost assuredly be extended beyond next week’s expiration date. Current stay-at-home orders took effect at 11:59 p.m. Dec. 6, and were originally set to end on Dec. 28. Newsom did not give an indication of exactly when a deci...

SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – An appeals court has stayed a judge’s decision to halt enforcement of COVID-19 restrictions against San Diego County restaurants, meaning eateries must again abide by the state’s regional stay-at-home order, at least for now. Lawyers for the state filed the emergency challenge to San Diego Superior Court Judge Joel R. Wohlfeil’s preliminary injunction, which was issued Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by two San Diego strip clubs Wohlfeil ultimately ruled could remain ope...

For 52 years he delivered the newspaper to customers from Astoria to Seaside Updated Feb 15, 2021; Posted Dec 12, 2020 After 52 years of delivering The Oregonian, Conley Vaughan, now 81, is adjusting to retirement. “Sometimes I wake up at 3 in the morning and almost jump out of bed thinking it’s time for the route,” he said. “Then I remember." Family photo Facebook Share Time had taken a toll on Conley Vaughan’s body, not unexpected for an 80-year-old. He tolerated the aches in his ...

The Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday supporting county-level public health management, prevention, and response regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a press release from the BOCC, the resolution also called on state officials to shift current policy away from broad statewide restrictions to supporting strategic local government measures, as well as calling for amendment to state law limiting executive powers during an extended state ...

My kids help keep me current with movies, which can be both good and sometimes, well … A few years ago one of the movies I watched with my daughter, “Final Destination 2,” had the scariest, most realistic, don’t-want-to-see-it-in-reality chain-reaction car accident scene ever produced on film. If you’re curious, here it is, but I warn you up front, it’s disturbing. This April, I had a flashback to that scene when a semi-truck alongside my car began to jackknife toward me on a snow-p...

I say paying literally because the trump 2020 campaign says its raised an eye-popping $10 million in small donor contributions alone in the first 48 hours after the impeachment vote. digital director gary kobe tweeting "the people support president trump. the people want four more years, not tired of waiting. vice president pences chief of staff echoing the same sentiment. >> the reason the president is being impeached, hes winning in so many ways. the economy is booming, record low on employmen...