Talking on a cell phone is allowed only if it is done in a hands-free manner. A first-time texting and driving offense is a non-moving violation with a base fine of $30. The National Safety Council reported in 2024 that approximately 1.6 million crashes are caused annually by drivers using cell phones and texting. Most Floridians know…
U.S. stocks whipsawed, with the blue-chip Dow swinging through 1,000 points, before closing lower. Bolstered by strong earnings from artificial intelligence chip giant Nvidia and discount retailer Walmart, stocks opened higher and the Dow climbed 700 points. However, stocks slowly started losing ground after the delayed September jobs report appeared to dash hopes for another…
A cause of death has been released for Diane Ladd, the Oscar-nominated actress and mother of fellow actress Laura Dern. Ladd, who was 89 at the time of her Nov. 3 death, died of “acute on chronic hypoxic respiratory failure,” according to a death certificate obtained by People magazine. According to the Cleveland Clinic, respiratory…
Melissa Gilbert is looking back on “Little House on the Prairie” with a new lens after 50 years. The 61-year-old actress, who played Laura Ingalls Wilder on all nine seasons of the NBC show from 1974 to 1983, took to Instagram on Nov. 15 to reflect on how the eight-year age difference between herself and…
Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth after being stranded for nine days on the Tiangong space station. Their original return vehicle, the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft, was damaged by space debris, rendering it unsafe. The crew used the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft, which had brought their replacements, to land safely in northern China. Three Chinese astronauts have returned to…
Finders Keepers, an organization known for scattering glass floats along Lincoln City beaches, will be holding a special Restoration Pow-Wow drop Nov. 14-16. Finders Keepers is an initiative sponsored by Lincoln City that began with the Millennium Float Project in 1999, where every year, thousands of glass floats are deposited along the 7 miles of beaches between Roads End and Siletz…
President Donald Trump’s one-time friendship with disgraced sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein has plagued his second term in the White House. While members of Trump’s current administration have for years called on federal officials to release their files on Epstein, they changed their tune in recent months, saying that no “client list” exists. On Nov. 12, new…
The Mega Millions jackpot rose to $900 million for the lottery drawing on Tuesday, Nov. 11 after no one matched all the winning numbers on Friday, Nov. 7. If someone matches all six numbers, they can choose a one-time cash payment of $415.3 million. This year, there have been four Mega Millions winners. The most…
Tuesday, Nov. 11 marks the annual Veterans Day holiday and while banks and post offices will be closed on the day, restaurants, grocery stores and retail chains will largely remain open. Some restaurants are even offering deals and discounts for veterans to celebrate. The celebration of Veterans Day, a federal holiday, dates back to Nov….
President Donald Trump sparked new stimulus check conversations on Sunday, Nov. 9, when he posted on social media that a $2,000 dividend from tariffs would be sent to some Americans. “We are taking in trillions of dollars and will soon begin paying down our enormous debt,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “A dividend of at…