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California, Oregon, Washington to Drop School Mask Mandates

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Schoolchildren in California, Oregon, and Washington will no longer be required to wear masks as part of new indoor mask policies the Democratic governors of all three states announced jointly on Monday. “With declining case rates and hospitalizations across the West, California, Oregon and Washington are moving together to update their masking guidance,” the…


Washington State Nuclear Site Evacuated After Reports of Shots Fired: Officials

A decommissioned nuclear site in Washington state was evacuated following reports of shots being fired at the location. Officials with the Department of Energy and Richard Operations Office are at the Hanford Site, it said in a statement on Tuesday. There is no evidence of shots being fired on the site, and no injuries or…


California, Oregon and Washington to End Mask Mandates in Schools

In a coordinated move, governors of California, Oregon, and Washington announced on Monday that students in the three West Coast states will soon no longer have to wear a mask at school. Starting on March 12, public health departments in all three states will update their indoor mask policies and “move from mask requirements to…


Law Enforcement Putting Fencing Back Up Around Capitol Building Ahead of Biden’s Speech

The fence installed around the U.S. Capitol in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, breach is being reinstalled about seven months after being taken down, officials announced on Feb. 27. As trucker convoys make their way toward Washington, the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP), in consultation with various partners, has solidified a security plan “to…


Fencing Reinstalled Around Capitol Building Ahead of Biden’s Speech

The fence put around the U.S. Capitol in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, breach was reinstalled about seven months after being taken down. As trucker convoys make their way toward Washington, the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP), in consultation with various partners, has solidified a security plan “to prevent any disruption to the important…


Fencing Reinstalled Around US Capitol Building Ahead of Biden’s Speech

The fence put up around the U.S. Capitol in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach has been reinstalled about seven months after it was taken down. As trucker convoys make their way toward Washington, the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP), in conjunction with various partners, has solidified a security plan “to prevent any…


US Trucker Convoy to ‘Shut Down’ Traffic on Major Roads Outside Washington, DC: Organizer

One of the U.S. trucker convoys planning to leave soon plans on shutting down traffic on the Capital Beltway outside Washington. “We’re going to have a shutdown,” Bob Bolus, the organizer, told The Epoch Times. “We’ll shut it down.” The beltway encircles Washington, running through portions of Maryland and Virginia. It does pass through a…


US Trucker Convoy to ‘Shut Down’ Traffic on Major Roads Outside Washington: Organizer

One of the U.S. trucker convoys planning to leave soon plans on shutting down traffic on the Capital Beltway outside Washington. “We’re going to have a shutdown,” Bob Bolus, the organizer, told The Epoch Times. “We’ll shut it down.” The beltway encircles Washington, running through portions of Maryland and Virginia, and passes through a small…


US Department of Homeland Security Confirms It’s Monitoring Reports of Potential Truck Convoy Protests

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has confirmed it’s tracking potential truck convoys in the United States after Canadian protests against COVID-19 vaccine mandates unfolded in multiple cities. DHS “is tracking reports of a potential convoy that may be planning to travel to several U.S. cities,” an agency spokesperson told The Epoch Times in an…


Washington Commanders Safety Booked on Manslaughter Charge

LEESBURG, Va.—Washington Commanders safety Deshazor Everett turned himself into a Virginia jail on an involuntary manslaughter charge after an investigation found he was speeding before his sports car slammed into trees and rolled over, killing his passenger. Everett, 29, was treated for serious injuries after the Dec. 23 crash. His passenger, Olivia S. Peters, 29,…