Hospitals across the U.S. are parceling out beds for COVID patients, hunting for doctors and nurses as the delta variant sweeps coast to coast.
The disease is outstripping any mitigation measures. …
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By Angelica LaVito, Jonathan Levin and Francesca Maglione / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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8/10/21
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The White House is vetting acting Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar to be nominated for the job on a permanent basis, according to two former SG’s office attorneys.
Prelogar, an appellate …
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By Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson / Bloomberg News (TNS)
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8/10/21
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A pair of Chicago brothers were hit with felony charges Monday after a traffic stop Saturday night in West Englewood ended in tragedy, with Chicago police Officer Ella French fatally shot and her …
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By Jeremy Gorner / Chicago Tribune (TNS)
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8/10/21
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NEW YORK – A stunning 150 victims of Jeffrey Epstein have received nearly $125 million through an out of court claims program.
The Epstein Victims’ Compensation Program, which …
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By Stephen Rex Brown / New York Daily News (TNS)
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8/10/21
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It has been 26 days since the Dixie fire ignited in the dense forest of Northern California's Plumas County. It has destroyed more than 400 structures and sent tens of thousands of residents fleeing …
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By By Hayley Smith / Los Angeles Times (TNS)
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8/10/21
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Tens of thousands of Washington state employees — along with many private-sector healthcare workers — will be required to receive COVID-19 vaccinations or face firing, according to a …
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If you walked into the Vernetta Smith Timberland Chehalis Library’s conference room on Friday, you might’ve assumed you stumbled into a meeting of the G7.
Sitting around the fancy …
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By Claudia Yaw / cyaw@chronline.com
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8/9/21
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Fifty-three people are suspected of having COVID-19 at a Chehalis rehab facility, the latest local outbreak of the disease amid what Lewis County’s public health director is calling an …
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A Tri-Cities area woman has been diagnosed with West Nile virus, the Benton Franklin Health District said Friday.
The Washington state Department of Health lists no other cases in humans so far …
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By The Tri-City Herald
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8/9/21
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The Centralia Coal Transition Grants Economic and Community Development Board on Monday announced it has approved a grant award of $30,000 to the Morningside organization.
“The grant will …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/9/21
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Centralia Police Department
Threat to Kill at Hospital
• Nathan D. Marks, 21, of Port Angeles, was arrested in the 900 block of Scheuber Road at about 11:20 a.m. on Aug. 8 and booked into …
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8/9/21
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Lewis County’s public health headquarters experienced major water damage over the weekend, and officials are directing individuals to go elsewhere for water testing services.
In a news …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/9/21
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Visitors to the ever-popular Paradise area at Mount Rainier National Park might have a new transportation option in the coming decade.
The National Park Service is in early consideration to look …
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By Eric Rosane / ericr@chronline.com
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8/9/21
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The Chehalis Community Renaissance Team (CCRT) is planning to commission two new murals.
The organization, which hosts ChehalisFest and other community projects, aims to beautify the town and …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/9/21
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Gov. Jay Inslee will hold a news conference Monday in Seattle in which he is expected to announce a vaccine mandate for state employees.
The news conference is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Kaiser …
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By Jim Brunner / The Seattle Times
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8/9/21
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A Lewis County Superior Court judge on Friday entered an order to civilly commit a sex offender after the Washington Attorney General’s Office filed a petition to remove him from community …
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By The Chronicle staff
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8/9/21
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