Los Angeles requires COVID-19 vaccine for students 12 and up
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles board of education voted Thursday to require students 12 and older to be vaccinated against the coronavirus to attend in-person classes in the nation’s second-largest school district.
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Los Angeles requires COVID-19 vaccine for students 12 and up
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles board of education voted Thursday to require students 12 and older to be vaccinated against the coronavirus to attend in-person classes in the nation’s second-largest school district.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Los Angeles requires COVID-19 vaccine for students 12 and up
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles board of education voted Thursday to require students 12 and older to be vaccinated against the coronavirus to attend in-person classes in the nation’s second-largest school district.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Los Angeles requires COVID-19 vaccine for students 12 and up
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles board of education voted Thursday to require students 12 and older to be vaccinated against the coronavirus to attend in-person classes in the nation’s second-largest school district.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Los Angeles to require vaccine for all students 12 and up
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles board of education voted Thursday to require students 12 and older to be vaccinated against the coronavirus to attend in-person classes in the nation’s second-largest school district.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Migrant children spend weeks at US shelters as more arrive
Five months after the Biden administration declared an emergency and raced to set up shelters to house a record number of children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone, kids continue to languish at the sites, while more keep coming, child welfare advocates say.
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EXPLAINER: What's next for the 'Remain in Mexico' policy?
PHOENIX (AP) — The Supreme Court's decision to order the reinstatement of the “Remain in Mexico” immigration policy is sparking criticism from advocacy groups and praise by former President Donald Trump. It's also prompting promises by the Biden administration to keep pushing back against a lower court's decision to reactivate …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Migrant children spend weeks at US shelters as more arrive
Five months after the Biden administration declared an emergency and raced to set up shelters to house a record number of children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone, kids continue to languish at the sites, while more keep coming, child welfare advocates say.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
EXPLAINER: What's next for the 'Remain in Mexico' policy?
PHOENIX (AP) — The Supreme Court's decision to order the reinstatement of the “Remain in Mexico” immigration policy is sparking criticism from advocacy groups and praise by former President Donald Trump. It's also prompting promises by the Biden administration to keep pushing back against a lower court's decision to reactivate …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Migrant children spend weeks at US shelters as more arrive
Five months after the Biden administration declared an emergency and raced to set up shelters to house a record number of children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone, kids continue to languish at the sites, while more keep coming, child welfare advocates say.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Migrant children spend weeks at US shelters as more arrive
Five months after the Biden administration declared an emergency and raced to set up shelters to house a record number of children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone, kids continue to languish at the sites, while more keep coming, child welfare advocates say.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
EXPLAINER: What's next for the 'Remain in Mexico' policy?
PHOENIX (AP) — The Supreme Court's decision to order the reinstatement of the “Remain in Mexico” immigration policy is sparking criticism from advocacy groups and praise by former President Donald Trump. It's also prompting promises by the Biden administration to keep pushing back against a lower court's decision to reactivate …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO
Ruling leaves immigrants who newly applied for DACA in limbo
NEW YORK (AP) — When the text message popped up on his phone, Samuel Alfaro didn't want to believe it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Ruling leaves immigrants who newly applied for DACA in limbo
NEW YORK (AP) — When the text message popped up on his phone, Samuel Alfaro didn't want to believe it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Ruling leaves immigrants who newly applied for DACA in limbo
NEW YORK (AP) — When the text message popped up on his phone, Samuel Alfaro didn't want to believe it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Ruling leaves immigrants who newly applied for DACA in limbo
NEW YORK (AP) — When the text message popped up on his phone, Samuel Alfaro didn't want to believe it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 3 MONTHS AGO
Migrant kids play, watch TV in what US calls 'model' shelter
POMONA, Calif. (AP) — Teenage boys chased down soccer balls on grassy fields. Dormitory beds were organized into small pods with a TV in each section. Some kids laid on the cots reading, while others played cards nearby with caseworkers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Migrant kids play, watch TV in what US calls 'model' shelter
POMONA, Calif. (AP) — Teenage boys chased down soccer balls on grassy fields. Dormitory beds were organized into small pods with a TV in each section. Some kids laid on the cots reading, while others played cards nearby with caseworkers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Migrant kids play, watch TV in what US calls 'model' shelter
POMONA, Calif. (AP) — Teenage boys chased down soccer balls on grassy fields. Dormitory beds were organized into small pods with a TV in each section. Some kids laid on the cots reading, while others played cards nearby with caseworkers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Migrant kids play, watch TV in what US calls 'model' shelter
POMONA, Calif. (AP) — Teenage boys chased down soccer balls on grassy fields. Dormitory beds were organized into small pods with a TV in each section. Some kids laid on the cots reading, while others played cards nearby with caseworkers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
Migrant kids play, watch TV in what US calls 'model' shelter
POMONA, Calif. (AP) — Teenage boys chased down soccer balls on grassy fields. Dormitory beds were organized into small pods with a TV in each section. Some kids laid on the cots reading, while others played cards nearby with caseworkers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
US: Big drop in migrant kids at largest emergency shelter
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The number of migrant children housed at the Biden administration's largest emergency shelter for those who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border alone has dropped by more than 40% since mid-June, a top U.S. official said Monday, touting progress at the facility that has been criticized by child …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
US: Big drop in migrant kids at largest emergency shelter
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The number of migrant children housed at the Biden administration's largest emergency shelter for those who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border alone has dropped by more than 40% since mid-June, a top U.S. official said Monday, touting progress at the facility that has been criticized by child …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
US: Big drop in migrant kids at largest emergency shelter
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The number of migrant children housed at the Biden administration's largest emergency shelter for those who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border alone has dropped by more than 40% since mid-June, a top U.S. official said Monday, touting progress at the facility that has been criticized by child …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
US: Big drop in migrant kids at largest emergency shelter
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The number of migrant children housed at the Biden administration's largest emergency shelter for those who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border alone has dropped by more than 40% since mid-June, a top U.S. official said Monday, touting progress at the facility that has been criticized by child …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
US ends strict Trump-era asylum rules for violence victims
The U.S. government on Wednesday ended two Trump administration policies that made it harder for immigrants fleeing violence to qualify for asylum, especially Central Americans.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
US ends strict Trump-era asylum rules for violence victims
The U.S. government on Wednesday ended two Trump administration policies that made it harder for immigrants fleeing violence to qualify for asylum, especially Central Americans.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
US ends strict Trump-era asylum rules for violence victims
The U.S. government on Wednesday ended two Trump administration policies that made it harder for immigrants fleeing violence to qualify for asylum, especially Central Americans.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Panic attacks highlight stress at shelters for migrant kids
Paramedics were called regularly to treat children suffering from panic attacks so severe their hands would constrict into balls and their bodies would shake. The outbursts often occurred after other children were taken away to be reunited with families, dashing the hopes of those left behind at the largest emergency …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Panic attacks highlight stress at shelters for migrant kids
Paramedics were called regularly to treat children suffering from panic attacks so severe their hands would constrict into balls and their bodies would shake. The outbursts often occurred after other children were taken away to be reunited with families, dashing the hopes of those left behind at the largest emergency …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Panic attacks highlight stress at shelters for migrant kids
Paramedics were called regularly to treat children suffering from panic attacks so severe their hands would constrict into balls and their bodies would shake. The outbursts often occurred after other children were taken away to be reunited with families, dashing the hopes of those left behind at the largest emergency …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Disneyland reopening marks California's COVID-19 turnaround
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Disneyland swung open its gates to cheering visitors donning sequined Minnie Mouse ears and snapping selfies Friday, marking a dramatic turnaround in a state so overwhelmed with coronavirus cases just four months ago that patients were being treated in outdoor tents.
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Disneyland reopening marks California's COVID-19 turnaround
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Disneyland swung open its gates to cheering visitors donning sequined Minnie Mouse ears and snapping selfies Friday, marking a dramatic turnaround in a state so overwhelmed with coronavirus cases just four months ago that patients were being treated in outdoor tents.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Disneyland reopening marks California's COVID-19 turnaround
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Disneyland swung open its gates to cheering visitors donning sequined Minnie Mouse ears and snapping selfies Friday, marking a dramatic turnaround in a state so overwhelmed with coronavirus cases just four months ago that patients were being treated in outdoor tents.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Disneyland reopening marks California's COVID-19 turnaround
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Disneyland swung open its gates to cheering visitors donning sequined Minnie Mouse ears and snapping selfies Friday, marking a dramatic turnaround in a state so overwhelmed with coronavirus cases just four months ago that patients were being treated in outdoor tents.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Disneyland reopens as California emerges from virus depths
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Disneyland reopened to excited visitors Friday, marking a dramatic turnaround in a state that was so overwhelmed with coronavirus cases just four months ago that patients were being treated in gymnasiums and outdoor tents.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Disneyland opening highlights California's COVID turnaround
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Disneyland, California’s world-famous theme park, reopened to excited visitors Friday after an unprecedented 13-month closure in what tourism officials hope is a sign of the state’s rebound from the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
Disneyland opening highlights California's COVID turnaround
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Four months ago, America’s most populous state was struggling to combat a surge in coronavirus hospitalizations that packed patients into outdoor tents and killed hundreds of people each day.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 6 MONTHS AGO
New migrant facilities crop up to ease crowding, again
For the third time in seven years, U.S. officials are scrambling to handle a dramatic spike in children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone, leading to a massive expansion in emergency facilities to house them as more kids arrive than are being released to close relatives in the United States.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
New migrant facilities crop up to ease crowding, again
For the third time in seven years, U.S. officials are scrambling to handle a dramatic spike in children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone, leading to a massive expansion in emergency facilities to house them as more kids arrive than are being released to close relatives in the United States.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
New migrant facilities crop up to ease crowding, again
For the third time in seven years, U.S. officials are scrambling to handle a dramatic spike in children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone, leading to a massive expansion in emergency facilities to house them as more kids arrive than are being released to close relatives in the United States.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Immigrants with temporary status have grown deep roots in US
SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) — Irma Chavez is a married mother of four who leads a business networking initiative in this small Arkansas city she calls home. It's a long way from her life as a live-in housekeeper in California years ago, and further still from a childhood working in El …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Immigrants with temporary status have grown deep roots in US
SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) — Irma Chavez is a married mother of four who leads a business networking initiative in this small Arkansas city she calls home. It's a long way from her life as a live-in housekeeper in California years ago, and further still from a childhood working in El …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Immigrants with temporary status have grown deep roots in US
SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) — Irma Chavez is a married mother of four who leads a business networking initiative in this small Arkansas city she calls home. It's a long way from her life as a live-in housekeeper in California years ago, and further still from a childhood working in El …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Immigrants with temporary status have grown deep roots in US
SPRINGDALE, Ark. (AP) — Irma Chavez is a married mother of four who leads a business networking initiative in this small Arkansas city she calls home. It's a long way from her life as a live-in housekeeper in California years ago, and further still from a childhood working in El …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
California to expand vaccine eligibility to anyone over 16
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — California will start vaccinating anyone 16 and over against the coronavirus starting in three weeks, expanding eligibility to the shots along with a host of other states as a long-awaited boost in vaccine supplies is in sight.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
California to expand vaccine eligibility to anyone over 16
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — California will start vaccinating anyone 16 and over against the coronavirus starting in three weeks, expanding eligibility to the shots along with a host of other states as a long-awaited boost in vaccine supplies is in sight.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
California to expand vaccine eligibility to anyone over 16
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — California will start vaccinating anyone 16 and over against the coronavirus starting in three weeks, expanding eligibility to the shots along with a host of other states as a long-awaited boost in vaccine supplies is in sight.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
California to expand vaccine eligibility to anyone over 16
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — California will start vaccinating anyone 16 and over against the coronavirus starting in three weeks, expanding eligibility to the shots along with a host of other states as a long-awaited boost in vaccine supplies is in sight.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
California to vaccinate anyone 16 and older in 3 weeks
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — California will start vaccinating anyone 16 and over against the coronavirus starting in three weeks, expanding eligibility to the shots along with a host of other states as a long-awaited boost in vaccine supplies is in sight.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
California to open vaccinations to everyone 16 and older
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — California is expanding its coronavirus vaccine eligibility to anyone 50 and over starting in April and anyone 16 and over on April 15.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
California clinics: More vaccines going to rich than at-risk
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Teresa Parada is exactly the kind of person equity-minded California officials say they want to vaccinate: She's a retired factory worker who speaks little English and lives in a hard-hit part of Los Angeles County.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
California clinics: More vaccines going to rich than at-risk
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Teresa Parada is exactly the kind of person equity-minded California officials say they want to vaccinate: She's a retired factory worker who speaks little English and lives in a hard-hit part of Los Angeles County.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
California uses ZIP codes, outreach to boost vaccine equity
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hing Yiu Chung lives in a racially diverse San Francisco neighborhood hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. While vaccines have been difficult to come by, the 69-year-old got one by showing proof she lives where she does.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
California uses ZIP codes, outreach to boost vaccine equity
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hing Yiu Chung lives in a racially diverse San Francisco neighborhood hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. While vaccines have been difficult to come by, the 69-year-old got one by showing proof she lives where she does.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
California uses ZIP codes, outreach to boost vaccine equity
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hing Yiu Chung lives in a racially diverse San Francisco neighborhood hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. While vaccines have been difficult to come by, the 69-year-old got one by showing proof she lives where she does.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
California uses ZIP codes, outreach to boost vaccine equity
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hing Yiu Chung lives in a racially diverse San Francisco neighborhood hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. While vaccines have been difficult to come by, the 69-year-old got one by showing proof she lives where she does.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO
California expands eligibility for coronavirus vaccine
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California made another 4 million people eligible for the coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday, intensifying a competition among the state’s biggest counties as they race to acquire enough doses to inoculate their populations while the state endures another surge in new cases and deaths.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
California expands eligibility for coronavirus vaccine
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California made another 4 million people eligible for the coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday, intensifying a competition among the state’s biggest counties as they race to acquire enough doses to inoculate their populations while the state endures another surge in new cases and deaths.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
California counties beg for vaccine as eligibility expands
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California counties begged for more coronavirus vaccine as the state added a potential 4 to 6 million people to those eligible for the sought-after doses.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
California counties beg for vaccine as eligibility expands
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California counties begged for more coronavirus vaccine as the state added a potential 4 to 6 million people to those eligible for the sought-after doses.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
California expands eligibility for coronavirus vaccine
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California made another 4 million people eligible for the coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday, intensifying a competition among the state’s biggest counties as they race to acquire enough doses to inoculate their populations while the state endures another surge in new cases and deaths.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Woman fatally shot at Capitol echoed Trump on social media
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Like President Donald Trump, the San Diego woman fatally shot by police as a mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol had used Twitter to amplify her views, including false allegations that November's election was riddled with fraud.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO
Overwhelmed California hospitals contemplate rationing care
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California hospitals are battling to find beds to house patients amid fears the explosion of coronavirus cases will exhaust staffing resources.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
California hospitals struggle as coronavirus cases explode
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California hospitals are battling to find beds to house patients amid fears that the exploding coronavirus infection rate will exhaust resources and health care workers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
California hospitals struggling as coronavirus cases explode
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California hospitals are battling to find beds to house patients amid fears that the exploding coronavirus infection rate will exhaust resources and health care workers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
California hospitals 'crushed' as virus patients flood ICUs
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Increasingly desperate California hospitals are being “crushed” by soaring coronavirus infections, with one Los Angeles emergency doctor predicting Friday that rationing of care is imminent.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
California hospitals struggling as coronvirus cases explode
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California hospitals are battling to find beds to house patients amid fears that the exploding coronavirus infection rate will exhaust resources and health care workers.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
California hospitals 'crushed' as virus patients flood ICUs
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Increasingly desperate California hospitals are being “crushed” by soaring coronavirus infections, with one Los Angeles emergency doctor predicting Friday that rationing of care is imminent.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
California: More than 1,000 virus deaths in last 5 days
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The coronavirus toll in California reached another frightening milestone Thursday with health officials announcing a one-day record of 379 deaths and a two-day total of nearly 106,000 newly confirmed cases.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
California: More than 1,000 virus deaths in last 5 days
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The coronavirus toll in California reached another frightening milestone Thursday with health officials announcing a one-day record of 379 deaths and a two-day total of nearly 106,000 newly confirmed cases.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
California sets new daily record of 379 virus deaths
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California health authorities reported Thursday a record 379 coronavirus deaths and more than 52,000 new confirmed cases as the crisis over care of the sick deepened.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
California sets records for cases, deaths as virus surges
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two people are dying of COVID-19 every hour in California's most populous county as the state set daily records for newly reported cases and deaths and hospitals struggle to keep up with the surge of coronavirus patients.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
California reports record virus death count as cases spiral
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California reported more than 53,000 new coronavirus cases and 293 deaths on Wednesday, setting new daily records as hospitals struggled to keep up with the surge.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
California sets records for cases, deaths as virus surges
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two people are dying of COVID-19 every hour in California's most populous county as the state set daily records for newly reported cases and deaths and hospitals struggle to to keep up with the surge of coronavirus patients.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
California reports record virus death count as cases spiral
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California reported more than 53,000 new coronavirus cases and 293 deaths on Wednesday, setting new daily records as hospitals struggled to keep up with the surge.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
California hospitals prepare to get first vaccine doses
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As California reported a record of nearly 35,500 positive coronavirus cases on Friday, there's a glimmer of hope: The state is awaiting the first batch of coronavirus vaccine and plans to distribute it to hospitals to inoculate healthcare workers on the front lines of the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
California hospitals prepare to get first vaccine doses
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — As California reported a record of nearly 35,500 positive coronavirus cases on Friday, there's a glimmer of hope: The state is awaiting the first batch of coronavirus vaccine and plans to distribute it to hospitals to inoculate healthcare workers on the front lines of the pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
California's health order falling on many deaf ears
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. (AP) — In the Southern California oceanside city of Manhattan Beach, one arm of government is urging residents to stay home except for essential needs while another is encouraging them to get out and shop and even providing places where they can sit down to relax, eat …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
California's health order falling on many deaf ears
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. (AP) — In the Southern California oceanside city of Manhattan Beach, one arm of government is urging residents to stay home except for essential needs while another is encouraging them to get out and shop and even providing places where they can sit down to relax, eat …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
California releases smartphone virus tool as cases soar
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday announced a voluntary smartphone tool to alert people of possible coronavirus exposure as cases soar higher, new restrictions are imposed and many people still say they won't heed the pleas to stay home.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
California releases smartphone virus tool as cases soar
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday announced a voluntary smartphone tool to alert people of possible coronavirus exposure as cases soar higher, new restrictions are imposed and many people still say they won't heed the pleas to stay home.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
California unveils smartphone virus tool as cases surge
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday announced a voluntary smartphone tool to alert people of possible coronavirus exposure as cases surge higher, new restrictions are imposed and many people said they won't heed the pleas to stay home.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
California unveils smartphone tool to trace virus cases
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is rolling out a voluntary smartphone tool to alert people if they spent time near someone who tests positive for the coronavirus as cases and hospitalizations soar throughout the state, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
California plans for arrival of first virus vaccine doses
California expects the first batch of coronavirus vaccine to arrive in the state in weeks but it's not yet clear who will get the first shots and when those inoculations begin.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
California county hopes mail-in test kits help curb virus
A Southern California county will provide up to half a million mail-in test kits to residents before the end of the year in the hopes that more testing can help beat back the coronavirus.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO
Unwelcome milestone: California hits million COVID-19 cases
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A month ago, Antonio Gomez III was a healthy 46-year-old struggling like so many others to balance work and parenting during the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Unwelcome milestone: California nears million COVID-19 cases
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A month ago, Antonio Gomez III was a healthy 46-year-old struggling like so many others to balance work and parenting during the coronavirus pandemic.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
California voters reject measure to expand rent control
Voters on Tuesday soundly rejected a ballot measure that have would let California cities expand rent control in a state where residents are grappling with rising housing costs.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Evacuation orders lifted for many Californians who fled fire
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of Californians were allowed to return to their homes Wednesday as calmer winds helped firefighters beat back two wind-driven wildfires that had spurred widespread evacuations.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Evacuation orders lifted for many Californians who fled fire
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Thousands of Californians were allowed to return to their homes Wednesday as calmer winds helped firefighters beat back two wind-driven wildfires that had spurred widespread evacuations.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Big power shutoffs in California as winds boost fire danger
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Large swaths of California had no electricity Monday as utilities tried to prevent the chance of their equipment sparking wildfires while the fire-weary state was buffeted by powerful winds and dangerously dry weather conditions.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Power shut off in California as winds, fire danger increase
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Large swaths of California were without power Monday as utilities sought to prevent the chance of their equipment sparking wildfires while the fire-weary state was buffeted by powerful winds and dangerously dry weather conditions.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Californians see power shutoffs as winds, fire danger rise
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Californians lost power as utilities sought to prevent the chance of their equipment sparking wildfires and the fire-weary state braced for a new bout of dry, windy weather.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Californians see power shutoffs as winds, fire danger rise
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Californians lost power as utilities sought to prevent the chance of their equipment sparking wildfires and the fire-weary state braced for a new bout of dry, windy weather.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Power cut to 117,000 customers as California faces fire risk
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric cut power Sunday to more than 100,000 California customers and planned outages for many more to prevent the chance of sparking wildfires because of extreme fire weather.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Power cut to thousands as California braces for fire risk
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric started cutting power Sunday to tens of thousands of California residents and planned outages for many more to prevent the chance of sparking wildfires because of extreme fire weather.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Utility cuts power to 26,500 Californians over wildfire risk
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric started cutting power Sunday to tens of thousands of customers in Northern California and planned outages for many more to prevent the chance of sparking wildfires due to extreme fire weather.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
Man who bought guns used in 2015 attack to be sentenced
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — The man who bought two rifles that a husband and wife used to kill 14 people in a Southern California terror attack was expected to be sentenced Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
California theme park closures hit jobs, shops, budget
California's amusement parks have been pining to reopen for months, hoping to bring back thousands of workers sent home in March when the coronavirus pandemic forced them to close their gates.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
California theme park closures hit jobs, shops, budget
California's amusement parks have been pining to reopen for months, hoping to bring back thousands of workers sent home in March when the coronavirus pandemic forced them to close their gates.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
California will allow fans at pro sports but not Disneyland
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will let fans back in outdoor stadiums for pro sporting events in counties with low coronavirus infection rates but isn’t ready to allow Disneyland and other major theme parks to reopen, the state's top health official said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
California will allow fans at pro sports but not Disneyland
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will let fans back in outdoor stadiums for pro sporting events in counties with low coronavirus infection rates but isn’t ready to allow Disneyland and other major theme parks to reopen, the state's top health official said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
California disputed ballot boxes removed, arguing continues
The state Republican Party has removed their unstaffed, unofficial ballot drop boxes that state officials deemed illegal, California’s secretary of state said Friday, and subpoenas are being issued to get more information about them as the state attorney general looks into possible election law violations.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO
California disputed ballot boxes removed, arguing continues
The state Republican Party has removed their unstaffed, unofficial ballot drop boxes that state officials deemed illegal, California’s secretary of state said Friday, and subpoenas are being issued to get more information about them as the state attorney general looks into possible election law violations.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
California disputed ballot boxes removed, arguing continues
The state Republican Party has removed their unstaffed, unofficial ballot drop boxes that state officials deemed illegal, California’s secretary of state said Friday, and subpoenas are being issued to get more information about them as the state attorney general looks into possible election law violations.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Ballot harvesting under scrutiny in California elections
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — For the first time, all of California's more than 21 million active registered voters got a ballot in the mail that they can fill out in their own homes. While only you can complete your ballot, anyone can return it for you.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
Ballot harvesting under scrutiny in California elections
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — For the first time, all of California's more than 21 million active registered voters got a ballot in the mail that they can fill out in their own homes. While only you can complete your ballot, anyone can return it for you.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
California GOP says it won't remove unofficial ballot boxes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — With more than 1.5 million votes already cast in California, state Republican Party leaders on Wednesday said they will not comply with an order from the state's chief elections official to remove unofficial ballot drop boxes from counties with competitive U.S. House races.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
California GOP says it won't remove unofficial ballot boxes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — With more than 1.5 million votes already cast in California, state Republican Party leaders on Wednesday said they will not comply with an order from the state's chief elections official to remove unofficial ballot drop boxes from counties with competitive U.S. House races.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
California GOP considers adding more disputed ballot boxes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's Republican Party no longer will label its ballot drop boxes as “official" to avoid confusion with those used by county registrars, but may expand their use even as state officials say they're illegal, a party official said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
California GOP considers adding more disputed ballot boxes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's Republican Party no longer will label its ballot drop boxes as “official" to avoid confusion with those used by county registrars, but may expand their use even as state officials say they're illegal, a party official said Tuesday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
California orders GOP to remove unofficial ballot boxes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's chief elections official on Monday ordered Republicans to remove unofficial ballot drop boxes from churches, gun shops and other locations and Attorney General Xavier Becerra warned those behind the “vote tampering" could face prosecution.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
California orders GOP to remove unofficial ballot boxes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's chief elections official on Monday ordered Republicans to remove unofficial ballot drop boxes from churches, gun shops and other locations and Attorney General Xavier Becerra warned those behind the “vote tampering" could face prosecution.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
California GOP says it owns unofficial ballot drop boxes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California’s Republican Party on Monday acknowledged owning unofficial ballot drop boxes that state election officials said are illegal.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
California orders people to wear masks in most indoor spaces
Public health officer resigned last week after threats
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 5 MONTHS AGO
Farmworkers key to keeping US fed are wary of virus spread
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Salvador Calzadillas isn't worried about catching the coronavirus when he's picking mandarin oranges in the trees in central California. But he said the mere act of getting to the groves each day puts him and his wife, also a farmworker, at risk, and there’s nothing they …
BONNER COUNTY DAILY BEE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Farmworkers key to keeping US fed are wary of virus spread
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Salvador Calzadillas isn't worried about catching the coronavirus when he's picking mandarin oranges in the trees in central California. But he said the mere act of getting to the groves each day puts him and his wife, also a farmworker, at risk, and there’s nothing they …
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Lawyers, judges push to close immigration courts amid virus
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Immigration attorneys have sported swim goggles and masks borrowed from friends to meet with clients in detention centers. Masked judges are stocking their cramped courtrooms with hand sanitizer for hearings they want to do by phone.
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Lawyers, judges push to close immigration courts amid virus
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Immigration attorneys have sported swim goggles and masks borrowed from friends to meet with clients in detention centers. Masked judges are stocking their cramped courtrooms with hand sanitizer for hearings they want to do by phone.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Grieving and saying goodbye in the time of coronavirus
CHICAGO (AP) — Tucked deep in the obituary for Charles Recka was an announcement that a Mass celebrating his 87 years of life “will be held at a later date.”
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Grieving and saying goodbye in the time of coronavirus
CHICAGO (AP) — Tucked deep in the obituary for Charles Recka was an announcement that a Mass celebrating his 87 years of life “will be held at a later date.”
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO
Amid decline, newspapers press less for records in court
Shane Fitzgerald has pushed for public records in court to help his reporters uncover details of a destructive school fire, the police shooting of an inmate and a public defender who wasn't doing much work.
DAILY INTER-LAKE | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO
Help wanted: Free lawyers for immigrant children
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 10 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO
A whiff of romance
COEUR D'ALENE PRESS | UPDATED 12 YEARS, 4 MONTHS AGO
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