El Buen Samaritano holds food distribution event for families in need

Cars lined the parking lot Saturday for the second part of El Buen Samaritano's "Hands for Hope" event. This time, the message was "posadas." 

Manor High School choir sings virtually for global audience

In a year that has been rather dark, a bright light of Manor High School choir students is spreading love, one video at a time.

AP source: Rose Bowl denied exemption to allow fans for CFP

The Rose Bowl was denied a special exemption from the state of California to allow a few hundred fans to attend the College Football Playoff semifinal on Jan. 1, putting the game staying in Pasadena in serious doubt.

Apple quietly closes retail stores in California as coronavirus cases surge

With less than a week until Christmas, Cupertino-based Apple quietly closed all of their retail stores in California as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations continue to surge.

ATCEMS, AFD, first responders receive first round of COVID-19 vaccine

EMTs and paramedics with ATCEMS, AFD and various Travis County Fire Departments, began receiving their first round of COVID-19 vaccinations with many more expected to receive them.

Congress nears deal on almost $1 trillion COVID-19 relief package

An arcane battle over emergency Federal Reserve powers is frustrating efforts to lock down an agreement on an almost $1 trillion COVID-19 economic relief package.

CDC confirms COVID-19 vaccine allergic reactions, issues new guidance

The CDC said Saturday that it learned of severe allergic reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine, and now recommends if a person has ever had a severe allergic reaction to any ingredient in a COVID-19 vaccine," then they "should not get that specific vaccine."

Army general apologizes for "miscommunication" over COVID-19 vaccine shipments

The Army general in charge of getting COVID-19 vaccines across the United States apologized on Saturday for “miscommunication” with states over the number of doses to be delivered in the early stages of distribution.

Cayman Islands jails Georgia college student in coronavirus case

A U.S. college student and her boyfriend have been sentenced to four months in prison in the Cayman Islands for violating strict COVID-19 measures following a recent ruling that will be appealed, their attorney said Thursday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gets COVID-19 vaccine

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was vaccinated against the coronavirus on live television Saturday, becoming the first Israeli and one of the world’s leaders to be inoculated.

US clears Moderna vaccine for COVID-19, 2nd shot in arsenal

The U.S. added a second COVID-19 vaccine to its arsenal Friday, boosting efforts to beat back an outbreak so dire that the nation is regularly recording more than 3,000 deaths a day.

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine distributed across Central Texas

As the vaccine is administered across Texas, the state put out a map so Texans can monitor where it’s being administered.

New guidelines, restrictions on the table if Austin moves to Stage 5

If the City of Austin moves into Stage 5 of the COVID-19 risk response, Mayor Steve Adler says several new guidelines and restrictions are on the table.

New guidelines, restrictions on the table if Austin moves to Stage 5
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If the City of Austin moves into Stage 5 of the COVID-19 risk response, Mayor Steve Adler says several new guidelines and restrictions are on the table.

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine distributed across Central Texas
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As the vaccine is administered across Texas,�the state put out a map so Texans can monitor where it?s being administered.

'Slap in the face': New Medicare rule to cut emergency doctors' pay amid COVID-19 pandemic

Many physicians are facing a potential pay cut as a new rule passed by Congress, set to go into effect Jan. 1, will lower the reimbursement rates that clinicians receive for treating patients covered by Medicare.

FDA authorizes Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

The FDA has authorized Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, the second vaccine to be approved amid the largest vaccination effort in U.S. history.