Inslee extends latest Covid-19 restrictions in Washington state through Jan. 4

The latest statewide Covid-19 restrictions that were set to be lifted Dec. 14 - including a ban on indoor dining and wedding and funeral receptions - have been extended for an additional three weeks. 

Tarrant County preps contingency plan in case it runs out of ICU beds

Tarrant County health officials say new ICU patients would be directed to other regional hospitals, and some surgical and medical centers could be used as temporary ICUs.

Amid rising COVID-19 cases, millions of hungry Americans turn to food banks

The deadly pandemic that tore through the nation’s heartland struck just as Aaron Crawford was in a moment of crisis. He was looking for work, his wife needed surgery, then the virus began eating away at her work hours and her paycheck.

Who will get a COVID-19 vaccine first in North Texas?

Research experts agree the COVID-19 vaccine rollout will take several months to reach the masses in North Texas.

‘This really feels like the beginning of the end': UK gives 1st COVID-19 vaccine doses

A retired British shop clerk has received the first shot in the country’s COVID-19 vaccination program, signaling the start of a global immunization effort intended to offer a route out of a pandemic that has killed 1.5 million.

American Airlines to offer pre-flight at-home COVID-19 tests

The Fort Worth-based airline plans to offer passengers at-home COVID-19 tests to use before flying to any destination in the United States with travel restrictions.

North Texas sees post-Thanksgiving spike in COVID-19 cases

We are starting to get a good indication of the impact of the Thanksgiving holiday on the coronavirus pandemic in our area.

Cook Children’s nurse practitioner volunteers for COVID-19 vaccine trial

Nurse practitioner Christi Thornhill is one of 30,000 participants who signed up to be part of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine trial. She got her first injection in September and her second about four weeks later in October.

Forney High School coach dies from COVID-19 complications

Forney High School offensive coordinator Jeremy Morgan died Sunday due to complications from COVID-19. Family members said was a healthy 44-year-old before contracting the virus.

‘He was not surrounded by friends and family’: Kansas man’s obituary slams people who won’t wear masks

“He was born into an America recovering from the Great Depression and about to face World War 2, times of loss and sacrifice difficult for most of us to imagine,” the obituary said. “He died in a world where many of his fellow Americans refuse to wear a piece of cloth on their face to protect one another.”

UN warns 2021 could be ‘bleakest and darkest’ year

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said humanitarian aid budgets are now facing dire shortfalls as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to worsen.