UPDATED: Sweeping new vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans
WASHINGTON (AP and WOWO): President Joe Biden today is announcing sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out...
Category : Coronavirus
SACS quarantine rule adjustment reversed
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): A decision by the Southwest Allen County Schools board to loosen quarantine rules won’t stand. In an email to parents Superintendent...
Rokita to seek legal action against President’s vaccine order
INDIANAPOLIS (Network Indiana): Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita said Thursday that he is looking into possible legal action against new mandates announced by President Biden....
Health Commissioner disputes school board’s quarantine ruling
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Allen County’s Health Commissioner is challenging a local school board’s authority to set its own COVID-19 quarantine rules. Earlier this week...
COVID-19 patients strain Indiana hospitals as virus surges
INDIANAPOLIS (AP): Indiana’s rapid surge in coronavirus infections, fueled by the highly contagious delta variant, is again straining hospitals as patient admissions spike to levels...
Additional area school districts consider revision to COVID protocols
ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WOWO) – Currently, Northwest Allen County Schools and Fort Wayne Community Schools are the only two districts in the county that require...
Allen County COVID cases nearly at 50,000
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Healthcare officials in Allen County have seen almost 50,000 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began. According to the Allen County...
US hiring slows to just 235,000 jobs after 2 strong months
WASHINGTON (AP): America’s employers added just 235,000 jobs in August, a surprisingly weak gain after two months of robust hiring at a time when the...
Mask mandate to begin Tuesday at all City of Fort Wayne buildings
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry announced Thursday that masks will be required at all city-owned facilities starting Tuesday in response to...
NACS Teaching assistant claims she was fired over mask rules
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Network Indiana): A classroom assistant at a high school in Fort Wayne says she was fired because she refused to wear a...