Communities like Newton and Orange Counties have vaccination rates under 20 percent. Author: Almiya White (KBMT), KBMT (12NewsNow) Published: 10:14 PM CDT April 27, 2021 Updated: 10:14 PM CDT April 27, 2021
ORANGE, Texas Southeast Texas healthcare workers face an uphill battle as they try to convince more people to get vaccinated.
The reasons vary from people who think they don t need the shot, if they already had COVID-19, to others who don t have a ride to vaccine clinics.
32 percent of Texans are fully vaccinated, but Southeast Texas is falling behind. Only 19 percent of adults in Orange County are vaccinated. The numbers are especially concerning for medical providers and hospitals who serve our rural areas.
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The tri-county chase began in Rialto after the driver reported himself to the police. (shutterstock)
SANTA ANA, CA A confounding police chase wound through three Southern California Counties Friday ending with the driver in custody. The chase began in Rialto after the driver reported himself to the police. Others also called police to report that he had been drinking at a bar before driving off in a black Mitsubishi Lancer with a child in his lap, according to CBS2.
However, after a chase that meandered through San Bernardino, Los Angeles, and Orange Counties, no child was found when the driver was finally taken into custody.
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Many think of Florida when the term lightning pops up in conversation. Florida has long been known as the lightning capital of the United States, but recent data suggests that s no longer the case.
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By state, Oklahoma takes title as lightning capital in the U.S.
By county, Seminole and Orange Counties in Florida remain the lightning capitals
Vaisala observed that Florida averages 82.8 flashes of lightning per square kilometer per year
Vaisala owns and operates their own lightning detection network
Lightning strikes the Earth about 100 times a second! That comes out to nearly 3 billion strikes per year globally.
$50B Opioid Trial Begins Monday In California, CVN To Webcast On Demand Gavel-to-Gavel
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Santa Ana, CA - Four major pharmaceutical companies go to trial on Monday in California state court over allegations that their marketing of prescription painkillers contributed to the ongoing opioid addiction crisis, and the proceedings will be webcast gavel-to-gavel by Courtroom View Network.
Johnson & Johnson, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Endo International and AbbVie face accusations in a civil lawsuit filed by Santa Clara, Los Angeles and Orange Counties and the City of Oakland that they aggressively marketed opioid-based painkillers while downplaying the risk of addiction. The lawsuit seeks $50 billion in damages.
Happy hour hikes: beer and trail pairings in the Hudson Valley
From Lake George to Peekskill, these breweries are easy, ideal post-hike hops stops
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Finding a taproom once you leave the trail is not a problem in the Catskills and Hudson Valley, where great hikes and breweries abound.Newburgh Brewing Company
New York State boasts more than 700 hiking trails, and more than 440 licensed breweries, many of which are located just a stone’s throw from the greatest trails. Coincidence? Probably. Serendipitous? Indubitably.
“New York has become a huge destination for its beer, but since opening our taproom three years ago, I can attest to the draw of the Great Outdoors as well,” says Rick Shobin, a proprietor at the 15-barrell Woodstock Brewing in Phoenicia. “I think it has been especially helpful in the past year during COVID. We honestly haven’t seen a dip at all in revenue, and I think that’s because so many people are spending more