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Going into spring, a time when people usually move, Local Moving says these higher prices couldn’t have come at a worse time.

As industry rebounds, some restaurants struggling to find staff and last updated 2021-04-26 12:48:11-04 While this restaurant is starting to see sales rebound from the COVID-19 crisis, getting employees to back work is presenting a new challenge. “One day, we have 10 employees. The next day, we have one,” said general manager Fathima Dickerson. Dickerson is working overtime as she struggles to find staff. “I know how to do multiple things all at once and that’s for survival,...

Vaccination clinics adjusting after being told to pause using J&Js COVID-19 shots and last updated 2021-04-13 17:41:02-04 John Santistevan is helping vaccinate communities one shot at a time. “Our mission is to provide services to lower income, underserved, ethnic populations,” he said. Since the vaccines became available, his team at Salud Family Health Centers has administered about 70,000 COVID-19 shots. They were planning on giving out 1,000 Johnson & Johnson single-dose vaccine s...

Rising gas prices impacting some businesses and last updated 2021-03-11 14:38:56-05 With 10 trucks and dozens of workers making hundreds of moves a month, Local Moving, a moving and storage company, uses a lot of gas. And with gas prices rising, staff is now on edge. “It’s a little concerning when we haven’t even head into summer yet, into our most high traffic time,” said owner Joseph Juanda. According to American Automobile Association, the national average gas prices hav...

Refugee nonprofit expanding services to help meet expected rise in demand for aid and last updated 2021-03-11 13:53:43-05 Starting a new life in a new country can be difficult and Ala Shamam knows the struggles. “It’s hard to come to a country where you don’t speak their language, you don’t know what they are thinking,” she said. Shamam immigrated from North Sudan to the United States a few years ago. She is now an expanded functions dental assistant and offering her se...

New study shows being in car 20 minutes or longer could raise serious health risks and last updated 2021-03-04 12:05:16-05 DRIVERS COULD FACE RISKS FROM CHEMICALS — For real estate professional Anissa Figueroa, her car is much more than a vehicle, it’s her mobile office. “It is my lifeline, basically,” said the salesperson with Coldwell Banker Realty Global Luxury Denver. “Just running around for listings, showings.” With a booming real estate market, Figueroa is ...

Young author writes self-help book for millennials and last updated 2021-03-02 13:14:31-05 Recent college Myles Harris is trying to inspire the younger generation to better their lives through the words that he printed on paper. “My book is about the mindset that it takes for young adults to really build confidence, happiness and prosperity for themselves,” he said. “What you choose to focus your energy on will be what you create," he said. While many people his age are blogging ...

New tech school looking to educate, train people of color and last updated 2021-03-01 14:54:18-05 When it comes to his career, Nicholas Oldham has always wanted to contribute more to his company and give back to his community. He started off behind the wheel, driving a bus. After going back to school, he’s obtained the tools to now be senior safety program manager for the company. “I learned how to take a data set, clean the data up and then massage it so that I could help the compan...

Kroger partnering with colleges to feed increasing number of hungry students and last updated 2021-03-01 15:00:43-05 On the campus of Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, the cafeteria is the main hub for eating and activities. With the COVID-19 crisis limiting access and cutting into the hours of operation, however, students and staff are now adjusting. “We’re kind of in a food desert, especially with like healthy food,” said Ashley Cosby, a Fisk University biology major. â...

Kai Beech Kai Beech joined the E.W. Scripps national news team in April 2019. Born and raised in Southern California, Kai is a proud graduate of Humboldt State University (Go ‘Jacks!) where he studied journalism. During college, he was a staff writer for the university’s newspaper, a DJ for the college’s radio station and a member of the football and rugby teams. Kai began his journalism career in San Luis Obispo, California, working as a print reporter at The Tribune and New Tim...