Disney World may add coronavirus temperature checks for reopening, says Bob Iger
ORLANDO, Fla. (FOX 35) -- Though it is not clear when Walt Disney World theme parks will reopen in Orlando, Florida, as the coronavirus has shut down most nonessential businesses, Disney Executive Chairman Bob Iger says he has a plan in mind that may include temperature checks.“One of the things that we’re discussing already is that in order to return to some semblance of normal, people will have to feel comfortable that they’re safe.
ORLANDO, Fla. (FOX 35) -- Though it is not clear when Walt Disney World theme parks will reopen in Orlando, Florida, as the coronavirus has shut down most nonessential businesses, Disney Executive Chairman Bob Iger says he has a plan in mind that may include temperature checks.“One of the things that we’re discussing already is that in order to return to some semblance of normal, people will have to feel comfortable that they’re safe.
DMV limiting in-person services beginning Wednesday due to COVID-19 pandemic
MILWAUKEE --Starting Wednesday, April 8, DMV service centers will be closed to all in-person transactions except the following services, which will be available by appointment only:
MILWAUKEE --Starting Wednesday, April 8, DMV service centers will be closed to all in-person transactions except the following services, which will be available by appointment only:
'Unfortunate:' Milwaukee officials report hundreds of absentee ballots missing witness signatures
MILWAUKEE -- After an Election Day like no other on Tuesday, April 7 -- with thousands of Wisconsin voters waiting hours in line to cast ballots at overcrowded polling stations amid a pandemic -- officials with the Wisconsin Elections Commission on Wednesday, April 8 reported that just over one million absentee ballots had been returned statewide.
MILWAUKEE -- After an Election Day like no other on Tuesday, April 7 -- with thousands of Wisconsin voters waiting hours in line to cast ballots at overcrowded polling stations amid a pandemic -- officials with the Wisconsin Elections Commission on Wednesday, April 8 reported that just over one million absentee ballots had been returned statewide.
Should kids advance to the next grade following return to school?
WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) -- Online distance learning is in full swing for students across the country and across the Washington, D.C. area and so is a debate about whether or not students should move up to the next grade level following the coronavirus pandemic— especially elementary school students.Campuses remain closed but learning is supposed to be happening at home.
WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) -- Online distance learning is in full swing for students across the country and across the Washington, D.C. area and so is a debate about whether or not students should move up to the next grade level following the coronavirus pandemic— especially elementary school students.Campuses remain closed but learning is supposed to be happening at home.
Wuhan ends lockdown; Virus strains medical workers to limits
LONDON — After 76 days in lockdown, the Chinese city at the heart of the global pandemic reopened Wednesday and tens of thousands immediately hopped on trains and planes to leave.
LONDON — After 76 days in lockdown, the Chinese city at the heart of the global pandemic reopened Wednesday and tens of thousands immediately hopped on trains and planes to leave.
'Shouting and crying:' Voters get in heated exchange outside Riverside High School
MILWAUKEE -- Thousands of Wisconsin voters waited hours in line to cast ballots at overcrowded polling stations on Tuesday, April 7.
MILWAUKEE -- Thousands of Wisconsin voters waited hours in line to cast ballots at overcrowded polling stations on Tuesday, April 7.
'Putting lives at stake:' Voters who didn't receive absentee ballots forced to polls amid pandemic
MILWAUKEE -- Thousands of Wisconsin voters waiting for their absentee ballots to come in the mail were left with an uncomfortable choice on Election Day, Tuesday, April 7.
MILWAUKEE -- Thousands of Wisconsin voters waiting for their absentee ballots to come in the mail were left with an uncomfortable choice on Election Day, Tuesday, April 7.
Waukesha couple gets 'socially-distanced' surprise as they celebrate 58 years of marriage
WAUKESHA -- A couple in Waukesha celebrated 58 years of marriage on Tuesday, April 7 -- and they got quite the surprise to go along with that amazing milestone.Sue and Harry Manzke were married on April 7, 1962.
WAUKESHA -- A couple in Waukesha celebrated 58 years of marriage on Tuesday, April 7 -- and they got quite the surprise to go along with that amazing milestone.Sue and Harry Manzke were married on April 7, 1962.
Lt. Gov. Barnes talks election 'directed by the incomparable Speaker, Senate Majority leader duo'
MADISON -- Despite federal health recommendations, thousands of Wisconsin voters waited hours in long lines outside overcrowded polling stations on Tuesday, April 7 so they could participate in a presidential primary election that tested the limits of electoral politics in the midst of a pandemic.Thousands more stayed home, unwilling to risk their health even as Republican officials pushed forward with the election amid a stay-at-home order.
MADISON -- Despite federal health recommendations, thousands of Wisconsin voters waited hours in long lines outside overcrowded polling stations on Tuesday, April 7 so they could participate in a presidential primary election that tested the limits of electoral politics in the midst of a pandemic.Thousands more stayed home, unwilling to risk their health even as Republican officials pushed forward with the election amid a stay-at-home order.
Oak Creek clerk reports 'lower turnout, but very consistent' amid election during pandemic
OAK CREEK -- Despite federal health recommendations, thousands of Wisconsin voters waited hours in long lines outside overcrowded polling stations on Tuesday so they could participate in a presidential primary election that tested the limits of electoral politics in the midst of a pandemic.Thousands more stayed home, unwilling to risk their health even as Republican officials pushed forward with the election amid a stay-at-home order.
OAK CREEK -- Despite federal health recommendations, thousands of Wisconsin voters waited hours in long lines outside overcrowded polling stations on Tuesday so they could participate in a presidential primary election that tested the limits of electoral politics in the midst of a pandemic.Thousands more stayed home, unwilling to risk their health even as Republican officials pushed forward with the election amid a stay-at-home order.
'Pitch in where we can:' Reduced number of polling sites, 1st-time workers keep elections moving despite COVID-19
WAUWATOSA -- There are normally 10 voting locations in Wauwatosa -- that was reduced to seven.
WAUWATOSA -- There are normally 10 voting locations in Wauwatosa -- that was reduced to seven.
Celebrated singer-songwriter John Prine dies at 73 from COVID-19 complications
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- John Prine, the ingenious singer-songwriter who explored the heartbreaks, indignities and absurdities of everyday life in “Angel from Montgomery,” “Sam Stone,” “Hello in There” and scores of other indelible tunes, died Tuesday at the age of 73.His family announced his death from complications from the coronavirus; he died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, where he had been hospitalized last month.Winner of a lifetime achievement Grammy earlier this year, Prine was a virtuoso of the soul, if not the body.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- John Prine, the ingenious singer-songwriter who explored the heartbreaks, indignities and absurdities of everyday life in “Angel from Montgomery,” “Sam Stone,” “Hello in There” and scores of other indelible tunes, died Tuesday at the age of 73.His family announced his death from complications from the coronavirus; he died at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, where he had been hospitalized last month.Winner of a lifetime achievement Grammy earlier this year, Prine was a virtuoso of the soul, if not the body.
Parties ready for court battles over voting rights: 'COVID has added fuel to that fire'
MADISON -- Wisconsin's chaotic primary may just be the beginning.
MADISON -- Wisconsin's chaotic primary may just be the beginning.
Police: New Mexico man, angered by not qualifying for coronavirus check, tried to set wife on fire
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A New Mexico man tried to set his wife, who has disabilities, on fire because he was angry he didn’t qualify for a coronavirus-related stimulus check, police alleged.Cops arrested, Joe Macias, 63, Wednesday, April 1 after he got into an argument with his wife and allegedly doused her with gasoline, the Albuquerque Journal reported.The wife told police that Macias had come home around 5 p.m. with a four-pack of beer, “upset because he did not qualify for the stimulus check.”Macias threw gas on his wife and their mobile home, police said.The wife told officers Macias pulled out a cigarette and tried to light it several times but was unsuccessful because gasoline got on the lighter.Police said officers later found Macias walking down the street wearing gasoline-soaked clothes.
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A New Mexico man tried to set his wife, who has disabilities, on fire because he was angry he didn’t qualify for a coronavirus-related stimulus check, police alleged.Cops arrested, Joe Macias, 63, Wednesday, April 1 after he got into an argument with his wife and allegedly doused her with gasoline, the Albuquerque Journal reported.The wife told police that Macias had come home around 5 p.m. with a four-pack of beer, “upset because he did not qualify for the stimulus check.”Macias threw gas on his wife and their mobile home, police said.The wife told officers Macias pulled out a cigarette and tried to light it several times but was unsuccessful because gasoline got on the lighter.Police said officers later found Macias walking down the street wearing gasoline-soaked clothes.
Texas police announce arrest of 18-year-old who said she was 'willfully spreading' COVID-19
CARROLLTON, Texas -- Police in Texas on Tuesday, April 7 arrested an 18-year-old accused of posting on social media that she tested positive for COVID-19 coronavirus and was “willfully spreading it.”“I'm at Walmart about to infest ,” she said in the now-viral video. “If I'm going down, all you are going down.”Lorraine Maradiaga, 18, was charged with making a terroristic threat, a third-degree felony.
CARROLLTON, Texas -- Police in Texas on Tuesday, April 7 arrested an 18-year-old accused of posting on social media that she tested positive for COVID-19 coronavirus and was “willfully spreading it.”“I'm at Walmart about to infest ,” she said in the now-viral video. “If I'm going down, all you are going down.”Lorraine Maradiaga, 18, was charged with making a terroristic threat, a third-degree felony.
Bay View restaurant starts 'Adopt-a-Medic' effort to feed pandemic's frontline workers
BAY VIEW -- Hospital workers are risking their lives every day during the coronavirus pandemic, and one local eatery is showing appreciation for those frontline workers -- one soup at a time.An empty kitchen seems strange, but it's what business at The Soup Market in Bay View is nowadays.
BAY VIEW -- Hospital workers are risking their lives every day during the coronavirus pandemic, and one local eatery is showing appreciation for those frontline workers -- one soup at a time.An empty kitchen seems strange, but it's what business at The Soup Market in Bay View is nowadays.
'Might be the 1st time nationwide:' 2,400+ citizen soldiers served as poll workers amid COVID-19
MILWAUKEE -- Thousands of Wisconsin voters waited hours in line to cast ballots and more than 2,400 citizen soldiers with the Wisconsin National Guard staffed overcrowded polling stations on Tuesday, April 7, straining the state's ability to hold a presidential primary election in the grip of an escalating pandemic.
MILWAUKEE -- Thousands of Wisconsin voters waited hours in line to cast ballots and more than 2,400 citizen soldiers with the Wisconsin National Guard staffed overcrowded polling stations on Tuesday, April 7, straining the state's ability to hold a presidential primary election in the grip of an escalating pandemic.
Dr. Fauci: ‘We need to put our foot on the accelerator’ to see an end to COVID-19 pandemic
WASHINGTON ─ Even though he says the worst is yet to come, Dr.
WASHINGTON ─ Even though he says the worst is yet to come, Dr.
With pandemic precautions in place, turnout holds steady at lone Waukesha polling site
WAUKESHA -- Voters in Waukesha lined up early Tuesday morning outside the city's one polling place, and the turnout remained steady throughout the day.The city set up cones to help people line up and practice social distancing -- one of the many extra precautions taken to keep voters safe.
WAUKESHA -- Voters in Waukesha lined up early Tuesday morning outside the city's one polling place, and the turnout remained steady throughout the day.The city set up cones to help people line up and practice social distancing -- one of the many extra precautions taken to keep voters safe.