Veterans healthcare
Friends, family describe missing in Florida condo collapse
By The Associated Press Jun. 26, 2021 05:56 PM EDT
Editorial Roundup: Indiana
By The Associated Press Jun. 01, 2021 02:00 PM EDT
Anderson Herald Bulletin. May 26, 2021.
Editorial: Setting an example on redistricting
Groups such as Common Cause and...
Michigan: 54% vaccinated, including residents outside state
By David Eggert May. 07, 2021 09:39 PM EDT
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan said late Friday that 54% of adults ages 16 and up have gotten at least one COVID-19 shot, a roughly 2.5 percentage point jump...
Sense of hope accompanies Passover, Easter in New England
Apr. 04, 2021 11:40 AM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — The Easter and Passover holidays were accompanied Sunday by more relaxed restrictions on houses of worship and gatherings in New England, along...
Groups ask Baker to delay next phase of reopening
By The Associated Press Mar. 20, 2021 10:28 AM EDT
A look at pandemic-related news around New England on Saturday:
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Senate rebuffs effort to rein in governor's emergency powers
Mar. 11, 2021 02:40 PM EST
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Maine Senate has rejected a Republican-led effort to end Democratic Gov. Janet Mills' emergency powers during the pandemic.
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Manchester VA center offers vaccine to veterans of any age
Mar. 03, 2021 05:02 PM EST
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The Manchester VA Medical Center has begun offering coronavirus vaccinations to all its enrolled veterans, regardless of age.
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Lt. Gov. tours vaccination site on anniversary of 1st case
Mar. 01, 2021 09:51 AM EST
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Dan McKee toured a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Warwick on Monday, one year to the day since the first case of the disease...
Docs decry Massachusetts plan changing vaccination focus
By The Associated Press Feb. 13, 2021 11:44 AM EST
Some Massachusetts hospital leaders and physicians said they disagree with a plan by the administration of Gov. Charlie Baker to halt vaccine distribution to...
Nonprofit holds drive-thru vaccination clinic
Jan. 26, 2021 01:15 AM EST
BRUNSWICK, Maine (AP) — More than 150 people received vaccinations for COVID-19 in one of the state's first drive-thru clinics, officials said.
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Nearly 2,000 vaccine doses spoiled at Boston hospital
Jan. 22, 2021 10:54 AM EST
BOSTON (AP) — Nearly 2,000 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine were spoiled at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Boston after a contractor accidentally unplugged a...
Respiratory therapist sentenced for stealing COVID equipment
Jan. 12, 2021 08:47 AM EST
SEATTLE (AP) — A respiratory therapist at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center has been sentenced to three months in prison after pleading guilty to stealing a...
Prosecutor: Veteran embezzled nearly $1M in benefits
Jan. 10, 2021 11:12 AM EST
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina Vietnam veteran embezzled nearly $1 million in health care benefits from the government that helped support a...
Providence VA Medical Center starts vaccinating patients
Jan. 07, 2021 11:34 AM EST
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The VA Providence Healthcare System has started giving COVID-19 vaccinations for veteran patients at the Providence VA Medical Center,...
Coronavirus, Isaias among top Connecticut stories in 2020
By Michael Melia Dec. 25, 2020 12:36 PM EST
A look at top stories in West Virginia in 2020
Dec. 24, 2020 07:51 AM EST
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A list of the top 10 stories in West Virginia in 2020 as voted on by Associated Press member broadcasters and newspapers.
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