Coronavirus

Garvan Gardens implements more policies for visitor safety Even though the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state has grown in the past week, Garvan Woodland Gardens has hosted thousands of visitors during that... by Tanner Newton - March 28, 2020

Hospitals adopt more restrictive visitor policies due to virus CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs and National Park Medical Center updated their visitor policies to more restrictive practices over the past week in an effort to pro... by Cassidy Kendall The Sentinel-Record - March 28, 2020

A Florida Derby day like none other looms at Gulfstream Park MIAMI -- Jack Knowlton has a condo about a mile away from the finish line at Gulfstream Park. And that's as close as he will get to the winner's circle on Satur... by TIM REYNOLDS The Associated Press - March 28, 2020

Keeping fit with no gyms open is a new NBA challenge Denver's players, if they're so willing, have the same assignment each day: Go to their phone or tablet, launch an app and view their individualized daily worko... by Tim Reynolds The Associated Press - March 28, 2020

Santa Anita ends live racing because of coronavirus LOS ANGELES -- Santa Anita canceled live racing Friday because of the coronavirus pandemic after instructions from the Los Angeles County Health Department. by BETH HARRIS The Associated Press - March 28, 2020

During virus, priests master livestream at Gothic cathedral MARSEILLE, France -- Recent restrictions on gatherings in France to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus have forced religious communities to adapt the way... by DANIEL COLE The Associated Press - March 28, 2020

'Choppy waters' await Navy as virus strikes aircraft carrier WASHINGTON -- The Navy, the military service hit hardest by the coronavirus, scrambled Friday to contain its first at-sea outbreak, with at least two dozen infe... by LOLITA C. BALDOR and ROBERT BURNS The Associated Press - March 28, 2020

Webb Center reduces its hours of operation To limit the spread of COVID-19, the Webb Community Center is reducing its days and hours of operation until further notice, William Watkins, the center's execu... March 28, 2020

Arkansas lawmakers OK fund LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansas lawmakers voted Friday to create a $173 million rainy day fund to combat coronavirus and to prevent some agencies' budgets from being cu... by ANDREW DeMILLO The Associated Press - March 28, 2020

Trump signs $2.2T stimulus after swift congressional votes WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law Friday, after swift and near-unanimous action by Con... by ANDREW TAYLOR, ALAN FRAM, LAURIE KELLMAN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE The Associated Press - March 28, 2020

Convention center eyed for 'worst-case scenario' Visit Hot Springs CEO Steve Arrison said the Hot Springs Convention Center was contacted by the Arkansas National Guard to possibly serve as one of the statewid... by Cassidy Kendall The Sentinel-Record - March 28, 2020

Local centers eyed as temporary COVID-19 hospitals The state said Friday that the former Army and Navy General Hospital on Reserve Street is on the list of buildings being considered as alternate care sites, or ... by David Showers - March 28, 2020

Congress locks Trump oversight into $2.2 trillion package WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump declared that "I'll be the oversight" as lawmakers were in the final days of drafting what became a $2.2 trillion rescue pl... by MARY CLARE JALONICK and MATTHEW DALY The Associated Press - March 28, 2020

Not all or nothing: Anti-virus lockdowns could lift slowly WASHINGTON -- For the millions of Americans living under some form of lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, not knowing when the restrictions will end... by RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR The Associated Press - March 28, 2020

Highlights of $2.2 trillion economic relief package WASHINGTON -- Highlights of a $2.2 trillion package to help businesses, workers and a health care system staggered by the coronavirus that President Donald Trum... by ALAN FRAM The Associated Press - March 28, 2020