Health

Cal Fire closed two stations in northern Mendocino County Saturday after six firefighters in Leggett tested positive for COVID-19. However, both the Leggett and Laytonville stations will remain closed for 12 days for a deep cleanup, as staff at rural outposts work very closely, said Carmel Angelo, administrator of Mendocino …

Millions of Americans marked a very different Independence Day this year, and many chose virtual celebrations or canceled plans entirely amid growing concern about the coronavirus pandemic. © John Minchillo / AP Revelers enjoy the beach at Coney Island on Saturday, July 4, 2020, in the Brooklyn district of New …

Claiming to be newly sober and in therapy for the past year, musician Ryan Adams has released a letter of apology to his ex-wife Mandy Moore and others for his past abusive behavior. Adams claimed that “he was still recovering from the waves of devastating effects that triggered my actions.” …

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania microbiologist Kerry Pollard performs a manual extraction of the coronavirus within the extraction laboratory at the Pennsylvania Department of Health Laboratory Office. Photo from the Office of the Governor of Pennsylvania. Click on the photo to see the gallery The County Center reported six new cases of …

Democrats are increasingly concerned that the country has lost the fight against the new coronavirus. For months, beginning in March, public health officials promoted, and local policy makers imposed, strict stay-at-home orders and social distancing guidelines that seemed to contain the spread of COVID-19. But in the past two weeks, …