The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife will take steps this week to assess whether a deadly pathogen has infected the Quilomene bighorn sheep herd in Kittitas County. The Quilomene is one of the state’s largest bighorn sheep herds, numbering between 220 and 250. WDFW biologists anticipate having to lethally […]
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How badly has Coronavirus hit the travel industry and what are the implications for our future holidays? This week we were given an insight. The CAA published its biannual list of tour operators whose licence to operate had not been renewed. It doesn’t give the reasons behind for each individual […]
Share this article: President Donald Trump won’t be visiting the Los Angeles area next week after all, with his campaign announcing Friday that in light of his COVID-19 diagnosis, all upcoming campaign events will either be held virtually or postponed. Trump had been expected to visit the Los Angeles area […]
The author sits on her balcony, where she’s spent a lot of time during the lockdown. (Photo: Courtesy of Malia Makowicki) The cop car drove by slowly, with the window down. I whistled for my dog, Thor, then held my breath. He was off-leash. I was in my slippers and […]
Disneyland Thousands of Disney Parks cast members are losing their jobs following park shutdowns due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). While Florida’s Walt Disney World reopened in July, Disneyland Resort and Disney California Adventure Park in California remain closed — which Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Chairman Josh D’Amaro said […]
Though its annual Halloween Horror Nights are sidelined due to the pandemic, Universal Orlando is still finding ways to spook park-goers this fall. On Tuesday, the Florida resort announced plans for seasonal festivities in time for Halloween, including two new haunted houses. The unveiling of the new attractions comes two […]
It’s party conference time – but not as we know and love it (and often hated it, too). Gone are the three weeks of plotting and posturing in big halls, whispered briefings over tepid food, grazing on sausage rolls at fringes and rounding each day with liver-destroying receptions. This year, […]
Liz Gillies, Michael Corcoran Liz Gillies is married after postponing her wedding due to the coronavirus outbreak. The Dynasty star, 27, tied the knot with music composer Michael Corcoran in an intimate garden ceremony on Aug. 8, she announced on Wednesday, sharing several photos from the outdoor nuptials on her […]
We like you and we’re interested, but we want to see you play live. The head coach will be coming out to see you. I look forward to watching you on the AAU trail this summer. Mid-level college basketball prospects hear some version of these phrases over and over from […]
HOBOKEN, NJ — Hoboken’s uptown drive-through coronavirus test center is low on rapid tests and is “utilizing non-rapid testing at their site for some patients and reserving rapid tests for those with symptoms or who are at-risk,” the city announced Friday. Typically, Hoboken residents can head to the 15th Street […]
Disney World will be reducing their operating hours in September amid lower-than-expected attendance due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Florida theme park shared its revised hours on the Disney World website over the weekend. The Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios are both losing an hour of operation at the […]
A trip to Oxford was scuppered by the pandemic – getty Gill Charlton assists a reader whose trip to Oxford was cancelled David Kidd writes: In February we booked a short break at a hotel in Oxford through Secret […]
SAN DIEGO, CA — San Diego Unified School District campuses will remain closed due to the coronavirus pandemic when the district resumes classes for the new school year, the district announced Monday. San Diego Unified and Los Angeles Unified school districts announced March 13 — four months ago — that […]
Yosemite National Park is bringing back visitor reservations this summer. On Thursday, park officials announced that Yosemite will be limiting the number of visitors by implementing a day-use reservation system. “The temporary day-use reservation system will allow the park to manage visitation levels to reduce risks associated with exposure to […]
Springfield The Illinois Education Association, one of the largest teacher unions in the state, on Tuesday, March 24, released its third annual state of education report examining attitudes towards public education in Illinois. The poll, conducted by Normington Petts and Next Generation Strategies, surveyed 1,000 different Illinois adults of varying […]
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Every day at 5 p.m., no matter what Dr. Debra Schwinn is doing, Palm Beach Atlantic University’s new president jumps on a Zoom call — not with faculty or donors, but with students in isolation due to the coronavirus. Schwinn, a physician and mom, worries […]
In the early weeks of the pandemic in March 2020, colleges across the state extended spring break and then moved to online-only classes afterwards largely due to initial fears about facilitating the spread of the coronavirus. Now, a year later, college officials face a dilemma with what to prioritize during […]
As many Texas universities take the extraordinary step of canceling or significantly reducing spring break during the pandemic, some schools are hosting on-campus events and continuing the weeklong break in March despite concerns about college students using the time to travel and infect others. In the early weeks of the […]
Phillip Sitter | Ames Tribune Iowa State University canceled in-person classes for Tuesday morning on account of the extreme cold weather gripping much of the U.S. this week, after canceling classes and suspending other university operations Monday, too. The announcements appeared to be only the sixth time since 2010 that Iowa State […]
Due to COVID -19, this year’s celebration looks a little different, as several community events were hosted online. MINNEAPOLIS — A day to remember and a day to reflect. Today’s holiday, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy, is known as “a day on, not a day off.” […]
Community leader Greg Yank is being remembered as a doer and a dreamer, making a difference in the quality of countless lives. And his impact will be lasting, say friends and colleagues. The O’Fallon, region and worldwide Rotary communities are mourning the loss of Yank, 74, who died Jan. 5 […]
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s top jurist has again called off in-person hearings, saying he’s doing so due to the “ongoing increase” in COVID-19 cases across the state. “It is prudent to once again make changes to the operations of the circuit, family, probate, and master-in-equity courts for the […]