January 2021

Welsh welcomes new mayor, aldermen

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WELSH - A new mayor was sworn in here Tuesday night as were two new aldermen.

La. hospitals expand who’s getting their vaccine doses

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s health department encouraged hospitals on Tuesday to use their extra doses of the coronavirus vaccine to immunize people aged 70 and older, bidding to boost the limited supply available to hundreds of thousands of people newly eligible for the vaccine under state guidelines.

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Lake Charles mayor tests positive for coronavirus

Governors scramble to speed vaccine effort after slow start

(AP) - New York’s governor is threatening to fine hospitals that don’t use their allotment of COVID-19 vaccine fast enough. His South Carolina counterpart says health care workers have until Jan. 15 to get a shot or move to the back of the line. California’s governor wants to use dentists to vaccinate people.

Warnock makes history with Senate win as Dems near majority

ATLANTA (AP) — Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs Wednesday, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting the Senate majority within the party’s reach.

Hong Kong arrests 53 activists under national security law

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police arrested 53 former lawmakers and democracy proponents Wednesday for allegedly violating the new national security law by participating in unofficial election primaries for the territory’s legislature last year.

WikiLeaks founder Assange denied bail in UK

LONDON (AP) — A British judge on Wednesday denied bail to WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, ordering him to remain in a high-security prison while U.K. courts decide whether he will be sent to the United States to face espionage charges.

Drunk driving has consequences

Police were out in full-force this past weekend in anticipation of the New Year’s holiday, and it paid off as only one person was charged for drinking and driving.

I’ll be getting my COVID-19 vaccine

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While some people are on the fence about getting vaccinated now that COVID-19 vaccines are available in the U.S., I know I will be getting my vaccine when it becomes available.

Tight asylum rules protect the homeland

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As President Trump’s White House days dwindle, he’s taking strong action to shore up measures that will make the asylum process more secure, and less fraudulent.