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LONDON (AP) — British police have applied for a “no-fly” zone over Windsor Castle as it reviews security arrangements at the landmark where Queen Elizabeth II has spent much of the pandemic.

NEW YORK (AP) — Omicron is shining a spotlight on the disparities between who gets paid sick days and who doesn't. Nearly 80% of all private sector workers get at least one paid sick day, according to a national compensation survey of employee benefits conducted in March by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. But many workers are vulnerable, particularly those in the low income bracket.

December is “Impaired Driving Prevention Month” and several people graduated Monday from programs helping those with substance abuse and PTSD.

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Democratic party chairs in Comal and Guadalupe counties are maintaining optimism despite the likelihood they’ll be able to muster any candidates for local positions in next March’s party primaries.

Irv and Ann Weissman made the largest single contribution in the organization’s history.

Great Falls-based McLaughlin Research Institute said it recently received a $5 million gift from a California couple, resulting in the largest single contribution in the organization’s history.

Residents will have the opportunity to peek into the past, relive the spirit of historic New Braunfels and learn about some of the town’s first founders at the Comal Cemetery

The Jasper County Grand Jury convened on Thursday and before the day was over had handed down several indictments charging individuals with various crimes.

Sheriff Mark Reynolds reiterated what he’s long said about Comal County support for justice operations, which county commissioners recognized in proclamations again on Thursday. Commissioners designated May 9-15 as National Police Week and Saturday as National Peace Officers Memorial Day in the county in a proclamation calling “upon all residents to honor those peace officers who, through their courageous deeds, have lost their lives or have become disabled in the performance of duty....