Douglas Jones, WLTX

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Past articles by Douglas:

Dozens hurt in large life-threatening NYC building fire

Officials said a five-alarm fire in a high-rise apartment building in New York City's Bronx borough caused dozens of life-threatening injuries. → Read More

Grammys postpone Jan. 31 show, citing omicron variant risks

Organizers said in a Wednesday statement that "after careful consideration" the show would be postponed citing coronavirus concerns. → Read More

Popular Little Caesars Hot-N-Ready discount pizza sees price increase

Fans of the infamous hot light grab-n-go style meal now need to have some extra change with them as the pizza deal's price has gone up for the first time in years. → Read More

Father goes out for milk, comes home with $1M lottery ticket

A father near Richmond, Virginia got a huge surprise right around Christmas after deciding to buy a scratch-off lottery ticket during a run to the store. → Read More

Former Nevada Senator Harry Reid dead at 82

Political leadership in Washington began expressing their condolences Tuesday as the news came in. → Read More

Reports of another possible Amazon Web Services outage, unclear how widespread

Reports started to come in at around 8 a.m. Eastern on Wednesday according to some users on Twitter and on the website Downdetector who said websites were down. → Read More

More financial freedom: These tips will help your bank account in 2022

Spending less and saving money might seem daunting, but with some small changes to everyday habits, we might discover some lasting bank account improvements. → Read More

Biggest scams of 2021, and what to watch out for in 2022

In an increasingly interconnected world, the ways fraudsters trick unsuspecting people changes all the time. Here's what to beware of going into the new year. → Read More

Check out the Bidens' new puppy patrolling the White House

President Joe Biden tweeted out a photo of the puppy with the caption, "Welcome to the White House, Commander." → Read More

Moderna says booster works against omicron, stock shares jump

The biotechnology company said Monday that preliminary data suggested its booster would increase antibody levels against the omicron COVID-19 variant. → Read More

USDA issues alert on Trader Joe's frozen Wonton soup

The agency said the manufacturer possibly mislabeled the product and it could contain shrimp, a known allergen, along with pork not listed on the label. → Read More

Bob Dole dead at 98, according to his website

Condolences began pouring in on social media Sunday as the news broke of the former Senator's passing. → Read More

Some Old Spice, Secret antiperspirants recalled for cancer-causing ingredient benzene

Some antiperspirant products by the two manufacturers were found to contain benzene which is a known cancer causing agent, and can be inhaled or absorbed by skin. → Read More

Actor Art LaFleur of 'Field of Dreams,' 'Sandlot' dies at 78

LaFleur's wife Shelley revealed the news on Facebook disclosing LaFleur's decade-long battle with Parkinson's disease. → Read More

OSHA suspends implementation of workplace vaccine mandate pending further court action

After a court ruling, OSHA says it'll suspend "implementation" and "enforcement" of the Biden administration's vaccine and testing mandates at private workplaces. → Read More

People can now claim part of nearly $100 million TikTik class action settlement

Users of the popular app could see money ahead as claimants can now file for a portion of the $92 million settlement, and one state is singled out for getting more. → Read More

Spotify, Snapchat and other apps coming back online after Google Cloud issues

Tuesday, Google Cloud Networking said issues reported were partly resolved but at one point could not give an estimated time on when services would be back up fully. → Read More

Which stores will be open, closed on Thanksgiving 2021?

Many retailers including Target, Walmart, Best Buy plan to be closed on Thanksgiving this years. Whole Foods and Kroger are among those planning to be open. → Read More

'Fall back' no more? Where all 50 states stand on making daylight saving time permanent

A state-by-state look at the efforts to 'lock the clock' and end or make daylight saving time permanent so there's no more falling back or springing forward. → Read More

American Airlines flight cancellations approach 300 Monday

The company blames staffing issues as part of why it has had to cancel hundreds of flights in recent days. → Read More