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Deputy loses fight with COVID-19

By Brendan Kirby Click here for updates on this story     JACKSON COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) — The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department in Mississippi on Wednesday announced the loss of one of its own. Cpl. Robert Verzal died Sunday after being hospitalized several weeks with COVID-19, the department said. He was 39 years old and was with

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Wildlife advocates sue to stop wolf hunt

By Chris Hubbuch Click here for updates on this story     MADISON, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — Wildlife advocacy groups are suing the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources over a proposed fall wolf hunt they say was illegally set and will deliver a “devastating blow” to the state’s wolf population. Filed Tuesday in Dane County Circuit

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Hospitals grapple with nurse shortages

By RACHEL MCCRARY, ANNA MUCKENFUSS Click here for updates on this story     Michigan, USA (WNEM) — As the fourth wave of the pandemic hammers the country, healthcare workers are worn out and frustrated. “Nurses are leaving the profession,” said Jamie Brown, a nurse, and president of the Michigan Nurses Association. Too many patients at once.

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Community mourns the loss of local firefighter after battle with COVID-19

By Kristy Kepley-Steward Click here for updates on this story     McDowell County, NC (WLOS) — The community is coming together after a McDowell County firefighter died Tuesday following a battle with COVID-19. According to the McDowell Fire & Rescue Association, Garrett Presnell was a firefighter for the Black Mountain Fire Department and worked part-time at

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