Water management
In this photo provided by the University of Nevada, Reno, a research crew poses next to a manhole in Sparks, Nev., in December 2020, where they took samples for a study comparing wastewater concentrations of the virus that causes COVID-19 and trends in coronavirus cases in the community. Scientists say data sampled from sewers and wastewater treatment plants in the Reno-Sparks area last year showed a correlation to the number of positive tests for coronavirus that would follow in about seven days. (Laura Haak/University of Nevada, Reno via AP)
Study: Sewer samples signal pending rise or fall in COVID-19

Apr. 06, 2021 12:13 AM EDT

Richmond and Henrico County expanding vaccine eligibility

Mar. 31, 2021 02:27 PM EDT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Richmond and Henrico Health Districts have scheduled the first round of Phase 1c eligible individuals for vaccine events. ...

Kentucky Senate President Robert Stivers addresses the members of the Senate during the last day of the Legislature at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Tuesday, March 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
Kentucky lawmakers pass bill to fund full-day kindergarten

By Bruce Schreiner Mar. 30, 2021 10:20 AM EDT

Additional priority group eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

Mar. 22, 2021 12:13 PM EDT
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Tens of thousands of additional people in South Dakota are eligible for the coronavirus vaccine. The state...

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press Mar. 19, 2021 04:16 PM EDT
New London Day. March 18, 2021. Editorial: Legislative approval of deal looks like a good bet The deal announced...

Parts of Virginia will soon expand to next vaccination phase

Mar. 16, 2021 04:17 PM EDT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Some areas of Virginia will soon transition to Phase 1c of the state's vaccine distribution plan and start giving shots to other essential...

COVID-19 variant found in only 1 Missouri wastewater system

Mar. 10, 2021 12:23 PM EST
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — Weeks after the faster-spreading U.K. variant of the coronavirus was found in 15 Missouri wastewater systems, new testing has found it only...

Wastewater testing finds UK variant 'widespread' in Missouri

By Jim Salter Feb. 22, 2021 10:33 AM EST
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — The number of new Missouri coronavirus cases continued to decline on Monday, but state officials cite one cause for concern: Wastewater...

Ambulances line up outside of St. David's South Austin Medical Center in preparation to transport patients in Austin, Texas, on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. Hospitals across the South grappled with water shortages Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021 as the region carried on with recovery efforts in the wake of a devastating winter storm, and the weather offered a balmy respite — temperatures as high as the mid-60s. (Bronte Wittpenn/Austin American-Statesman via AP, file)
Hospitals confront water shortages in winter storm aftermath

By Juan Lozano, Jonathan Mattise And Adrian Sainz Feb. 21, 2021 11:37 AM EST

Louisiana confirms 2 more deaths tied to winter weather

Feb. 20, 2021 02:17 PM EST
LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) — Louisiana authorities on Saturday confirmed two more fatalities tied to severe winter conditions, bringing the total deaths in the...

Coronavirus variant found in Idaho, vaccines delayed

By Rebecca Boone Feb. 19, 2021 01:05 PM EST
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Public health officials say extreme winter weather across the U.S. has prevented any coronavirus vaccine from being shipped to Idaho this...

UK variant likely in Vermont after city wastewater testing

Feb. 11, 2021 10:13 AM EST
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A more easily transmissible variant of the coronavirus first found in the United Kingdom is likely in Vermont after wastewater testing...

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Feb. 10, 2021 02:13 PM EST
Recent editorials from Florida newspapers: ___ Feb. 10 The Miami Herald on proposed riot-response...

In this screen shot from a YouTube video posted by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri speaks during a news conference as Oldsmar, Fla., Mayor Eric Seidel, left, listens, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, in Oldsmar, Fla. Authorities say a hacker gained access to Oldsmar's water treatment plant in an unsuccessful attempt to taint the water supply with a caustic chemical. (Pinellas County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Hack exposes vulnerability of cash-strapped US water plants

By Frank Bajak, Alan Suderman And Tamara Lush Feb. 10, 2021 12:39 AM EST

In this screen shot from a YouTube video posted by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri speaks during a news conference as Oldsmar, Fla., Mayor Eric Seidel, left, listens, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, in Oldsmar, Fla. Authorities say a hacker gained access to Oldsmar's water treatment plant in an unsuccessful attempt to taint the water supply with a caustic chemical. (Pinellas County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Hack exposes vulnerability of cash-strapped US water plants

By Frank Bajak, Alan Suderman And Tamara Lush Feb. 09, 2021 06:32 PM EST

No evidence of wide spread of virus variant so far in Kansas

By Heather Hollingsworth Feb. 09, 2021 06:24 PM EST
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A virulent strain of the coronavirus that first appeared in Kansas in a Fort Hays State University athlete hasn't spread widely among the...

FILE - In this March 4, 2015, file photo, then-Rep. Albert Hale, D-St. Michaels, talks at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix. Hale, who served as the second president of the Navajo Nation in the 1990s, died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. A cause of death and an exact age for Hale was not immediately available. But tribal officials said Hale was in his early 70s and was battling COVID-19 when the Navajo Nation Council heard of his condition last Friday. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Ex-Navajo Nation president dies of coronavirus complications

By Felicia Fonseca Feb. 02, 2021 06:13 PM EST

Vaccination sites will be open in Vermont despite snow

Feb. 01, 2021 02:00 AM EST
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vaccination sites will be open on Tuesday in Vermont as most of the state is expected to get a half to a foot (15-30 centimeters) of...

Alaska village weighs water options after fire burns plant

Jan. 26, 2021 09:51 AM EST
BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — Residents of an Alaska village met with health officials and government agencies to consider methods to restore running water after a...

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. ...