Lincoln Courier
Lincoln Police reported that a Lincoln man is dead after being shot by his wife. Jack Yates, 77, of 1418 N. Ottawa St., was pronounced dead after Lincoln Police were called to a domestic dispute early Tuesday morning.
Kathleen Yates, 67, was taken into custody after being accused of shooting her husband and charged with a first degree homicide, a Class X Felony.
Lincoln Police Units were called by Kathleen Yates telling the dispatcher she had shot her husband in the chest. Logan County Paramedics and Lincoln Fire Department responded and attempted to save the man, but were unsuccessful and he died due to his injuries.
BARRIE, ONT. Police report a 31-year-old man who was pulled unconscious from a basement fire in Barrie s west end earlier this month has died. Fire Chief Cory Mainprize said crews found the man in the lower level of the two-unit house on Mowat Crescent in Letitia Heights amid zero visibility conditions on Jan. 6. Mainprize said firefighters found the man unconscious. Simcoe County Paramedics worked to revive the man before rushing him to Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre for treatment. He was then taken to a Toronto hospital. Police said he passed away two days later, on Friday, in hospital.
December 14, 2020 at 5:35 am
The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is in the air, and in some cases, already on the ground in areas around the country. With the approval of CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield after the FDA issued an Emergency Use Authorization on Friday, and a CDC panel recommended it be approved by the CDC for use in people 16 and older, the green light is on for vaccinations to begin.
Lt. Gov. Josh Green, M.D., spoke about Hawaii’s vaccine plans on Sunday’s Island Conversations, in a discussion with host Sherry Bracken that was recorded Friday. Green said the state will receive 81,000 doses of the first two COVID-19 vaccines, from Pfizer/BioNTech, and from Moderna. Modern’s EUA request will be reviewed by the FDA this Thursday, Dec. 17. Both of the first two vaccines require two doses to provide maximum immunity, with the shots given 3 to 4 weeks apart. Phase 3 Clinical Trials for both the Pfizer/BioNTech and the Moderna vaccines showed better th