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Aid Workers On The Front Line In Haiti Find Washed-Out Roads, And Some Signs Of Hope

"There's nothing more eerie than walking into a half-destroyed building and seeing yesterday's lesson on the blackboard as if nothing had changed," says Christy Delafield of Mercy Corps.

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, right, speaks at a news conference, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Inslee announced that Washington state is expanding its vaccine mandate to include all public, charter and private school teachers and staff, as well as those working at the state's colleges and universities. The governor also expanded the statewide indoor mask mandate in place for non-vaccinated individuals to include those who are vaccinated. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Teachers In Washington State Must Get Fully Vaccinated — Or They Could Be Fired

The mandate, effective Oct. 18, applies to all K-12 teachers and staff in the state. The news comes as states around the country grapple with rising cases and the return of in-person schooling.

Student wear facemasks as they attend their first day in school after summer vacation at the St. Lawrence Catholic School in north of Miami, on August 18, 2021. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)

Polls: Parents Support School Mask Mandates But Oppose Student Vaccine Requirements

Recent surveys by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the RAND Corporation give some insight into how parents are trying to navigate sending their children back to school as the pandemic continues.

Addison, Southern Tier Communities Clean Up In Wake Of Tropical Storm Fred

“I’ve lived here 45 years and never seen anything like it.”

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021 file photo, rioters try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington. People charged in the attack on the U.S. Capitol left behind a trove of videos and messages that have helped federal authorities build cases. In nearly half of the more than 200 federal cases stemming from the attack, authorities have cited evidence that an insurrectionist appeared to have been inspired by conspiracy theories or extremist ideologies, according to an Associated Press review of court records. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

F&M Poll Shows Most Conservative Pennsylvanians View 1/6 Insurrection Negatively

“Do you think it would be good or bad for our democracy if the events that took place at the capitol on January sixth happened after every election?”

Stravinsky's ballet 'The Firebird' Lands in Ithaca

The Ithaca Ballet is presenting Igor Stravinsky's ballet 'The Firebird'. It's a well-known score, but the ballet is not performed often, because of the…

Drummer, Rocker and Photographer Mike Ricciardi

Local artist Mike Ricciardihas been drumming since the age of nine. This rocker turned photographer knows his way around Photoshop, as well as a drum kit.…

Volunteers helped carry piles of items out of the Dietrich's deluged basement. (Photo courtesy Esther Harmatz)

10 Years After Lee Businesses Still Cope With An Unpredictable River

"They lost it once and they knew what it was like and they didn't want to lose it again.”

FILE - In this Wednesday, March 11, 2020 file photo, a technician prepares COVID-19 coronavirus patient samples for testing at a laboratory in New York's Long Island. Wide scale testing is a critical part of tracking and containing infectious diseases. But the U.S. effort has been plagued by a series of missteps, including accuracy problems with the test kits the CDC sent to other labs and bureaucratic hurdles that slowed the entrance of large, private sector labs. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Home COVID Tests Are Not Perfect, Health Officials Remind Residents

“The PCR testing is the gold standard, it is the most sensitive and accurate to run to determine the results. The antigen testing is a little bit less reliable.”

Sandy Layman (left) and Bob Layman (right). (Provided by Julie Nucci)

Remembering Lee Floods, A Test Of Resiliency And Community In Owego

This week marks ten years since flood waters from Tropical Storm Lee left residents in Owego displaced, without electricy, and scrambling to save their homes. WSKG is sharing some of their stories.

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