Shannon Wells, Lawrence Humane Society / Contributed Photo

Dog who was stabbed and whose owner was killed is recovering, ‘supervising’ at Lawrence Humane Society

Bear’s slightly scruffy, mostly-black fur is tinged with gray around his nose and paws. His big brown eyes might not appear quite as sad if we didn’t know what he had been through in the past couple of days. But we know that Wednesday morning, Bear was stabbed and went into shock.

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Biden mandates nursing homes require COVID vaccine or lose Medicare, Medicaid funds; facilities concerned about losing staff

Nursing homes will be required to ensure their staffers are vaccinated against COVID-19, or risk losing federal Medicare and Medicaid dollars, the Biden administration announced Wednesday in a major move on vaccinations as the Delta variant sweeps many states.