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Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins was denied Friday in his quest for a religious exemption by the NBA to San Francisco’s vaccine requirement. Wiggins has steadfastly refused to get the vaccine, according to a report this week from the San Francisco Chronicle. Since the city requires vaccination for everyone at large, indoor gatherings — such as basketball games — the veteran forward will not be able to play in any home games if he remains resistant to getting the shot. It’s possible he won’t be able to play at a number of road arenas that also require vaccination.

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Routt County Sheriff Garrett Wiggins suggested the ongoing protests around the country aren’t about race. Wiggins instead indicated that people are “trying to create chaos in our nation during a campaign year.” ... This nonsense our country is experiencing has nothing to do with race,” Wiggins ... “It is totally political, fueled by extreme ideology and haters of America.” Wiggins .. bases his opinions on thorough research and data, and “the data does not support this protest movement where cops are targeting blacks and blacks are overwhelmingly killed by police more than whites. ... The leaders of...

Sir Bradley Wiggins took drugs to boost his performance before winning the 2012 Tour de France, a devastating report said last night. In a bombshell conclusion, MPs rejected claims that the five-time Olympic gold medallist took triamcinolone before the Tour to treat his asthma. They concluded it was, in fact, being used – within anti- doping regulations – to ‘prepare’ Team Sky rider Wiggins for the gruelling event. ‘The purpose of this was not to treat medical need, but to improve his power-to-weight ratio ahead of the race,’ they said.

Democratic Sen. Pat Wiggins, who has raised eyebrows with occasional outbursts at the Capitol, is taking a partial leave from the Legislature to attend to an undisclosed medical condition. "Senator Wiggins will be here to cast the important votes as the session proceeds," Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg said Wednesday. "But other than that, she needs some time to deal with some medical issues. So that's what she is doing." Steinberg declined to elaborate on her medical condition. The Senate Rules Committee was scheduled Wednesday to remove the Santa Rosa legislator from the Senate Local Government, Senate Veterans Affairs...

Residents of the home district of Sen. Pat Wiggins are starting to seriously question whether the Santa Rosa Democrat should remain in office for nearly another year, her hometown paper is reporting. Wiggins, aides have said, has an undisclosed medical condition that makes her irritable and explains some public outbursts she has had at the Capitol. She's also displayed some confusion at events where she appeared not to recognize some people, according to witnesses quoted in a Santa Rosa Press Democrat story published Saturday. Some interviewed imply the 69-year-old senator depends too much on aides to cast her votes, but...

Sen. Pat Wiggins, D-Santa Rosa, interrupted a committee hearing Wednesday afternoon, screaming and racing toward committee staffers who apparently had failed to refill a water canister that she found empty after the hearing's lunch break. Another committee member had to intervene – blocking the 69-year-old lawmaker from the young staff members – before an aide to Wiggins led the senator back to her seat. Wiggins has been dogged with questions about her health in the wake of outbursts and other odd behavior. In 2008, she swore at a minister testifying in committee on global warming, exclaiming, "Excuse me, but I...