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Myles Harris, 14, earned Boy Scouts of America's rarely awarded Medal of Merit for rescuing his mother from a near-drowning in Hawaii last July

Houston ISD and the Houston Health Department are partnering to administer free COVID-19 tests to students and staff on HISD campuses, beginning later this fall.

More than 51,000 Houstonians are overdue for 2nd coronavirus shot Published:  Tags:  HOUSTON – More than 51,000 Houstonians are overdue for their second dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Scott Packard, spokesman for the Houston Health Department, said that 1,132,816 residents of Houston have received at least one dose for the vaccine as of April 21. That’s of the 2,316,797 people eligible to receive it. Packard said that 772,572 of those people have received their second dose, but 51,881 o...

Thousands of Houstonians skipped their second COVID-19 vaccine shot, health department says More than 50,000 Houstonians fail to get second COVID-19 vaccination FOX 26 Reporter Ivory Hecker has more as more than 50,000 Houstonians havent received their second COVID-19 vaccination. HOUSTON - More than 50,000 Houstonians didn’t get their second COVID-19 vaccine shot after receiving this first one, according to the Houston Health Department. "There is a situation where not everybody is getting t...

The Houston Independent School District has talked a big game about transparency around COVID-19 cases within its school system, but doubt still abounds as to whether or not the district is doing everything it can to keep the public informed about just how well local schools are faring during the pandemic. Multiple sources have told the Houston Press that there are more confirmed positive coronavirus cases within district campuses than the stats on HISD’s public dashboard reflect. It’s sti...

Brecksville drafts revision of laws regulating signs, including political signs Updated Feb 02, 2021; Posted Feb 02, 2021 Sergio DiGeronimo, Brecksvilles assistant law director, helped prepare a revision of the citys sign code. This photo was taken from a livestream of a City Council meeting. (Bob Sandrick, special to cleveland.com) Facebook Share BRECKSVILLE, Ohio -- A proposed revision of the city’s sign laws would define a flag as a sign -- and therefore subject to regulation -- if it ...

Houston residents worry about where, when to receive their second vaccine doses FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 Jim Lober, a 69-year-old attorney who got his first COVID-19 vaccine dose on Jan. 8, poses for a photograph inside his home office Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, in Houston. Lober is worried he hasnt been told anything about where or when exactly to get his next dose.Godofredo A. Vásquez, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less 2of5 Jim Lober, a 69-year-old attorney who got his f...

LA, Congress take divergent paths after COVID test warning Jan. 08, 2021 at 12:28 pm BRIAN MELLEY and MATTHEW PERRONE, Associated Press Los Angeles will continue using a coronavirus test that federal regulators warned may produce false results while Congress, which has used the same test, is seeking an alternative. The different responses Thursday followed a Food and Drug Administration alert to patients and health care providers that Curative’s test, which is used in some of the nation’s l...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles will continue using a coronavirus test that federal...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles will continue using a coronavirus test that federal regulators warned may produce false results while Congress, which has used