‘We’re going to find you and prosecute you:' Lawmakers look to protect elders from coronavirus scams
WASHINGTON — Some seniors throughout the country are the targets of scammers who are now using the coronavirus outbreak as a way to exploit the vulnerable.“This is the worst of the worst,” Pennsylvania Rep.
WASHINGTON — Some seniors throughout the country are the targets of scammers who are now using the coronavirus outbreak as a way to exploit the vulnerable.“This is the worst of the worst,” Pennsylvania Rep.
Combating coronavirus: More doctors turning to telehealth in midst of pandemic
WASHINGTON – Healthcare workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic are trying to do more checkups from home.“We have moved every patient we possibly can to a virtual platform,” Dr.
WASHINGTON – Healthcare workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic are trying to do more checkups from home.“We have moved every patient we possibly can to a virtual platform,” Dr.
Spain hit by record virus deaths; NY demands reinforcements
MADRID, Spain — Spain's coronavirus deaths jumped by a record number Tuesday as the country's medical system strained to care for its tens of thousands of infected patients, and the World Health Organization warned that the pandemic was far from over in Asia.In the United States, where the spread of the coronavirus has been accelerating, New York Gov.
MADRID, Spain — Spain's coronavirus deaths jumped by a record number Tuesday as the country's medical system strained to care for its tens of thousands of infected patients, and the World Health Organization warned that the pandemic was far from over in Asia.In the United States, where the spread of the coronavirus has been accelerating, New York Gov.
Report: Texas company looking to dock stimulus money from paychecks, relieve their payroll
AUSTIN, Texas -- A company in Austin, Texas is looking to dock pay from workers who receive government stimulus checks, according to an anonymous employee, according to FOX35.With the historic $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus deal signed, Americans can look forward to receiving some economic relief during the pandemic.An unnamed company in Texas, though, appears to be looking to use the stimulus to relieve their payroll strain.On Wednesday, the company sent out a form titled “Employee Acknowledgement of ‘Government Assistance’ Pay Reduction.”The form was reported by an employee who wished to remain anonymous, but the employee spoke to local news KXAN about the situation.“The form says they are preemptively deducting funds from our paychecks.
AUSTIN, Texas -- A company in Austin, Texas is looking to dock pay from workers who receive government stimulus checks, according to an anonymous employee, according to FOX35.With the historic $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus deal signed, Americans can look forward to receiving some economic relief during the pandemic.An unnamed company in Texas, though, appears to be looking to use the stimulus to relieve their payroll strain.On Wednesday, the company sent out a form titled “Employee Acknowledgement of ‘Government Assistance’ Pay Reduction.”The form was reported by an employee who wished to remain anonymous, but the employee spoke to local news KXAN about the situation.“The form says they are preemptively deducting funds from our paychecks.
1,200+ confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, 16K+ test negative
MILWAUKEE — The total positive cases of coronavirus in Wisconsin rose to 1,221 on Monday, March 30, Wisconsin Department of Health Services officials said.
MILWAUKEE — The total positive cases of coronavirus in Wisconsin rose to 1,221 on Monday, March 30, Wisconsin Department of Health Services officials said.
With season on hold due to COVID-19, Bucks' Kyle Korver working to 'make the best of this'
MILWAUKEE -- With the NBA season on hold as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Milwaukee Bucks guard Kyle Korver is focused on things he can control.Instead of working at Fiserv Forum, Korver is processing the COVID-19 pandemic like everyone else."I think I'm trying to find the silver linings," said Korver. "There's a ton of time to reconnect with my family, my kids.
MILWAUKEE -- With the NBA season on hold as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Milwaukee Bucks guard Kyle Korver is focused on things he can control.Instead of working at Fiserv Forum, Korver is processing the COVID-19 pandemic like everyone else."I think I'm trying to find the silver linings," said Korver. "There's a ton of time to reconnect with my family, my kids.
'Rough to say the least:' Brown Deer man tested positive for COVID-19 days after 43rd birthday
BROWN DEER -- Just days after Mack Bates celebrated his birthday, he was hospitalized for COVID-19.
BROWN DEER -- Just days after Mack Bates celebrated his birthday, he was hospitalized for COVID-19.
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Some Instacart, Amazon workers strike as jobs get riskier
NEW YORK — Some Instacart and Amazon warehouse workers walked off the job Monday demanding greater safeguards against the coronavirus, even as both companies are speed-hiring hundreds of thousands of new workers to handle a surge in delivery orders.The one-day strikes had little impact on consumers, but the unrest called attention to mounting discontent among low-wage workers who are on the front lines of the pandemic, serving the needs of those who can keep safe working from home.
NEW YORK — Some Instacart and Amazon warehouse workers walked off the job Monday demanding greater safeguards against the coronavirus, even as both companies are speed-hiring hundreds of thousands of new workers to handle a surge in delivery orders.The one-day strikes had little impact on consumers, but the unrest called attention to mounting discontent among low-wage workers who are on the front lines of the pandemic, serving the needs of those who can keep safe working from home.
School shutdowns raise stakes of digital divide for students
WINNSBORO, S.C. — Students struggling to get online in a rural South Carolina county received a boost last week with the arrival of six buses equipped with Wi-Fi, some of the hundreds the state has rolled out since schools were closed by the coronavirus outbreak.With routers mounted inside, the buses broadcast enough bandwidth in an area the size of a small parking lot for parents to drive up and children to access the internet from inside their cars.
WINNSBORO, S.C. — Students struggling to get online in a rural South Carolina county received a boost last week with the arrival of six buses equipped with Wi-Fi, some of the hundreds the state has rolled out since schools were closed by the coronavirus outbreak.With routers mounted inside, the buses broadcast enough bandwidth in an area the size of a small parking lot for parents to drive up and children to access the internet from inside their cars.
McConaughey says stay home now, great things may lie ahead
NEW YORK — Matthew McConaughey has gone from advertising for going out and driving to selling people on staying home, and says that successfully navigating this crisis could bring great things from Hollywood and humanity.The Academy Award winner whose meditative commercials for Lincoln vehicles have been a TV and YouTube staple for years is the narrator, co-writer and co-creator of a public service announcement promoting isolation and safety amid the coronavirus pandemic.“We are at war with a virus, and health care troops and first responders are on the front line fighting it everyday,” McConaughey says over images of masked medical workers, children tending to backyard plants, and empty highways. “Let's join the fight by staying home.”He goes on to say that staying behind closed doors is “the most brave and aggressive weapon we have against this enemy.”“It seemed like we need to let the message out that staying home is more than more than a good idea, that it's actually what we need to do — what's necessary to win,” McConaughey told The Associated Press on Monday. “So that's why we started it off with saying, let’s look at this as it is a war that we're in, instead of just saying, ‘Hey, is it a good defense to go stay at home?’ No, actually, it's our greatest offense right now.”McConaughey is hunkered down in his longtime hometown of Austin, Texas, with his wife, three kids and his mother, who he moved out of her assisted living facility to join them.For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks.
NEW YORK — Matthew McConaughey has gone from advertising for going out and driving to selling people on staying home, and says that successfully navigating this crisis could bring great things from Hollywood and humanity.The Academy Award winner whose meditative commercials for Lincoln vehicles have been a TV and YouTube staple for years is the narrator, co-writer and co-creator of a public service announcement promoting isolation and safety amid the coronavirus pandemic.“We are at war with a virus, and health care troops and first responders are on the front line fighting it everyday,” McConaughey says over images of masked medical workers, children tending to backyard plants, and empty highways. “Let's join the fight by staying home.”He goes on to say that staying behind closed doors is “the most brave and aggressive weapon we have against this enemy.”“It seemed like we need to let the message out that staying home is more than more than a good idea, that it's actually what we need to do — what's necessary to win,” McConaughey told The Associated Press on Monday. “So that's why we started it off with saying, let’s look at this as it is a war that we're in, instead of just saying, ‘Hey, is it a good defense to go stay at home?’ No, actually, it's our greatest offense right now.”McConaughey is hunkered down in his longtime hometown of Austin, Texas, with his wife, three kids and his mother, who he moved out of her assisted living facility to join them.For most people, the new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks.
Submit a small business in SE Wisconsin that remains open during the COVID-19 pandemic
MILWAUKEE — FOX6 News is curating a list of small businesses (not restaurants or bars -- for that list CLICK HERE) that remain open while all of southeast Wisconsin copes with the COVID-19 pandemic.
MILWAUKEE — FOX6 News is curating a list of small businesses (not restaurants or bars -- for that list CLICK HERE) that remain open while all of southeast Wisconsin copes with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort arrives in New York City
NEW YORK — A Navy hospital ship has arrived in New York City to help relieve the coronavirus crisis gripping New York City's hospitals.The USNS Comfort has 1,000 beds and 12 operating rooms that could be up and running within 24 hours.
NEW YORK — A Navy hospital ship has arrived in New York City to help relieve the coronavirus crisis gripping New York City's hospitals.The USNS Comfort has 1,000 beds and 12 operating rooms that could be up and running within 24 hours.
Local company known for making mascots now making face shields amid COVID-19 outbreak
MILWAUKEE -- Some of the most famous mascots -- like Ronald McDonald and the Racing Sausages at Miller Park -- are made by one Milwaukee company.
MILWAUKEE -- Some of the most famous mascots -- like Ronald McDonald and the Racing Sausages at Miller Park -- are made by one Milwaukee company.
Caradaro Club teams up with local neighborhood association for 'virtual pizza party'
MILWAUKEE -- More than 100 10-inch cheese pizzas are being prepped at the original Caradaro Club in Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE -- More than 100 10-inch cheese pizzas are being prepped at the original Caradaro Club in Milwaukee.
Gloves, masks, gowns and more: MATC donated PPE to 6 Milwaukee-area hospitals
MILWAUKEE -- Officials with Milwaukee Area Technical College on Monday, March 30 donated personal protective equipment to six Milwaukee-area hospitals amid the coronavirus pandemic.Officials noted in a statement the PPE was divided equally among the six health care facilities in Milwaukee County and Ozaukee County, and six ventilators and one bipap machine (breathing apparatus for patients with sleep apnea) were already loaned to Aurora Sinai Medical Center, Aurora West Allis Medical Center and Froedtert Hospital.Donations made Monday included the following:
MILWAUKEE -- Officials with Milwaukee Area Technical College on Monday, March 30 donated personal protective equipment to six Milwaukee-area hospitals amid the coronavirus pandemic.Officials noted in a statement the PPE was divided equally among the six health care facilities in Milwaukee County and Ozaukee County, and six ventilators and one bipap machine (breathing apparatus for patients with sleep apnea) were already loaned to Aurora Sinai Medical Center, Aurora West Allis Medical Center and Froedtert Hospital.Donations made Monday included the following:
Cedarburg School District hosts food drive while connecting students with e-learning essentials
CEDARBURG -- School children in Cedarburg who came to pick up materials for online classes Monday, March 30 also helped those in need.The Cedarburg School District partnered with Family Sharing to collect food pantry items.Families with kids in grades 5K through fourth were asked to make donations when they came to pick up their Chromebooks at Cedarburg High School."We are feeling stressed and overwhelmed we know others are, as well," said Superintendent Todd Bugnacki.Officials planned to continue this on Tuesday, March 31, but said families don't have to go out and shop for items.
CEDARBURG -- School children in Cedarburg who came to pick up materials for online classes Monday, March 30 also helped those in need.The Cedarburg School District partnered with Family Sharing to collect food pantry items.Families with kids in grades 5K through fourth were asked to make donations when they came to pick up their Chromebooks at Cedarburg High School."We are feeling stressed and overwhelmed we know others are, as well," said Superintendent Todd Bugnacki.Officials planned to continue this on Tuesday, March 31, but said families don't have to go out and shop for items.
Wisconsin election preparation moves ahead despite coronavirus
MADISON — Wisconsin election officials pressed on Monday with preparations for next week's presidential primary, despite the threat of the coronavirus and a federal lawsuit seeking a delay and expansion of absentee voting.Monday was the deadline for voters to register to vote online or by mail to cast an absentee ballot.
MADISON — Wisconsin election officials pressed on Monday with preparations for next week's presidential primary, despite the threat of the coronavirus and a federal lawsuit seeking a delay and expansion of absentee voting.Monday was the deadline for voters to register to vote online or by mail to cast an absentee ballot.