One of the first members of the public in Miami-Dade County to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, 81-year-old Patrick Range, has been working throughout the pandemic. Range goes to work every day at the funeral home in Liberty City that his family has operated since 1953, a place that has seen […]
8,322 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, 47 additional deaths as worry over holiday weekend mounts (LIVE UPDATES)
Latest Lowest COVID-19 positivity rate in weeks, but Pritzker and Ezike worry about holiday ‘super-spreader events’ Pat Nabong/Sun-Times State public health officials reported 8,322 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 Monday as well as 47 additional deaths. As of Sunday night, 6,171 people with the virus were reported to […]
Parents worry that Duval’s virtual school option will disappear
December will mark the expiration of the Florida Department of Education’s executive order that allowed for school districts to offer virtual-learning models. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — When Jessica Dawson and her family moved to Jacksonville this summer — in the middle of a pandemic — her daughter was forced to make […]
Parents worry Duval HomeRoom virtual option will disappear in January
Emily Bloch | Florida Times-Union When Jessica Dawson and her family moved to Jacksonville this summer — in the middle of a pandemic — her daughter was forced to make adjustments. A social butterfly who can’t socialize, Ava, 12, is enrolled at Lakeshore Middle School but taking her classes virtually through the school […]