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One person is dead and others injured in a Wednesday crash on Interstate 80, authorities said. A witness at the scene said a black Ford pickup headed eastbound on I-80, near the Gold Run rest stop, was going 90 to 100 miles per hour when it veered to the right, off the road, said Officer Robert Schmidt, of the Gold Run California Highway Patrol office. “Hit a sign, hit a couple smaller trees and then two big trees that stopped it in its place,” he added. The right, front passenger died on s...

Park City at the start of 2020 seemed poised to make progress on longstanding issues like the economy and traffic, continuing the years of work of City Hall and the wider community. It was clear by the middle of March, though, the agenda for 2020 would change radically. The spread of the novel coronavirus made the year unlike any other in Park City’s history. But even with the sickness impacting all aspects of life, other items rose to prominence. Park City joined the nation in calling for so...

The Blount County Health Department received the county’s second batch of COVID-19 vaccines Monday. Vaccines arrived at the health department around 10:45 a.m. Monday, Dec. 21, BCHD Direct Robert Schmidt told The Daily Times. Schmidt said Tennessee was allocated 115,000 Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to be divided among counties based on population. He did not specify how many doses Blount received. Vaccine administration began at the health department at 1 p.m at 301 McGhee St. in Maryville. T...

The Blount County Health Department received the county’s second batch of COVID-19 vaccines Monday. Vaccines arrived at the health department around 10:45 a.m. Monday, Dec. 21, BCHD Direct Robert Schmidt told The Daily Times. Schmidt said Tennessee was allocated 115,000 Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to be divided among counties based on population. He did not specify how many doses Blount received. Vaccine administration began at the health department at 1 p.m at 301 McGhee St. in Maryville. T...

The Finance 202: The coronavirus crisis is leaving labor market scars that will take years to heal Tory Newmyer with Brent D. Griffiths As a bleak Christmas bears down on millions of Americans, JPMorgan’s cross-asset strategists just offered the best description yet of the rarefied view from the top of the K-shaped recovery. “Barring a correction comparable to those in September and October,” they wrote in a Wednesday note to clients, “markets should end 2020 with r...

Forced labour behind Chinese facemasks in Lithuania – investigation 23 China / AP Personal protective equipment made by the repressed Uighur Muslim minority in China has made its way into Lithuania. OCCRP, Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project, investigates. Medical masks and protective equipment made by Uighur labourers in China are being sold across Europe by at least two major distributors, and have been bought by governments and health bodies in at least five countries, an inve...

The Provo firm planning to develop the Park City Mountain Resort parking lots is modifying some of the designs, including placing townhouses along Empire Avenue, shown. PEG Companies says the townhouses blend better with the surrounding neighborhood. The Park City Planning Commission on Wednesday is scheduled to continue the talks about the project. Courtesy of PEG Companies Critics of plans to develop the parking lots at Park City Mountain Resort are worried about the architectural details, in...

The nomination period for prospective local candidates in Wisconsin’s April 6, 2021, election is underway. Those wishing to be on ballots must submit their nomination papers by 5 p.m. Jan. 5 at their local clerk’s office. Any primary elections needed due to the number of candidates running for one seat will take place Feb. 16. Below are some of the municipal seats up for election in the Telegraph Herald’s coverage area. Cassville Village Board — The village president seat, c...

UHS prepares to distribute coronavirus vaccine Unmute BINGHAMTON (WBNG) -- As news comes today about a United States panel voting to endorse the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, and with the FDA next in line to make a decision on it, local healthcare providers are preparing for the vaccines distribution to the public. Medical professionals told 12 News that no matter which vaccine gets approved by the FDA, local providers will be ready to both store and distribute the vacci...

Nominee taking aim at the declaration. hillary clinton pushing donald trumps efforts to secure the border, the secretary of state tweeting, quote, the real national emergency is religious gun violence, children separated from their families, climate change, americans dying for lack of healthcare. presidents day saw thousands of people protest nationwide against donald trump and his national emergency over the border wall. "fox and friends" for cohost robert schmidt talk to those activists and jo...