Nine weeks ago—for reference, those were the innocent days when canceling March Madness still felt apocalyptic and surreal—an Evansville hospital issued a public plea for homemade cotton face masks.

As shoppers scavenge to find toilet paper and other quarantine essentials, some crafters who are making protective masks said they struggle to find another necessary item: elastic. With protection ...

Steve Engel repairs sewing machines for individuals and companies, nearly all of whom are now focused on making face masks. Courtesy Steve Engel. While businesses and industries across the state have ...

KALAMAZOO, MI -- Kellie Boers sits at her sewing machine in the living room of her Portage home with her dog, Lucy, by her side. Boers has been working 12-hour days at her makeshift workstation, ...

Lowell resident Judith Durant has been making cloth masks like these for the past several weeks to donate to area organizations and individuals. (Courtesy of Judith Durant) LOWELL — Over the last few ...

American face mask manufacturers are warning that they will soon go broke without government support, potentially ceding domestic mask production amid a surge in COVID-19 cases. Private companies and ...

Hailed as a “game changer" in the region’s quest for much-needed protective medical gear, a massive machine used to sterilize respirator masks that was rushed into emergency use has come under ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austinites are practicing social distancing and wearing face masks in public in accordance with recent orders amid the coronavirus pandemic. But one army officer in Austin found that ...