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Enforcing tobacco age: Conflicting laws hinder Wisconsin police efforts Wisconsins tobacco age laws differ from federal law The federal age minimum to buy tobacco is 21, even though Wisconsin law still states its legal age to buy tobacco is 18. MILWAUKEE - It’s against federal law to sell tobacco to anyone in the U.S. under the age of 21. However, a legal gap is putting Wisconsin out of step with the rest of the country and leaving law enforcement powerless. The owner of Uhle Tobacco Company ...

As more people are getting vaccinated and summer approaches, travelers are making their way back to Seattle-Tacoma Airport. The travel industry is rebounding, and after being penned in for a year, travelers might find international destinations particularly appealing. However, you should do extensive research before you book anything. The U.S. Department of State recently warned against traveling to about 80% of the world’s countries due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Despite more people being vaccinated against COVID-19 each day, both Warrick and Posey Counties have seen enough of an uptick in cases over the past two weeks to put them both back into yellow status on the states coronavirus map as of today (Wednesday, April 7th, 2021), and therefore more restrictive guidelines to try and help slow the spread of the virus. The state Health Department color-codes each county in the state based on two factors, the 7-day positivity rate on all tests administered...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On March 12, 2021 the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (“PADEP”) announced the results of the second round of testing public water systems for PFAS. PFAS were not detected in 65% of the 114 water systems sampled and none of the results were above the U.S. EPA Health Advisory Level (“HAL”) of 70 ppt for the combination of PFOS and PFOA. PFOA was detected up to 59.6 ppt in Berks County, PFOS was detected up to...

Thanks to continued vaccine administration and residents doing their part by masking up, maintaining proper social distancing, and avoiding gatherings with those who dont live in the same household, Vanderburgh County has seen a steady decline in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and most importantly, deaths, over the past couple of weeks. That decline has upgraded the county to the state Health Departments blue advisory status, the least restrictive of the four color designations. The state ...

Crawfordsville, IN, USA / WCDQ Country 106.3 FM | Country Music Jan 26, 2021 5:06 PM CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. ― The Montgomery County Health Department would like to remind residents that Montgomery County will remain in the Red Advisory Level, despite anticipated changes to the color-coded county map on the Indiana State Department of Health’s COVID-19 online dashboard. Montgomery County is expected to drop out of the Red Zone when the dashboard map reflecting the Weekly Two-Metric Score is up...