After 30 years of presiding over crowds at Staunton Avenue Church of God, he is finally calling an end to an illustrious career as a trailblazing firefighter and pastor that always served his community.

An Arizona Supreme Court decision means victims of long-ago child sex abuse can proceed with lawsuits against groups like the Boy Scouts of America.

Alfred Cockfield received the vaccine in a public show of trust and faith in the vaccine. President Joe Biden has called for setting up 100 mass vaccination centers around the country within a month. Coronavirus senior adviser Andy Slavitt says military personnel will arrive at those centers in a little over a week. — Tensions are running high in some state capitols over coronavirus precautions after this year’s legislative sessions began with a COVID-19 outbreaks. ___Find AP’s full coverage of the coronavirus pandemic: https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic

– An Idaho pastor who chose not to enforce Kootenai County’s mask mandate among his congregation continues to recover after he and other church staff members contracted the virus. Paul Van Noy is the senior pastor at Candlelight Christian Fellowship in Coeur d’Alene. Members of the church were not required to wear masks. However, Paul noted that the church would support members' freedom to choose whether or not to wear facial coverings and follow social distancing guidelines. In the weeks that followed, six church staff members, including Paul and his wife, Brenda, contracted the virus.