February 16, 2022 4:15 am
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration is telling Congress it needs an additional $30 billion to press ahead with the fight against COVID-19. Two people familiar with the details tell The Associated Press that the request includes $17.9 billion for vaccines and treatments, $4.9 billion for testing, $3 billion to cover coronavirus care for uninsured people, and $3.7 billion to prepare for future variants. The two spoke on condition of anonymity. Congress has already approved $5.8 trillion to battle the pandemic in a series of major bills spanning the Trump and Biden administrations.
March 23, 2021 4:04 am
Monday night’s Peters Township Council meeting was packed with construction projects for consideration. First, council agreed to amend permitted uses in its zoning district for West Venetia mixed use corridor. The zoning ordinance for that area now allows personal services as a permitted use. The trigger for the change is with the construction of the new Venetia post office there are multiple adjacent spaces that would allow businesses such as beauty salons, barber shops, tailors and laundries to operate. The amendment now allows all personal services. Council also will make application for a grant to offset costs of the proposed aquatic facility. Township Manager Paul Lauer states that they will make application for as much as $4 million dollars in grant money from the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund that is operated by the National Park Service. Final determination for the grant is expected this fall. Lauer also verified that the township has reached out to North Strabane Township to offer their residents a membership deal to allow them to patronize the aquatic center as members at Peters Township membership rates. There is also an annual contribution to be made by North Strabane Township on behalf of their residents to sponsor that discount. Council continues to struggle with how the new fire station in Venetia will operate. Much discussion was held to try and determine just what is needed there and how many firefighters will be on duty at the new substation. Council scheduled several workshops to work through all of the questions regarding the pool, the fire station and upcoming zoning changes.
May 25, 2020 3:39 am
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida. (AP) – Big crowds turned out for the Memorial Day weekend in the U.S. amid warnings from authorities about people disregarding the coronavirus social-distancing rules and risking a resurgence of the scourge that has killed nearly 100,000 Americans. On the Navajo Nation, which sprawls across the states of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, the number of virus cases rose by 56 on Sunday to 4,689, according to the local health department. Meanwhile, the White House broadened its travel ban against countries hit hard by the virus, saying it would deny admission to foreigners who have recently been in Brazil. Japan moved further toward reopening Monday, with plans to end a state of emergency in Tokyo and surrounding areas.
August 6, 2019 4:14 am
DAYTON, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s Republican governor is bucking his party to call for expanded gun laws and some Democrats in Texas are telling President Donald Trump to stay away. Both states are reeling from a pair of shootings that killed 31. A racist screed remains a focus in the El Paso massacre, while further details trickle out about the alleged shooter in Dayton, who was being described as mentally ill and fascinated with violence.
