Yuck! Cold rain develops New Yearโs Day; temperature roller coaster continues
Despite clouds at times on New Yearโs Eve, high temperatures will reach 55-60ยฐ! New Year's Eve forecast - 2020Just like the New Yearโs ball, temperatures will drop on New Yearโs Day. Hourly planner for New Year's Day 2021As thatโs happening, rain will gradually spread over the region. It may even be cold enough before 2 p.m. for a few pockets of freezing rain in some higher elevations. FutureTracker - 1 p.m. New Year's DayRain gradually turns more widespread throughout the day, and it could become heavy at times too.
AP source: NHL players balk at changing CBA, league moves on
NHL players have balked at changing the collective bargaining agreement and the league is preparing to open the season Jan. 13 after starting training camp on New Year's Day, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday. โWe are certainly continuing to work through all the issues we would need to resolve to start a season,โ Deputy NHL Commissioner Bill Daly said. The league and union agreed to a CBA over the summer that included a 10% salary deferral for the 2021 season and a cap on money left in escrow. Players, however, did not want to renegotiate a deal thatโs only a few months old. The league is planning to play between 50 and 60 games in the regular season before beginning the playoffs.
Television special to replace canceled 2021 Rose Parade
FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2020, file photo a 2020 Rose Parade float is seen at the start of the route at the 131st Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif. The 2021 Rose Parade is canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, but viewers will still get a show with a two-hour television special on New Year's Day, organizers said. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker, File)PASADENA, Calif. โ The 2021 Rose Parade is canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, but viewers will still get a show with a two-hour television special on New Yearโs Day, organizers said. The Tournament of Roses Association said in a Thursday news release that the TV special will include โlive-to-tape musical and marching band performances, heartwarming segments related to the Rose Parade, celebrity guest appearances," and highlights from past Rose Bowl football games. The Rose Bowl college football game that traditionally follows the parade is still scheduled for New Year's Day.
Seven shot at bar in West Virginia on New Yearโs Day
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. โ Seven people were injured after being shot at a bar in West Virginia early New Year's Day, police said. The shooting happened early Wednesday at the Kulture Hookah Bar in Huntington, interim Huntington Police Chief Ray Cornwell said in a news release. The statement said several people were found shot inside and outside of the bar. According to WOWK-TV, more than a dozen shell casings were found outside the bar and in a parking lot across the street. About 50 people were inside the bar when police arrived.