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Northwest Michigan Health Services Working to Bring Vaccine to Rural Areas
Northwest Michigan Health Services is keeping up with their work to help vaccinate rural parts of Northwest Michigan. They say parts of the areas they service lack the resources they need to get the vaccine. Northwest Michigan Health Services says they’ve been working with community organizations to pinpoint where the vaccines are needed. Director …
BRF Adopts Omicron Technology Solution in Northwest Louisiana | News
Shreveport, Louisiana – BRF announced on Wednesday that it has acquired Chicago-based software developer Omicron Technology Solutions. Omicron Technology Solutions will move to Shreveport to create more than 12 new jobs. Omicron is a developer and provider of software as a service, serving three industries: transportation and passenger management, identity and visitor management, and student …
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s shadow figment technology foils cyberattacks
RICHLAND, Wash.–Scientists have created a cybersecurity technology called Shadow Figment that is designed to lure hackers into an artificial world, then stop them from doing damage by feeding them illusory tidbits of success. The aim is to sequester bad actors by captivating them with an attractive–but imaginary–world. The technology is aimed at protecting physical targets–infrastructure …
This Tri-Cities technology may save you from taking off your shoes at the airport | Northwest
The inconvenience of taking off your shoes to go through a security check at airports may become nothing but a memory. Instead, departing passengers could step onto a small platform that would use electromagnetic waves to check for any object hidden inside shoes that could pose a threat onboard. Two seconds later, quicker than passengers …
Northwest Alaska health provider cleared to serve seal oil to elders
A jar of seal oil processed at the Siglauq building in Kotzebue. (Wesley Early/KOTZ) In Iñupiaq communities, more than any other food, seal oil is a fixture. “I had it for lunch today,” said Cyrus Harris. “I’ll have it for supper tomorrow.” Like many Iñupiaq people in the Northwest Arctic, Harris grew up eating traditional …
Series of car break-ins reported in the vicinity of Southway Avenue | Northwest
A series of smash-and-grab car burglaries and vandalism that occurred mostly in the vicinity of Southway Avenue, west of Eighth Street, were reported Thursday to the Lewiston Police Department. Police couldn’t say for sure that the crimes were related, but they shared the same characteristics. In all, five vehicles had their windows broken, and in …
Northwest Indianapolis neighbors on the lookout for car break-in suspects
Several residents in at least two neighborhoods have caught burglars on camera checking out their vehicles. INDIANAPOLIS — Several car burglary victims on the northwest side of Indianapolis hope to get as many people possible looking at security camera video and photos of the crimes. The victims are sharing who they’ve caught on camera, hoping …
Northwest Ohio colleges and universities alter spring break plans due to COVID-19
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – Colleges and universities across Northwest Ohio are making changes to their spring semesters amid the continuing coronavirus pandemic. The University of Toledo announced in early October that it would be eliminating their normal Spring Break in favor of shorter instructional breaks throughout the semester. University leaders cited a need to reduce …
Police called in to break up confrontation between Trump, Biden supporters in Northwest Bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Bakersfield police officers were called to Rosedale Highway and Coffee Road to break up confrontations and reports of fighting between groups of President Trump and Joe Biden supporters. Officers were called to the intersection Saturday at around 3 p.m. A department spokesperson said officers were called to keep the two groups …
Indiana, Northwest Region Hit Record-breaking Coronavirus Metrics Friday – NBC Chicago
The state of Indiana, along with the Northwest region, have broken records Friday for average daily coronavirus cases. In Indiana and in the Northwest region, which encompasses Lake, Porter, LaSalle, Newton and Jasper counties, COVID-19 cases have been on the rise. On Friday, the Indiana State Health Department reported 1,495 new cases of coronavirus, bringing …
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