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COVID-19 Coverage

Pfizer Asks US To Allow COVID shots For Kids Ages 5 To 11

Pfizer asked the U.S. government Thursday to allow use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11 -- and if regulators agree, shots could begin within a matter of weeks. Many parents and pediatricians are clamoring for protection for children younger than 12, today's age cutoff for the ...

Reaction Strong To Federal Judge Decision On Masks In Warren County

WARREN, Pa. -- Reaction among parents to the decision by a federal judge to grant a temporary restraining order on the Warren County School District’s de facto optional mask policy was strong. The Times Observer asked for feedback from parents on the decision Wednesday ...

Proposed City Budget To Focus On Capital Projects, Improvements

One of the first impacts of the $28 million the city of Jamestown is receiving in federal stimulus funding will be detailed in the proposed 2022 executive budget. At 3 p.m. Thursday, Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist will release the proposed 2022 spending plan during a presentation at the ...

Evictions Begin As US Ban Ends, But Not The Spike Feared

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Chandra Dobbs was stunned when the constable showed up on her doorstep with a fat packet of eviction papers. She thought she had more time. "I didn't think I was going to be evicted because I applied for rental assistance money," Dobbs said a few days later. "But they ...

Warren School District To Require Masks After Judge Order

WARREN, Pa. — A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order against the Warren County School District that halts the district’s procedure that effectively made masks optional in school. “Starting tomorrow, Wednesday, October 6th, mask exceptions will not be permitted as a ...

Vaccine Mandate For NYC Educators Survives Court Challenge

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's vaccination mandate for school staff survived a court challenge Tuesday while hospitals across the state reported few disruptions to their services because of the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care workers. U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil in ...