COVID-19 cases are once again on the rise across the area but despite new outbreaks, many area long-term care facilities are not instituting new lockdown procedures due to vaccination programs and infection control measures electing for a more directed approach to the illness.

Tyler Luke Whitley, 20, of Weatherford, has been charged with bringing contraband into a penal institution after an incident took place in the Custer County Jail Aug. 17.

In 1788, Congress chose New York City as the temporary federal capital.

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — President Joe Biden said Sunday his visit to Vietnam to showcase stronger ties with Hanoi was not about trying to start a 'cold war' with China, but rather was part of a broader effort to provide global stability by building U.S. relationships throughout Asia at a time of tensions with Beijing.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A trial began Monday over a sweeping Texas voting law that sparked a 38-day walkout by Democrats in 2021 and were among the strictest changes passed by Republicans nationwide following former President Donald Trump's false claims of a stolen election.

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