The state health department says I-C-U doctors should receive credit for helping to lower the number of COVID-19 patients who need ventilators. On April 4th, the state reported 571 of their COVID-19 patients were on ventilators, now that number is 349. Assistant state health officer Doctor Joseph Kanter
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Today is the 10-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion that killed eleven people and produced one of the largest environmental disasters in U-S history. National Wildlife Federation Gulf of Mexico Restoration Director David Muth says sea turtles, dolphins and corals have all been negatively impacted, but there have been some bright spots…
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16-billion dollars in criminal and civil fines were made available for the restoration of the Gulf and another 12-billion dollars will be used through 2032.

High School seniors and juniors are missing out on spring graduation and ring ceremonies, but that’s not stopping them from getting their caps, gowns, and rings. Matt Doyle has the story.
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The state department of corrections has announced its first inmate death from the coronavirus. The D-O-C says the victim was 69-year-old with underlying health conditions. The Angola prisoner was not identified, but officials say he was serving a life sentence for murder since 1978.