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By MATTHEW M. BURKE | STARS AND STRIPES Published: May 7, 2021 Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. See more staff and wire stories here. Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter here. Please support our journalism with a subscription. Guam has put a plan to relax public health restrictions on hold following three recent deaths from COVID-19, the coronavirus respiratory disease. Meanwhile, many restrictions remain in effect for service members in the U.S. territory, though many have been allowed to patronize local bars and restaura...

LIVESEY Parish Council in Blackburn is to have a rare contested election after the late nomination of an Independent candidate.

Livesey Branch Road in Blackburn LIVESEY Parish Council in Blackburn is to have a rare contested election after the late nomination of an Independent candidate. For many years there has been no need for voters to go to the polling station to select who sits on it as the number of candidates equalled the number of seats. But this year after the Conservatives nominated eight candidates to fill the eight posts, Independent Joanne Croasdale put her name forward requiring an election at a cost £2,500. Attempts by the Tories to withdraw one of their candidates failed and now the poll will ...

ALTHOUGH Labour cannot realistically lose power in Blackburn with Darwen, the local election campaign is set to be colourful. The Conservatives hope to make gains on May 6 in the hope of executing a long-term strategy of taking control of the all-purpose unitary council. The Liberal Democrats are concentrating on their power base in Darwen with just one candidate in Blackburn offering a 'third party' alternative. Labour currently has 33 of the council's 51 wards with 17 up for election of which it won 11 the last time they were contested. The party was rocked by bitter resignation s...

COVID-19 vaccine clinics held in housing complex lobbies COVID-19 vaccine clinics held in housing complex lobbies By Brady Williams | April 16, 2021 at 8:37 PM CDT - Updated April 16 at 8:37 PM EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Deaconess, Evansville Housing Authority and the Vanderburgh County Health Department teamed up to hold clinics in four low-rent housing complexes on Friday. Deaconess Clinic Director Andrew Schenk said vaccine rollout has been efficient, but not everyone can make it to the usual clinics. “We’ve been open for a number of months,” he said. “There’s people who have...