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Health officials warn Americans not to let their guard down

With a COVID-19 vaccine perhaps just days away in the U.S., most of California headed into another lockdown Sunday because of the surging outbreak and top health officials warned Americans that this is no time to let their guard down.

BP: Effort to plug spill going as planned

ROBERT, La. - BP started pumping heavy mud into the leaking Gulf of Mexico well Wednesday and said everything was going as planned in the company's boldest attempt yet to plug the gusher that has spewed millions of gallons of oil over the last five weeks.

D&T's cowboy fries with jalapeno slaw named best fair food

Visitors flock to the Northwest Montana Fair for many reasons.

Environmental issues top worries for those heading to Davos

LONDON (AP) — Following another year of extreme heat and ice sheet melt, environmental issues are now considered to be the top five long-term risks confronting the global economy, organizers of next week's gathering of elites in the Swiss resort of Davos said Wednesday.

Rearranging the furniture

By KRISTI ALBERTSON

Lady Loggers down Troy by 16

WHO team arrives in Wuhan to investigate pandemic origins

WUHAN, China (AP) — A global team of researchers arrived Thursday in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic was first detected to conduct a politically sensitive investigation into its origins amid uncertainty about whether Beijing might try to prevent embarrassing discoveries.

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What a year! In many ways it is hard to get our collective minds around the fact that the year is coming to a close.

Restaurant owners shift focus to bottle shop

The owners of the former Gourmet Galley breakfast eatery in Woods Bay recently reopened their doors with a new focus on wine.

Court orders defiant Michigan barber to close his shop

DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan court on Thursday ordered a barber to close his shop and stop defying the state's coronavirus restrictions, though he vowed to keep cutting hair.

Court orders defiant Michigan barber to close his shop

DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan court on Thursday ordered a barber to close his shop and stop defying the state's coronavirus restrictions, though he vowed to keep cutting hair.

Fifth-annual 'Shop With a Cop' the biggest one yet, organizer says

The area’s fifth annual “Shop With a Cop” event on Tuesday was the biggest yet, serving more than 30 children and involving dozens of law enforcement personnel and volunteers.

City council rejects license for ceramics shop

Libby City Council voted unanimously Feb. 18 to deny a business license to a ceramics shop located on Washington Avenue in what officials described as a rare move.

The Latest: Tenn. governor enacts new virus restrictions

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has announced new social gathering restrictions while still refusing to implement a mask mandate despite pleas from front-line healthcare workers in a state experiencing the highest new cases per capita in the country.

The Latest: Tenn. governor enacts new virus restrictions

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has announced new social gathering restrictions while still refusing to implement a mask mandate despite pleas from front-line healthcare workers in a state experiencing the highest new cases per capita in the country.

The Latest: Tenn. governor enacts new virus restrictions

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has announced new social gathering restrictions while still refusing to implement a mask mandate despite pleas from front-line healthcare workers in a state experiencing the highest new cases per capita in the country.

Hinkle golf tournament begins Friday

MOSES LAKE — Bill Hinkle, CEO and co-founder of the Jennifer Dunn Leadership Institute, and currently a state representative from the 13th Legislative District, will hold his annual fundraiser barbecue and golf tournament beginning this evening.

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