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Court-related charges and violations of parole and probation make up the bulk of weekend bookings. Others include assault, theft and drug-related charges.

Boyd County Detention Center • Alisha S. Litteral, 41, of Ashland, was booked Friday on two counts of trafficking in a controlled substances and two counts of possession of a controlled substance. • Amanda S. Spencer, 36, of Ashland, was jailed Friday on a failure to appear. • Christopher S. Brown, 26, of Ashland, was lodged Friday on a probation violation. • Swayne K. Jones, 56, was booked Friday on alcohol intoxication in a public place. • James L. Fitzgerald, 32, of Catlettsburg, was jailed Friday on second-degree wanton endangerment and public intoxication of a co...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The first person reported to have died from COVID-19 in Illinois lived in Auburn Gresham. A year later it is one of the city's most hard-hit communities in terms of both human loss and economic impact. In February of 2020 a former Save-A-Lot closed its doors to the public. A couple months later it has found a new purpose as a food and PPE distribution center as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. "All of our work which we've done for nearly 20 years is now focused on saving lives and addressing the impact that COVID-19 has had on our community," said Carlos Nelson with the Great...

Andrew Harnik/AP Photo WASHINGTON — One year after the nation was brought to a near-standstill by the coronavirus, President Joe Biden is outlining his plan Thursday evening to make all adults vaccine-eligible by May 1 and get the country “closer to normal” by the Fourth of July. He’s using his first prime-time address to offer Americans fresh hope and appeal anew for their help. Speaking in the White House East Room, Biden will announce moves to speed vaccinations, including directing that all states make all adults eligible for doses by May 1. Previewing his remarks, senior administ...