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Alabama
Montgomery: The state has expanded who is eligible to receive immunizations against COVID-19, but health officials caution there’s still not enough vaccine for everyone who qualifies for a shot. As of Monday, everyone 65 and older, educators, grocery store workers, some manufacturing workers, public transit workers, agriculture employees, state legislators and constitutional officers is eligible to get vaccinated. Previously only health care workers, first responders, nursing home residents, and people 75 and older were eligible. “If you are eligible for a vaccine, then we will get you one if want to take it. But it is not going to happen immediately for everyone,” Dr. Scott Harris, the state health officer, told reporters Friday. Harris said an estimated 1.5 million people would be eligible for vaccines, but the state has b
Firefighters battle blaze, cold temps at home on Milwaukee s north side
Firefighters battle blaze, cold temps at home on Milwaukee’s north side
Firefighters battled a house fire and bitterly cold temperatures on Milwaukee s north side on Tuesday, Feb. 9.
MILWAUKEE - Firefighters battled a house fire and bitterly cold temperatures on Milwaukee s north side on Tuesday, Feb. 9. The call came in shortly before 9 a.m.
The two-alarm fire broke out near 24th Place and Finn. Upon arrival, fire officials said the dwelling was fully engulfed in flames.
The deputy fire chief said the biggest problems they faced on the scene were hypothermia and dehydration.
Richfield Girl Scouts troop wins award for efforts to give back
Richfield Girl Scouts troop wins award for efforts to give back
A Richfield Girl Scouts troop earned the Silver Award the highest award Girl Scout Cadettes can earn together. It is because of their efforts to give back to the community through building tables for homeless shelters.
RICHFIELD, Wis. - A Richfield Girl Scouts troop earned the Silver Award the highest award Girl Scout Cadettes can earn together. It is because of their efforts to give back to the community through building tables for homeless shelters.
Associated Press
FILE - This July 30, 2020, image taken from video by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services shows Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers in Madison, (Wisconsin Department of Health Services via the AP, File)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) Wisconsin will open its first community vaccination clinic next week, Gov. Tony Evers announced Monday in another sign that the state’s delivery efforts are improving after weeks of struggling to get people inoculated against the coronavirus.
Evers said his administration will work with AMI Expeditionary Healthcare to open the first community site on Feb. 16 in Rock County in southcentral Wisconsin. His office did not provide an exact location, but it said the facility will be able to vaccinate up to 250 people per day, with a goal of ramping that up to 1,000 per day.