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The county in Texas Hill Country accepted the funds from the state following last summer's deadly flooding on the Guadalupe River. Neighboring Kerr County accepted a similar state grant this week. -
By responding to 911 calls involving mental health crises with a specialized team including a clinical social worker, the program cut hospitalization rates. Permanent funding may be on the way.
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The Flathead County Sheriff's Office is set to receive a new remote underwater vehicle after getting approval from county commissioners on Tuesday.
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There are an estimated 75,000 home health aides in Pennsylvania, many of whom are working through the pandemic out of compassion, financial pressures, or both. Pre-pandemic, the job was labor-intensive and thin on rewards. Pay is generally poor in a field overwhelmingly staffed by women; paid time off and employer-provided health care are rare.
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An internal trove of emails shows just how unprepared and unsure Broward County Sheriff’s Office leaders were in confronting the extreme danger the coronavirus posed to its emergency dispatch operators.
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The announcement that data broken down to the zip code and city levels would no longer be available was met with many questions and demands, as well as skepticism, on social media. Legal opinions and solutions are being sought.
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The novel coronavirus pandemic brought about a global rush on isolation gowns, face masks and respirators and other personal protective equipment It caused shortages, brought forth scams and forced hospital supply chain management into public light.
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The expenditure data, part of a 50-state effort by The Associated Press to learn what states were spending on often hard-to-get supplies, shows Georgia led the way among the three states on expenditures or purchases in the works.
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“Texas Universities have converted nearly all their courses to online delivery in the space of about two weeks and they’ve been standing up emergency aid for students and they’ve been partnering in community public health responses.”
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The mass protests have proved a vexing challenge for law enforcement agencies. They have been encouraging peaceful demonstrations, but in recent days watched them devolve as looters and vandals broke off from the peaceful protesters, stealing and setting fire.
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Even as surrounding states are catching up in number of coronavirus cases — and Illinois now has more than twice Michigan’s COVID-19 caseload — Michigan still stands out for its high per-capita death rate.
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An outlook issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center forecasts a 60% chance of above-normal activity this hurricane season, with 13 to 19 named storms.
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The NOAA said it expects to see 13 to 19 named storms in 2020, including six to 10 that could become hurricanes and three to six that could develop into a major hurricane, meaning Category 3 strength or higher.
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The tests are meant to help detect — and ideally curb — the spread of the virus in long-term care facilities, which emerged immediately during the pandemic as high-risk locations for outbreaks and fatalities.
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There are glimmers of optimism emerging. The virus’s spread is slowing, and New York is moving toward the early stages of reopening by mid-June, Mayor Bill de Blasio said during a Tuesday news briefing.
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A shortage of nurses at Rock Haven nursing home led the county to seek help. The home has 11 open nursing positions. Some staff who are at higher risk for contracting COVID-19 might not be working or working limited hours.
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They are targeting black communities for more testing and contact tracing. They’re distributing personal protective equipment, like masks and hand sanitizers, door to door in hard-hit, predominantly black communities.
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Added precautions and policies implemented by the division in March, in order to prevent the spread and exposure of COVID-19, are still in place and will continue to be into the near future, said Springfield Fire Chief Brian Miller.
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In addition to expanding the disaster area, a spate of lawsuits has been filed against the failed Edenville dam’s owner, Boyce Hydro, as well as Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy.
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“This is important not only for the 1,500 employees that represent the Legoland family but also residents of Polk County and Winter Haven, including the elected officials, who have reviewed and endorsed this reopening."
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Also, critics, including a state lawmaker, have been sharing an outdated video on social media that shows the Ohio Department of Health director not wearing a mask, sitting near other people while discussing the coronavirus.
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