Introducing Clallam County’s first recipient of the Pfizer vaccine Friday morning
PORT ANGELES – The first recipient of the vaccine was Samantha Counts, an RN in Olympic Medical Center’s Emergency Services department. The vaccine was administered by Gretchen Souza, OMC’s Director of Education. Photos by Heather Nelson/OMC.
Coca-Cola to cut 2,200 jobs globally
bluebeat76/iStockBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Coca-Cola confirmed to ABC News Friday that it was cutting approximately 2,200 jobs globally as part of a company reorganization plan. Some 1,200 of those job cuts will be
Zoom to remove time limits on free accounts over holidays
alexsl/iStockBy CATHERINE THORBECKE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — As health officials urge Americans not to travel home for the holidays, Zoom said it was removing the time limit for meetings on free accounts during certain holidays this
Mom warns parents after son charges $16K on in-app game purchases
Jessica JohnsonBy NICOLE PELLETIERE, ABC News (NEW YORK) — A Connecticut mother has a message for parents after she said her 6-year-old racked up thousands of dollars on in-app purchases while playing his favorite video game on
Flu numbers are down this year due to higher vaccination rates amid COVID pandemic
Amornrat Phuchom/iStockBy DR. SHIELA BEROUKHIM AFRAHIMI, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hospitals across the U.S. are nearing critical capacity due to the rise in COVID-19 cases just as the winter flu season begins to threaten the country.
Comparing the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines
ABC News, FDABy ERIN SCHUMAKER, ABC News (NEW YORK) — With front-line doctors receiving the Pfizer vaccine and Moderna’s vaccine on the cusp of authorization by the Food and Drug Administration, Americans may be wondering: What’s the
College students help working moms stay in the workforce with virtual tutoring
Courtesy Pilar McDonaldBy DANIELLE GENET, ABC News (NEW YORK) — Alana Achtekirchen is a single mom of two elementary school-aged kids living in San Francisco. She’s been doing her best to get through the day-to-day challenges of
Scoreboard roundup — 12/17/20
iStockBy ABC News (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION PRESEASONCharlotte 123, Orlando 115Detroit 97, Washington 86Houston 128, San Antonio 106Memphis 128, Atlanta 106Minnesota 129, Dallas 127 (OT)Golden State 113,
Benefactor gifts family home to OMC Foundation
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – Despite Covid restrictions on gatherings this year, it was a better year for fundraising for the Olympic Medical Center Foundation than one might have expected, with almost $650,000 raised to benefit
City of Sequim walking the talk to help local businesses with $460K in grants
By Pepper Fisher SEQUIM – The Sequim City Council this week approved a second round of grants to small businesses hit hard by the pandemic, and the level of funding, nearly half a million dollars this year,