Source: Navajo Nation to reinstate reservation lockdown for three weeks amid coronavirus surge | TheHill

Source: Kentucky governor: 24 veterans have died in long-term care facility from COVID-19 since October | TheHill

Los Angeles County public health officials reported 20 new deaths and 3,780 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, the highest number of positive cases in one day since the summertime. County officials attributed the growth in cases to increased testing across the county — more than 56,000 tests were processed Friday — yet the positivity rate remains high, at nearly 6%.

Source: L.A. County’s daily coronavirus case count hits summer highs – Los Angeles Times

Six lawsuits filed by Pres. Donald Trump’s campaign have failed to get nearly 9,000 absentee ballots in Pennsylvania invalidated, CNN reports. On Friday, two judges threw out the cases, which the Trump campaign complained should not be counted because their outer envelopes lacked names, dates, and/or addresses. Ultimately, the judges ruled the ballots were valid and they will be processed.

Source: Judges rule against 6 Trump campaign lawsuits to invalidate nearly 9,000 Pennsylvania ballots | KXAN Austin

The total number of new confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases in Illinois is 11,028, a little lower than Friday’s record-breaking 15,415, state public health officials reported on Saturday. But the number of new deaths on Saturday spiked to 166, at least six times higher than Friday’s figure, 27.

Source: COVID-19 in Illinois updates: Here’s what’s happening this weekend – Chicago Tribune

Tulalip wildlife staff and volunteers from Beavers Northwest lined up five cages in a Skykomish mountain stream in September, counting down to a synchronous opening of the gates. From the cages, six beavers – a breeding pair, three kits and a subadult – took a moment to get their bearings, then scurried off in all directions, including […]

Beaver Program Expands, Increasing Habitat Resilience to Climate Change — LRInspire

blue skies ten boys played soccer taken by surprise We never know when disaster will strike. My dear friend was hit by lightening several days before and survived. Sadness mingles with gratitude.

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Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nev., converted its parking garage into a makeshift hospital to assist additional COVID-19 patients.

Source: Nevada hospital turns parking garage into COVID-19 surge unit | TheHill