There may have been mixed feelings about the Rockefeller Christmas tree this year, but there was nothing of the sort for the tiny, adorable owl that was found in it. Rocky — short for her nickname of “Rockefeller” — was released back into the wild after spending several days at the Ravensbeard Wildlife Center, where…
National News
Seattle’s mayor is set to sign a new city budget cutting the police department’s funding by 18%
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan plans to sign a new city budget that includes an 18% cut to the city’s police department funding, according to a statement issued by her office Tuesday. A vote by the Seattle City Council approved the budget Monday 8-1, with Councilmember Kshama Sawant voting against. She had pushed for the full…
El Paso issues a curfew ahead of Thanksgiving as it continues to fight a surge of Covid-19 cases and deaths
El Paso County, Texas, has ordered a new curfew starting Thanksgiving eve as it continues to grapple with rising Covid-19 cases and so many deaths that 10 additional morgue units have been brought in to accommodate the surge. The situation is so dire that 1,500 additional medical professionals and the National Guard have been deployed…
He’s an ex-Proud Boy. Here’s what he says happens within the group’s ranks
On the night of a recent Million MAGA March in Washington DC, a large man in a Proud Boys polo shirt runs at a Black woman from behind and punches her in the head. She falls to the pavement. Russell Schultz sent video of the episode to CNN, saying the puncher should go to jail.…
Fred Sasakamoose, Indigenous NHL trailblazer, dies at 86 after battle with Covid-19
Fred Sasakamoose, the National Hockey League’s first Indigenous player, died Tuesday at 86, according to his son Neil Sasakamoose, who delivered the news in an emotional video on Facebook. Fred Sasakamoose’s death came five days after being hospitalized in Saskatchewan, Canada, with Covid-19. “This Covid virus just did so much damage into his lungs, he…
California prosecutors say thousands of people, including inmates, fraudulently applied for stimulus money and may have cost the state $1 billion
Thousands of inmates throughout California — including death row inmates — may have bilked the state’s unemployment benefits system of up to a billion dollars in what prosecutors called “the largest ever taxpayer fraud to occur in this state’s history.” Murderers, rapists, child molesters and serial killers are among thousands of prisoners implicated in a…
Toronto Zoo polar bear promoted to ‘honorary master corporal’ by the Canadian Army
The Canadian Army is celebrating the promotion of one of its furriest members. Juno the polar bear, who lives at the Toronto Zoo, was adopted by the army shortly after she was born on Remembrance Day 2015. Polar bears are the army’s official mascot, and given her birthdate, she was named for the Canadian landings…
Hal Ketchum, legendary country music artist, dies at 67 after battle with dementia
Country music singer Hal Ketchum passed away at the age of 67 on Monday night due to complications from dementia, his wife said. “With great sadness and grief we announce that Hal passed away peacefully last night at home due to complications of dementia,” Ketchum’s wife, Andrea, confirmed in a post on the late singer’s…
Police arrest man who said he had Covid-19 and spat at hikers who weren’t wearing masks
Massachusetts police have arrested a man who told two hikers who weren’t wearing masks he had Covid-19 and spat at them several times. Hale Powell, 71, was charged with assault and battery and false threat of a biological agent, Ashburnham Police said in a statement. Powell is accused of spitting on two hikers who were…
Couple sends life-sized cardboard cutouts to their grandkids after coronavirus canceled their holiday plans
A Texas couple came up with a clever and safe way to be with their grandchildren over the holidays after canceling their traditional, in-person celebrations because of the coronavirus pandemic. Missy and Barry Buchanan sent life-sized cardboard cutouts of themselves to their daughter in California and their son, who also lives in Texas. “I just…
Local restaurant in Cleveland is shocked when a customer leaves a $3,000 tip
A local restaurant in Cleveland received a holiday surprise as it was voluntarily closing due to the increase of Covid-19 cases in Ohio. Brendon Ring, who owns staple local establishment Nighttown, told CNN that he was having lunch at his restaurant when a semi-regular customer came over and left his check at his table that…
Princeton undergrads can return to campus next semester. They just have to stick to some strict rules
Princeton University is welcoming its undergraduate students back to campus next semester — with some strings attached. The Ivy League school announced on Tuesday that it will invite all enrolled students back to live and learn on or near campus when the spring semester starts in February. During the fall semester, undergrads were fully remote…
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo reverses course on family Thanksgiving plans amid backlash
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo canceled his Thanksgiving plans after facing criticism for planning to have a holiday meal with his mother amid escalating numbers of Covid-19 cases. On Monday, Cuomo told WAMC’s radio host Alan Chartock that his 89-year-old mother, Matilda Cuomo, was planning on traveling to join him in Albany, along with two…
Purdue Pharma pleads guilty to federal criminal charges related to nation’s opioid crisis
Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, pleaded guilty Tuesday to three federal criminal charges related to the company’s role in creating the nation’s opioid crisis. Purdue Pharma board chairman Steve Miller pleaded guilty on behalf of the company during a virtual federal court hearing in front of US District Judge Madeline Cox Arleo. The counts…
ICU doctor warns ‘this is what you’ll see at the end of your life’ if Covid precautions aren’t taken
After notifying a family their loved one had died from Covid-19, ICU Dr. Ken Remy felt compelled to send a message to emphasize how critical wearing a mask, social distancing and washing your hands are to reduce the transmission. So he made a video simulating a Covid patient being intubated, in what could be their…
Stay Informed with KSFO
Subscribe to 560 KSFO's weekly eblast for the latest national and local news updates, exclusive contests, events and more.
