Open in Our AppGet the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app.SHAREBUILLIT COUNTY, Ky. — A Kentucky lawmaker is back to normal life after being hospitalized with COVID-19.Republican State Rep. Thomas Huff, of Bullitt County, said he was in isolation in the .“Well, I went in with a severe headache,” Huff said.In December, Huff said he went to the emergency room twice due to headaches.“And the second time I went in, they gave me a COVID test. I tested positive and they put me in a room. I was really not expecting it. They put me directly in ICU,” Huff...…Open in Our AppGet the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app.SHAREBUILLIT COUNTY, Ky. — A Kentucky lawmaker is back to normal life after being hospitalized with COVID-19.Republican State Rep. Thomas Huff, of Bullitt County, said he was in isolation in the .“Well, I went in with a severe headache,” Huff said.In December, Huff said he went to the emergency room twice due to headaches.“And the second time I went in, they gave me a COVID test. I tested positive and they put me in a room. I was really not expecting it. They put me directly in ICU,” Huff...WW…

Open in Our AppGet the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app.SHAREMADISON – Gov. Tony Evers announced on Monday that 41 organizations from Ashland to Janesville, to Eau Claire to Green Bay, will share approximately $1 million in grants from the WHEDA Foundation as they work to provide emergency shelter, transitional residences, and extremely low-income housing.Administered by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA), the WHEDA Foundation grants improve housing for community members, including those with disabilities,...…Open in Our AppGet the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app.SHAREMADISON – Gov. Tony Evers announced on Monday that 41 organizations from Ashland to Janesville, to Eau Claire to Green Bay, will share approximately $1 million in grants from the WHEDA Foundation as they work to provide emergency shelter, transitional residences, and extremely low-income housing.Administered by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA), the WHEDA Foundation grants improve housing for community members, including those with disabilities,...WW…

Open in Our AppGet the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app.SHAREMILWAUKEE— Several volunteers are working together to help thousands of Wisconsinites book COVID-19 vaccine appointments.“I can do this in our town in Germantown and get our teachers vaccinated and the senior citizens and the next thing you know it blew up quickly,” Bob Orech told Spectrum News. Orech started the Facebook group “Wisconsin Vaccine Hunters and Angels” just weeks ago. He got the idea after he tried finding his parents in Illinois a COVID-19 vaccine appointment and...…Open in Our AppGet the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app.SHAREMILWAUKEE— Several volunteers are working together to help thousands of Wisconsinites book COVID-19 vaccine appointments.“I can do this in our town in Germantown and get our teachers vaccinated and the senior citizens and the next thing you know it blew up quickly,” Bob Orech told Spectrum News. Orech started the Facebook group “Wisconsin Vaccine Hunters and Angels” just weeks ago. He got the idea after he tried finding his parents in Illinois a COVID-19 vaccine appointment and...WW…

Open in Our AppGet the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app.SHAREGRANADA HILLS, Calif. — As a child Ana Ruiz Peña remembers going to the doctor's office with her dad, whose first language was Spanish. He had been diagnosed with lung cancer and she remembers she would often have to be her dad's translator when he needed help.He died when Ruiz Peña was 13 years old, but his death inspired her to go into the medical field. “He didn’t have bad care but he didn’t know how to access it, and make sure that he got to where he needed to be,"...…Open in Our AppGet the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app.SHAREGRANADA HILLS, Calif. — As a child Ana Ruiz Peña remembers going to the doctor's office with her dad, whose first language was Spanish. He had been diagnosed with lung cancer and she remembers she would often have to be her dad's translator when he needed help.He died when Ruiz Peña was 13 years old, but his death inspired her to go into the medical field. “He didn’t have bad care but he didn’t know how to access it, and make sure that he got to where he needed to be,"...WW…

Open in Our AppGet the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app.SHARE  President Joe Biden calls gun violence in America an “epidemic,” and some researchers are once again calling for a public health approach to the problem. Right now, there's a major shortage of knowledge about the prevalence of firearms, the explosion of injuries and fatalities surrounding them and the best ways to prevent or reduce the impact of gun violence.In this episode of Dear Ohio, Curtis Jackson explores the Dickey Amendment, an obscure provision attached to the...…Open in Our AppGet the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app.SHARE  President Joe Biden calls gun violence in America an “epidemic,” and some researchers are once again calling for a public health approach to the problem. Right now, there's a major shortage of knowledge about the prevalence of firearms, the explosion of injuries and fatalities surrounding them and the best ways to prevent or reduce the impact of gun violence.In this episode of Dear Ohio, Curtis Jackson explores the Dickey Amendment, an obscure provision attached to the...WW…

Open in Our AppGet the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app.SHARECLEVELAND — More fans can attend the NFL Draft Experience April 29 through May 1 after the league released additional tickets on Friday.The NFL Draft Experience will be located at First Energy Stadium and will be an “interactive football theme park.” Fans can try to kick a field goal or run the 40-yard dash during the three-day event.Fans can register for up to two adults and five children in one transaction. Tickets are available for free on the NFL OnePass App, but they must be...…Open in Our AppGet the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app.SHARECLEVELAND — More fans can attend the NFL Draft Experience April 29 through May 1 after the league released additional tickets on Friday.The NFL Draft Experience will be located at First Energy Stadium and will be an “interactive football theme park.” Fans can try to kick a field goal or run the 40-yard dash during the three-day event.Fans can register for up to two adults and five children in one transaction. Tickets are available for free on the NFL OnePass App, but they must be...WW…

Open in Our AppGet the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app.SHARELOS ANGELES — The paper trail on alleged deputy gangs in Los Angeles County goes back to the 1970s.Investigative journalist Cerise Castle has uncovered at least 18."These gang members are the men who are often admired the most at their station," Castle said.Castle's plan to compile a complete history of alleged gang affiliations inside the county sheriff's department unfolded in the wake of the George Floyd uprising last summer. She was hit by a rubber bullet while reporting in the...…Open in Our AppGet the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app.SHARELOS ANGELES — The paper trail on alleged deputy gangs in Los Angeles County goes back to the 1970s.Investigative journalist Cerise Castle has uncovered at least 18."These gang members are the men who are often admired the most at their station," Castle said.Castle's plan to compile a complete history of alleged gang affiliations inside the county sheriff's department unfolded in the wake of the George Floyd uprising last summer. She was hit by a rubber bullet while reporting in the...WW…

Open in Our AppGet the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app.SHAREBELL GARDENS, Calif. — Bell Gardens Councilmember Jorgel Chavez is not what a stereotypical politician looks like and that’s what he said got him the job.He ran his campaign on wheels. Chavez said it’s what won him the seat as the youngest councilmember in LA County.The 23-year-old set out on his skateboard last fall, hitting just about every street in his Bell Gardens hometown.He introduced himself to every resident who answered the door as the honest candidate who they could hold...…Open in Our AppGet the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app.SHAREBELL GARDENS, Calif. — Bell Gardens Councilmember Jorgel Chavez is not what a stereotypical politician looks like and that’s what he said got him the job.He ran his campaign on wheels. Chavez said it’s what won him the seat as the youngest councilmember in LA County.The 23-year-old set out on his skateboard last fall, hitting just about every street in his Bell Gardens hometown.He introduced himself to every resident who answered the door as the honest candidate who they could hold...WW…

SHARECOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge ordered Ohio’s elections chief on Friday to allow voters to apply for absentee ballots for the November presidential election by electronic means, including by fax or email, siding with Democrats in a legal dispute certain to be quickly appealed in the pivotal swing state.Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Stephen McIntosh’s decision to grant the Ohio Democratic Party’s motion was heralded by the party as a victory for voter access, while Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose responded with alarm.“Today’s ruling rolls out the red carpet to Russian...…SHARECOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge ordered Ohio’s elections chief on Friday to allow voters to apply for absentee ballots for the November presidential election by electronic means, including by fax or email, siding with Democrats in a legal dispute certain to be quickly appealed in the pivotal swing state.Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Stephen McIntosh’s decision to grant the Ohio Democratic Party’s motion was heralded by the party as a victory for voter access, while Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose responded with alarm.“Today’s ruling rolls out the red carpet to Russian...WW…

videos remaining.SHAREThe deputy who shot and killed 18-year-old Andres Guardado outside a car shop in Gardena was a prospective member of a violent clique inside the Compton Sheriff’s station, according to the sworn testimony of a whistleblower.Miguel Vega’s attorney did not respond to a request for comment but the law firm working with Guardado’s family, Panish Shea and Boyle LLP, confirmed they are looking into the allegations.“It is very disturbing – to say the least – that gangs are commonly known to exist within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. These reports go to the...…videos remaining.SHAREThe deputy who shot and killed 18-year-old Andres Guardado outside a car shop in Gardena was a prospective member of a violent clique inside the Compton Sheriff’s station, according to the sworn testimony of a whistleblower.Miguel Vega’s attorney did not respond to a request for comment but the law firm working with Guardado’s family, Panish Shea and Boyle LLP, confirmed they are looking into the allegations.“It is very disturbing – to say the least – that gangs are commonly known to exist within the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. These reports go to the...WW…