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College leaders weigh COVID-19 vaccine requirement Will local colleges require students to get the vaccine? By Randi Hildreth | April 15, 2021 at 11:04 AM CDT - Updated April 15 at 11:04 AM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Local college leaders are deciding if students must get the COVID vaccine to return to campus in the fall, when many colleges expect to begin full in-person learning again. Talladega College President Dr. Billy Hawkins’ most immediate concern is providing access to the COVID ...

With the pandemic puppy boom still raging, the market has become rife with fake adverts and ruthless dog breeders, as I discovered

COVID-19 by the numbers New Mexico health officials yesterday reported 236 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total so far to 187,720. The health department has designated 161,650 of those as recovered. Bernalillo County had 77 cases, followed by Doña Ana County with 36 and San Juan County with 18. Santa Fe County had 15 new cases. The state also announced six additional deaths; there have now been 3,846 fatalities. As of yesterday, 130 people were hospitalized with COVID-19, 31 on ...

AGC takes the lead to keep construction essential during pandemic Dennis Barlow and leadership at the AGC Oregon-Columbia chapter took action to prepare members for COVID-19 protocols as the first cases arrived in Oregon. “Our thoughts originally were that this thing is becoming more prevalent than we ever thought it would be, and it’s coming at us fast. We need to act so it doesn’t shut construction down,” Barlow said. AGC convened with Oregon OSHA and the governor’s office to implem...

At last night’s meeting the Santa Fe City Council voted to extend the duration of the City’s policing taskforce through December, 2021 and make other

University of Alabama says full capacity, in-person classes returning in fall 2021 Updated Mar 01, 2021; Posted Mar 01, 2021 The University of Alabama began its fall 2020 semester, as students hit campus for the first day of classes with new COVID-19 policies in place on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. (Ben Flanagan / AL.com) Facebook Share The University of Alabama System announced big changes for the upcoming fall semester. The three campuses plan to hold “traditional in-person instruction” w...

UA System campuses plan return to in-person classes for fall semester UA System campuses plan return to in-person classes for fall semester By WBRC Staff | March 1, 2021 at 10:37 AM CST - Updated March 1 at 4:47 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The University of Alabama System campuses plan to return to traditional in-person instruction without restrictions on classroom capacity for the Fall 2021 semester. The announcement from the UA System allows for course planning and registration for Fall...

What should the role of a school resource officer entail? Group in Osceola County wants to draft a policy First meeting was all about gathering information Tags:  ORLANDO, Fla. – A citizens advisory work group on Wednesday listened to presentations about the role of school resource officers tasked to serve the Osceola County School District. The work group was formed by school board member Julius Melendez after a viral video of a school resource officer, Deputy Ethan Fournier, start circulat...

White House Asks CDC to Study How Many Have Died After COVID Vaccine Shots Erin Banco © Provided by The Daily Beast Pavlo Gonchar/Getty The White House COVID-19 task force has asked the Centers for Disease Control to conduct a comprehensive study on how many Americans have died since receiving the vaccine and the circumstances that led to their death, according to two officials familiar with the matter. Officials aren’t concerned that the vaccine is having adverse effects o...

Durham City Council Members Outline Their 2021 Priorities Mayor Steve Schewel E Men’s Health—was grappling with the issues of gentrification, affordable housing, evictions, racial equity, and near out-of-control gun violence, with young Black men as both victims and perpetrators. Looking forward, here are the issues that the majority of the Durham City Council—including Mayor Steve Schewel and Mayor Pro Tem Jillian Johnson—told the INDY will be their top priorities for 2021...