Wisconsin activates field hospital as COVID keeps surging

By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin health officials announced Wednesday that a field hospital will open next week at the state fairgrounds near Milwaukee as a surge in COVID-19 cases threatens to overwhelm hospitals. Wisconsin has become a hot spot for the ...

Second Lawsuit Over School Reopening Metrics and Map Rejected

CHARLESTON — A high school quarterback's Hail Mary pass to block enforcement of the color-coded map and metrics used to determine whether Mountain State schools can reopen for in-person learning was rejected, making it the second time the courts have thrown out a case to block the ...

Trump, Still Infectious, Back at White House — Without Mask

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump staged a dramatic return to the White House Monday night after leaving the military hospital where he has been receiving an unprecedented level of care for COVID-19. He immediately ignited a new controversy by declaring that despite his illness the ...

What We Know and Don’t Know About Trump’s COVID Illness

(AP) — President Donald Trump’s release from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and return to the White House make one thing blindingly clear: He is eager to get his battle with COVID-19 behind him, as a reelection campaign clouded by the pandemic draws to a close. Little else ...

School Officials: Wheeling Park Student Tests Positive for COVID-19

Wheeling Park High School has its first positive COVID-19 test in a student. School principal Meredith Dailer posted a note on the high school’s Schoology platform late Saturday notifying of the positive test. A call also was sent out to parents. A single positive COVID-19 case has been identified at Wheeling Park High School. The Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department notified the Ohio County Board of Education that a student tested positive on Oct. 1, 2020. The health department and school officials have investigated and identified the students and staff that were direct contacts. ...

Trump Declares ‘I Get It,’ Then Briefly Leaves Hospital

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump declared, “I get it,” in a message to the nation Sunday evening before briefly leaving the hospital to salute cheering supporters from his motorcade, a surprising move that raised new questions about the president’s understanding of the ...