Via 313 employees demanding improved COVID-19 protocols

Via 313 employees demanding improved COVID-19 protocols

Via 313 employees are rallying around their coworkers to demand more transparency and improved COVID-19 protocols.

Via 313 employees are rallying around their coworkers to demand more transparency and improved COVID-19 protocols.

COVID sick time: Stay home or work? Omicron poses conundrum

COVID sick time: Stay home or work? Omicron poses conundrum

Millions of workers whose jobs don’t provide paid sick days are having to choose between their health and their paycheck as the omicron variant of COVID-19 rages across the nation.

Millions of workers whose jobs don’t provide paid sick days are having to choose between their health and their paycheck as the omicron variant of COVID-19 rages across the nation.

Georgia woman gets prison time for COVID relief fraud

Georgia woman gets prison time for COVID relief fraud

Federal prosecutors say 49-year-old Hunter VanPelt of Roswell submitted six false loan applications to the Paycheck Protection Program from April to June 2020. She allegedly requested a total of more than $7.9 million and received more than $6 million.

Federal prosecutors say 49-year-old Hunter VanPelt of Roswell submitted six false loan applications to the Paycheck Protection Program from April to June 2020. She allegedly requested a total of more than $7.9 million and received more than $6 million.

Novak Djokovic had COVID-19 last month, lawyers argue in vaccine dispute

Novak Djokovic had COVID-19 last month, lawyers argue in vaccine dispute

Lawyers for Novak Djokovic have filed court documents in his challenge against deportation from Australia that showed the tennis star contracted COVID-19 in the middle of last month.

Lawyers for Novak Djokovic have filed court documents in his challenge against deportation from Australia that showed the tennis star contracted COVID-19 in the middle of last month.

Members of lead Rose Parade band test positive for COVID-19

Members of lead Rose Parade band test positive for COVID-19

Members of a 410-person Alabama high school marching band that led off this year’s Tournament of Roses Parade with “Yankee Doodle Dandy” have tested positive for COVID-19 since returning home from California.

Members of a 410-person Alabama high school marching band that led off this year’s Tournament of Roses Parade with “Yankee Doodle Dandy” have tested positive for COVID-19 since returning home from California.

City of Taylor facing staffing shortage amid omicron surge

City of Taylor facing staffing shortage amid omicron surge

The City of Taylor is asking its residents to be patient, as they are experiencing staff shortages due to COVID-19.

The City of Taylor is asking its residents to be patient, as they are experiencing staff shortages due to COVID-19.

Microschools gain popularity as omicron keep schools closed

Microschools gain popularity as omicron keep schools closed

School closures, mandates and regulation are prompting teachers and parents to turn to microschools for an alternative education

School closures, mandates and regulation are prompting teachers and parents to turn to microschools for an alternative education

US Rep Michael McCaul tests positive for COVID-19, will vote by proxy

US Rep Michael McCaul tests positive for COVID-19, will vote by proxy

Congressman Michael McCaul, who represents the 10th District of Texas, has tested positive for coronavirus and will vote by proxy as a result.

Congressman Michael McCaul, who represents the 10th District of Texas, has tested positive for coronavirus and will vote by proxy as a result.

APH, Travis County host free COVID-19 vaccine clinics Jan. 7-10

APH, Travis County host free COVID-19 vaccine clinics Jan. 7-10

Clinics are open to all eligible individuals without registration or appointment and require neither identification nor insurance. All vaccinations are free.

Clinics are open to all eligible individuals without registration or appointment and require neither identification nor insurance. All vaccinations are free.

Mother charged after son found in trunk of car at COVID-19 testing site, DA says

Mother charged after son found in trunk of car at COVID-19 testing site, DA says

A Houston-area mother is charged after her teen son was found in the trunk of her car at a COVID-19 drive-thru testing site, according to court documents. She says her son had tested positive for COVID-19 and was trying to prevent her exposure.

A Houston-area mother is charged after her teen son was found in the trunk of her car at a COVID-19 drive-thru testing site, according to court documents. She says her son had tested positive for COVID-19 and was trying to prevent her exposure.

Boston Marathon bomber's COVID stimulus payment going to victims, judge says

Boston Marathon bomber's COVID stimulus payment going to victims, judge says

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's $1,400 COVID-19 stimulus payment can be used to help pay the millions of dollars he is ordered to pay his victims, a judge has ruled.

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's $1,400 COVID-19 stimulus payment can be used to help pay the millions of dollars he is ordered to pay his victims, a judge has ruled.

ACC makes changes to Spring 2022 semester because of omicron

ACC makes changes to Spring 2022 semester because of omicron

Spring classes at ACC begin Tuesday, January 18. All on-campus courses that can be moved online will be for the first two weeks of the semester.

Spring classes at ACC begin Tuesday, January 18. All on-campus courses that can be moved online will be for the first two weeks of the semester.

Omicron COVID-19 variant prompts return to Stage 5 APH guidelines

Omicron COVID-19 variant prompts return to Stage 5 APH guidelines

Health officials had warned that the return was “imminent” without behavioral changes as cases rise in Austin-Travis County.

Health officials had warned that the return was “imminent” without behavioral changes as cases rise in Austin-Travis County.