By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio woman whose brother, mother and father died of coronavirus pleaded for people to stay at home and follow social distancing guidel…
Some employers to laid-off staffers: Let’s stay in touch
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer As millions of job cuts tear through the U.S. economy, a faint glimmer of light has emerged: Some employers are trying to maintain ties to the staffers they&…
Virus outbreak creates new challenges for addiction recovery
By CARLA K. JOHNSON and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Charlie Campbell, nearly 13 years sober, is feeling tested today more than ever to stay that way. His dad is recovering from …
Jeffrey Salch
Jeffrey Salch, 56, passed away at his home in West Mansfield on Friday, March 27, 2020. He was born in Jersey City, N.J. He attended Simsbury High School in Simsbury, Conn., and served in the United S…
How will we vote? Outbreak revives debate on mail-in ballots
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — As the coronavirus pandemic knocks primary election after primary election off schedule, Democrats argue the outbreak sh…
School shutdowns raise stakes of digital divide for students
By MEG KINNARD and MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press WINNSBORO, S.C. (AP) — Students struggling to get online in a rural South Carolina county received a boost last week with the arrival of six buses e…
Judges slow abortion bans in Texas, Ohio during pandemic
By DAVID PITT and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge Monday temporarily blocked Texas’ efforts to ban abortions during the coronavirus pandemic, handing Plann…
Ohio school closure extended; FDA OKs mask-sanitizing system
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Gov. Mike DeWine on Monday extended the Ohio schools’ shutdown order until May 1 to help slow the spread of the coronavirus, while …
Call to the wild: Great outdoors an escape in tough times
By PAT GRAHAM and MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press Jim Klug’s office phone rings off the hook with anxious anglers inquiring about the status of their upcoming fly-fishing trips. It’s a stre…
Tokyo’s infection spike after Olympic delay sparks questions
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Before the Olympics were postponed, Japan looked like it had coronavirus infections contained, even as they spread in neighboring countries. Now that th…