After preying heavily on the elderly in the spring, the coronavirus is increasingly infecting American children and teens in a trend authorities say appears driven by school reopenings and the resumption of sports, playdates and other activities. Children of all ages now make up 10% of all U.S cases, up...
State Moves County Into Next Reopening Tier. Theatres Can Open, Indoor Dining OK.
The California website 'Blueprint for a Safer Economy' just updated Tuesday morning showing Fresno County has met the metrics to move into the 'red' tier from the more restrictive 'purple" tier. Additionally, the state announced that all children’s playgrounds across the state have been reopened. Under state guidelines, restaurants can...
Worldwide Grief: Death Toll From Coronavirus Tops 1 Million
NEW DELHI — Joginder Chaudhary was his parents’ greatest pride, raised with the little they earned farming a half-acre plot in central India to become the first doctor from their village. For the coronavirus, though, he was just one more in a million. After the virus killed the 27-year-old Chaudhary...
Hotels, Motels in Mariposa and Tulare Counties Being Turned Into Homeless Housing
Governor Gavin Newsom announced another round of 'Project Homekey' funds Monday afternoon. Mariposa and Tulare Counties were among the counties awarded. The governor also announced he has asked the Joint Legislative Budget Committee to approve his request for an additional $200 million in coronavirus relief funding for Project Homekey. Building...
California Exodus: An Online Industry Seizes COVID-19 to Sell the Red State Dream
At first, Stephanie Morris was nervous about leaving Modesto. She’d lived in the Central Valley her whole life, but her family couldn’t keep paying $850-a-month for her sons to share a living room while she, her husband and the baby slept in their apartment’s only bedroom. The anxiety faded by...
Feds to Ship Millions of Tests in Push to Reopen K-12 Schools
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump planned to announce Monday that the federal government will begin distributing millions of rapid coronavirus tests to states this week and urging governors to use them to reopen schools for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The move to vastly expand U.S. testing comes as...
Parents Plans ‘Zoom Out’ Strike Over School Closures. Will Local Families Join?
Reopen California Schools, a statewide Facebook group that organized rallies earlier this month to protest the continued closures of schools due to the COVID-19 pandemic, says parents need to go on strike next week — and keep their kids from logging online for their classes. The group, created in June...
A Second $1,200 Stimulus Check Likely in Revised Virus Relief Bill Under Discussion
WASHINGTON — House Democrats are going back to the drawing board on a huge COVID-19 relief bill, paring back the measure in an attempt to jump-start negotiations with the Trump administration. The Democratic-controlled chamber could also pass the $2 trillion-plus measure next week if talks fall through to demonstrate that...
Clovis Unified High Schools Might Not Reopen for Classes Until January
Clovis Unified high schoolers should stay on distance learning for the remainder of the semester so as not to jeopardize their grade-point average — even if the district gets the OK to resume in-person instruction during the coronavirus pandemic. That advice from district employees to keep high schoolers on distance...
‘Make a Reservation’: Local Restaurants Poised for Dine In Restart Next Week
It's not time to put away the social distancing signs or masks any time soon, but Fresno County's top health official says local restaurants will be permitted to open their dining rooms again next week. "On September 29th - that evening - you can make a reservation at your favorite...