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CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – The Department of Justice’s Office for Victims of Crime (“OVC”) and the Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa

The Soul Queen of New Orleans, Irma Thomas, is spreading the word about clinical trials in a new animated short co-produced by a Tulane community engagement initiative.

A former Waterloo man was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison after a woman he sold heroin to died of an overdose. Forty-year-old Eric Griggs was sentenced Friday. Authorities allege Griggs sold heroin to a Cedar Falls woman on Aug. 31, 2018. She was found dead the following morning. An auto ...

Dome Renovations Movinig Forward As Pandemic Rules Ease Saints, masks, and renovations By Rob Masson | May 14, 2021 at 6:14 PM CDT - Updated May 14 at 6:14 PM NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) -The New Orleans Saints are gearing up for a full stadium in three months and they say vaccination cards will not be required. Renovations are also moving forward, though a bit behind schedule. In just over three months, Saint fans are expected to fill up a partially renovated Superdome for the first time in over a...

Harahan making plans for Mardi Gras-style parade Harahan Mardi Gras in May By Rob Masson | May 6, 2021 at 5:14 PM CDT - Updated May 6 at 6:43 PM NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - One of the area’s busiest float builders is moving ahead with plans to stage a Mardi Gras-style parade in Harahan. It is scheduled to roll on Memorial Day weekend. In a Kenner warehouse, Carnival floats have sat idle for over a year but all that will change in three and a half weeks. “I think there’s going to be...

Demand for COVID vaccines drop in Louisiana Vaccination rates are the lowest since January Demand for COVID vaccines drop in Louisiana By Kaitlin Rust | May 4, 2021 at 10:28 PM CDT - Updated May 4 at 10:35 PM NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths have dropped significantly as more people have gotten vaccinated, but those rates are also now dropping. “We see roughly about 20 people a day, sometimes less, sometimes a little more, but it’s anybody that real...

Coronavirus update: Vaccination totals still rising, Los Angeles ready to loosen restrictions Study findings show that there’s a lot of potency in that first shot 05/05/2021 Total U.S. confirmed cases: 32,514,808 (32,477,368) Total U.S. deaths: 578,524 (577,671) Total global cases: 154,469,379 (153,676,825) Total global deaths: 3,230,336 (3,216,016) Despite slowdown, U.S. vaccination numbers still rising The rate of vaccinations against the coronavirus (COVID-19) has slowe...

A 40-year-old Chicago man who sold heroin to a Cedar Falls woman who later died has been convicted of drug crimes. Eric Griggs was convicted Thursday of distribution of heroin that resulted in death. Prosecutors said Griggs supplied heroin to people in the Waterloo area in 2018 including to 19 year old Abigail Wilder. She bought heroin from Griggs on Aug. 31 and later died of acute heroin intoxication. Griggs was also convicted of using Facebook Messenger and a cell phone to facilitate the hero...

Cantrell ‘hopeful’ for large-scale Saints games in Superdome Saints fans celebrate a win against the Atlanta Falcons on Nov. 22, 2020. (Source: Frankie Prijatel) By Amanda Roberts | April 6, 2021 at 9:59 PM CDT - Updated April 7 at 8:54 AM NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - With tourists trickling back to New Orleans, downtown businesses are reaping the benefits. “Especially since vaccines, business is picking up a little more which is great it’s great to see tourist and having peo...

MHSD partners with LCMC for Erase the Stigma: Black Vaccinations Matter forum MHSD partners with LCMC for Erase the Stigma: Black Vaccinations Matter forum Share Updated: 8:35 AM CDT Apr 8, 2021 MHSD partners with LCMC for Erase the Stigma: Black Vaccinations Matter forum Share Updated: 8:35 AM CDT Apr 8, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript NEWS. CHRISTINA: SO FAR, CROSS LOUISIANA, ONLY 27% OF BLACK PEOPLE HAVE RECEIVED ONE DOSE OF THE VACCINE COMPARED TO 61% OF PE...