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Drones as first responders is a growing program in police departments across the country, and Virginia Beach will soon be the first city in its region to use the technology. -
On Sunday, Gov. Kathy Hochul issued a state of emergency after extreme storms hit upstate New York and ahead of several days of temperatures forecast to break records both upstate and in New York City.
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The North Area Technical Rescue Team is a 30-year-old, 150-member group that performs specialized rescues in Denver’s northern suburbs, including rope, confined space, trench and collapse rescues.
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Students and families who enjoyed studying from home might continue doing so, but schools also can present guest speakers, host parent conferences and livestream sports, plays and concerts on video links.
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Boise’s wastewater testing dashboard — which tracks COVID-19 amounts in sewage coming from Boise, Garden City and Eagle — has shown a doubling since Feb. 22, according to CDH public information technician Alina Gilmore.
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Georgia is vaccinating people at a slower pace than any U.S. state, according to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data.
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“If we don’t all learn a bunch of lessons coming out of this about what the right way to operate and prepare for one of these in the future is ... we will have missed a big opportunity,” Baker said Wednesday.
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At a briefing from the Infectious Diseases Society of America, officials reported that children need to get back to face-to-face learning, but most must be vaccinated to help achieve herd immunity.
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Officials say the vaccine disparity in communities of color is a result of many factors including hesitancy due to distrust, lack of reliable transportation and lack of reliable technology/Internet access for scheduling.
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About 56,243 county residents have been vaccinated, including 37,055 aged 60 and older, according to Tuesday’s data. Gov. Mike DeWine announced Monday he is opening up vaccines to people 50 years old and older this week.
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Along with Iowa, Montana and North Dakota, these states are part of an emerging trend of some states bucking national and international public health recommendations. Alabama and Utah plan to do the same in April.
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Cleveland State University’s Wolstein Center — a site supported by the Biden administration and FEMA — will host a separate eight-week, seven-day-a-week federal mass vaccination clinic starting March 17.
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“An early and active spring fire season is expected until spring green-up occurs. If drought conditions persist into summer, new season grasses may cure early leading to an earlier than average summer/fall fire season.”
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In late January and early February, jail officials temporarily reduced inmates’ food options because of a COVID outbreak in the kitchen. They ate only peanut butter and jelly sandwiches three times a day for five days.
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Some residents have gone weeks without running water, some face hefty repair costs, and the situation is worsened for many due to the financial squeeze of going without work for a week.
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“It would be great if we reached that threshold. I think it’s very questionable that we will, and I also think we don’t need to achieve true herd immunity to return to a normal lifestyle.”
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“It’s good that people have situational awareness and want even more of [it]. This alerting system will allow to drill down to the public regarding emergencies and disasters and even messaging about COVID vaccines.”
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Leavenworth County Emergency Management also sounded outdoor sirens Tuesday as part of the statewide tornado drill. But Emergency Management officials announced ahead of time that the sirens were part of a drill.
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With mass immunization unfolding, health-care officials expect the sums of people with hospital-grade COVID-19 cases countywide to keep falling, further easing the pressure on doctors, nurses and other staff.
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Last year, 4.2 million acres —13 times the size of L.A. — burned in California, the most in modern times. Fires from the Santa Cruz Mountains to the Southern Sierra sent plumes of smoke over the state’s largest cities.
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While statistics indicate children have largely been spared from the worst COVID effects, little is known about why a small percentage of them develop serious illness. Doctors are now reporting downstream complications.
