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Winter weather updates: Snow blankets Shreveport From Staff Reports, Shreveport Times A winter storm warning has been issued for the entire four (Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas)-state region beginning late Saturday night and ending at 6 p.m Monday. The National Weather Service in Shreveport predicted snow for the city on Monday, mainly before 9 a.m. The high temperature will be near 23. Wind chill values will be as low as 4. The chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of one to three inches possible. Some parts of southeast Shreveport rec...

By Doug Barrett Jan 31, 2021 9:33 PM U.S. consumers slowed their spending by 0.2% in December, cutting back for a second straight month. The decline reported today by the Commerce Department followed a seasonally adjusted 0.7% drop in November. It’s the latest sign that consumers, whose spending is the primary driver of the U.S. economy, are hunkered down and avoiding traveling, shopping and dining out.   The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes declined slightly for the fourth straight month, but it was still a record high for December. The National Association of...

. Medical-grade face masks will have to be worn in public facilities on Ramstein Air Base and other Air Force installations in the Kaiserslautern area starting next week, the 86th Airlift Wing said Thursday. FFP2, KN95, N95 or medical-style surgery masks will be required when visiting “the Base Exchange, all shops and food court areas; the Ramstein and Vogelweh commissaries; the Ramstein Shopette, Post Offices, and the Ramstein Law Center,” 86th Airlift Wing commander, Brig. Gen. Josh Olson, said in a memorandum. Medical-grade masks also will be required in houses of worship, the memor...

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — For a group of people whose ultimate purpose is to fight and win wars, Hill Air Force Base has its fair share of warm-hearted Christmas softies. In the days leading up to the 2020 Yuletide, several outfits at Hill were either recipients or donors of some exceptional Christmas cheer. Last week, following a years-standing tradition, airmen from Hill’s 419th and 388th fighter wings and the 649th Munitions Squadron delivered sacks of gifts to children of Utah foster care families in Weber and Davis counties. Senior Master Sgt. Drue Titensor, a reservist with the 41...

Travis escalates health protection condition due to Covid-19 Col. Corey A. Simmons TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE — The 60th Air Mobility Wing commander has directed Health Protection Condition Charlie in response to Covid-19 beginning Thursday, according to base officials. Col. Corey Simmons has implemented HPCON Charlie in response to the increased spread of Covid-19 in the local community, substantial public health alert in the state and to align with Solano County’s shelter-at-home order that’s effective Thursday. “Our primary focus is the health and safety of our airmen and their families...