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DENVER (AP) — An armed security guard hired to protect a television news crew at a weekend protest shot and killed a protester after he reached into his shirt, causing the guard to fear for his safety, according to a lawyer representing the guard’s family. The security guard, Matthew Dolloff, is jailed for investigation of […]

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Most Republican Senators seem to be ready to confirm President Donald Trump’s pick for the vacant seat on the Supreme Court. “We have an accomplished woman to consider,” West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said. Capito says Amy Coney Barrett’s experience makes her a good choice for the Supreme Court vacancy left […]

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — “What we’ve seen during the pandemic is a rise in opioid overdoses,” West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said. Capito is concerned the pandemic is making the opioid epidemic worse. “All the strides that we’ve made in the past in terms of naloxone and other measures that we’ve done to try to […]

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — The House Postal Service funding bill is ready for action in the Senate. Democrats say passing the bill should be a no-brainer. “The House acted responsibly by not only legislating but appropriating $25 billion and you had a number of Republicans that agreed with them,” Pennsylvania Senator Bob Casey said. Casey says […]

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — With the extension of the free meal program, kids starting school don’t need to worry about going hungry. “It’s for all the kids everywhere. Those who are attending school in-person, those who are attending virtually,” U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said. Perdue says estimating how much funds they have available is […]

About 1,500 residents of long-term care facilities in Texas have been evacuated as a powerful Hurricane Laura nears its coastline. The decision of whether to stay or to go is always a fraught one for administrators of nursing homes and similar facilities, but has been doubly complicated by the threat of the coronavirus. Those that […]

65-year-old Shelley Stutchman is one of the 330 Oklahomans participating in phase three of a clinical trial for a COVID-19 vaccine.

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Lawmakers say it’s past time for the U.S. to stop relying on China for personal protective equipment. “A lot of the masks, gloves, gowns, respirators are being manufactured in China,” West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said. Capito and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham say this makes the country vulnerable and poses […]

The acknowledgement comes after Brock Ballou, a Mount Juliet father, was repeatedly told by contact tracers that he was positive for COVID-19, even though he had never even taken a test.

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Thanks to a bipartisan group of senators, many hospitals throughout the country won’t have to wait much longer to get much needed funding. “I think this will prop them up, will keep them open,” West Virginia Senator Shelley Moore Capito said. In a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services, […]

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — We’ve heard of scams and fraudulent activity during the pandemic, and some lawmakers are sick of it. “These are frauds. They’re scams,” West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said. Lawmakers want to stop scam artists who are trying to take advantage of the coronavirus crisis. “People … have received anonymous phone calls […]