Texas COVID-19 hospitalizations fell below 6,000 Wednesday

Texas also reported 6,000 new cases as the number of total deaths pushed past 10,500 since tracking began in March, the fourth-most in the U.S.

Local coronavirus numbers appear to be leveling off
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Houston-area COVID-19 numbers appear to be moving in the right direction, but local officials are still encouraging everyone to get tested.

How COVID-19 pandemic impacts special education services, rights

This month, the CDC found two in five Americans were reporting mental health issues as direct results of the global pandemic. As the pandemic carries on, parents have the added stress now of back to school.

COVID-19 pandemic affecting special education services
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FOX 26's Kaitlin Monte has more on how special education services are being affected due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hospital visitation policy is keeping family from seeing terminally ill boy, father says

Clinton Grams' 10-year-old son Alex has been battling leukemia at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital for more than a year. He and his wife Mindy have spent the last few months battling a visitation rule put in place because of COVID-19.

Iowa governor's push to reopen schools descends into chaos

An aggressive push by Iowa’s pro-Trump governor to reopen schools amid a worsening coronavirus outbreak has descended into chaos, with some districts and teachers rebelling and experts calling the scientific benchmarks used by the state arbitrary and unsafe.

More drivers looking to unload car leases

Maybe you leased an expensive car before the crisis began, but you can't afford it anymore. Most leases will let you transfer the lease to someone else so that you don't have to keep paying it.

Report: FDA puts hold on emergency authorization of survivors’ plasma as COVID-19 treatment

Health officials, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, have encouraged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to hold off on the emergency authorization of plasma transfusion as a treatment for patients infected with COVID-19.

10 superintendents respond to Harris County's school reopening roadmap

The superintendents said the metrics were “not attainable to resume in-person instruction in the foreseeable future”, and while they will continue to review health guidance, they plan to do what’s in the best interest of independent school districts.

460,000 vehicles tallied during South Dakota Sturgis rally

This year’s Sturgis Motorcycle Rally drew over 460,000 vehicles during the 10-day event, according to a count released by South Dakota transportation officials.

Free accredited online school popular option for students

iSchool Virtual is a fully accredited, tuition-free online public school for students in grades 3-12 across Texas. 

USPS problems cause delays in medication deliveries

The national non-profit Disabled American Veterans (DAV) reports delays in medicines from the Department of Veterans Affairs Mail Order Pharmacy.

Free accredited online school popular option for students
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iSchool Virtual is a fully accredited, tuition-free online public school for students in grades 3-12 across the state of Texas.

FDA medical supply shortage list includes respirators, gloves, testing swabs

The FDA released a medical supply shortage list on the agency’s website, and the list features critical supplies in the fight against COVID-19, including testing swabs, certain respirators and hospital gowns.