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Ansonia, CT
News
Unusual Symptoms Reported As Cases Of Highly Contagious Disease Surge In Parts Of US Unusual Symptoms Reported As Cases Of Highly Contagious Disease Surge In Parts Of US
Unusual Symptoms Reported As Cases Of Highly Contagious Disease Surge In Parts Of US A highly contagious illness is making an unwelcome comeback…

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by Joe Lombardi
Waynesboro, PA
News
PA Mom’s BF Choked Kids With Belt As They Lived In Feces: Affidavit PA Mom’s BF Choked Kids With Belt As They Lived In Feces: Affidavit
PA Mom’s BF Choked Kids With Belt As They Lived In Feces: Affidavit A Pennsylvania mother is facing felony charges after police said her four children were…

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by Jillian Pikora
Poughkeepsie, NY
Weather
Air Quality Alert Issued for Hudson Valley, Capital Region Amid Wildfire Smoke Air Quality Alert Issued for Hudson Valley, Capital Region Amid Wildfire Smoke
Air Quality Alert Issued for Hudson Valley, Capital Region Amid Wildfire Smoke Weather officials have issued an Air Quality Health Advisory for a large swath…

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by Ben Crnic
Point Pleasant, NJ
News
CDC Flags 40-State COVID Growth While Omicron Offshoot Variant NB 1.8.1 Drives Summer Spike CDC Flags 40-State COVID Growth While Omicron Offshoot Variant NB 1.8.1 Drives Summer Spike
CDC Flags 40-State COVID Growth While Omicron Offshoot Variant NB 1.8.1 Drives Summer Spike Fueled by a fast-growing new variant, COVID-19…

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by Joe Lombardi
White Plains, NY
News
COVID-19: Lockdowns, Anxiety During Pandemic May Have Aged Your Brain, Study Reveals COVID-19: Lockdowns, Anxiety During Pandemic May Have Aged Your Brain, Study Reveals
Covid-19: Lockdowns, Anxiety During Pandemic May Have Aged Your Brain, Study Reveals New research reveals that simply living through the COVID-19…

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by Joe Lombardi
Yorktown, NY
News
COVID-19: Highly Transmissible Strains Spark Summer Surge In Some States COVID-19: Highly Transmissible Strains Spark Summer Surge In Some States
Covid-19: Highly Transmissible Strains Spark Summer Surge In Some States New surveillance shows COVID-19 is quietly heating up at the height of…

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by Joe Lombardi
Northampton, MA
Business
Public Health Alert Issued For Ham Salad Products Sold Across Country Public Health Alert Issued For Ham Salad Products Sold Across Country
Public Health Alert Issued For Ham Salad Products Sold Across Country A public health alert has been issued for certain ready-to-eat ham salad products…

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by Joe Lombardi
Yonkers, NY
News
Here’s Where You Can Swim Late (And Cheap) In Westchester As Temps Hit 103° Here’s Where You Can Swim Late (And Cheap) In Westchester As Temps Hit 103°
Here’s Where You Can Swim Late (And Cheap) In Westchester As Temps Hit 103° As temperatures soar across the Hudson Valley, Westchester County is…

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by Cecilia Levine
Ansonia, CT
Business
Nationwide Ice Cream Recall Issued Nationwide Ice Cream Recall Issued
Nationwide Ice Cream Recall Issued A popular brand of frozen treats has been pulled from shelves nationwide after a labeling issue raised concerns for…

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by Joe Lombardi
Westfield, NJ
News
Raccoon Bites Two People In Westfield, Rabies Alert Issued Raccoon Bites Two People In Westfield, Rabies Alert Issued
Raccoon Bites Two People In Westfield, Rabies Alert Issued A racoon bit two people in Westfield, authorities announced Tuesday, July 22. The incidents…

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by Sam Barron
Mineola, NY
News
Rabies Declared 'Imminent Public Health Threat' In Nassau County Rabies Declared 'Imminent Public Health Threat' In Nassau County
Rabies Declared 'Imminent Public Health Threat' In Nassau County Nassau County health officials have declared an “imminent public health threat” over…

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by Michael Mashburn
Bel Air, MD
Politics
Trump Admin Gave ICE Access To Medicaid Data: ‘Grave Breach Of Public Trust,’ Maryland AG Says Trump Admin Gave ICE Access To Medicaid Data: ‘Grave Breach Of Public Trust,’ Maryland AG Says
Trump Admin Gave ICE Access To Medicaid Data: ‘Grave Breach Of Public Trust,’ Maryland AG Says Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is accusing…

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by Zak Failla
Cortlandt, NY
News
Harmful Algae Blooms Remain At These Closed Mohegan Lake, Somers Beaches Harmful Algae Blooms Remain At These Closed Mohegan Lake, Somers Beaches
Harmful Algae Blooms Remain At These Closed Mohegan Lake, Somers Beaches Although one Westchester County beach closed by the presence of…

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by Ben Crnic
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
News
West Nile Virus Found In Mosquitoes In Orangetown West Nile Virus Found In Mosquitoes In Orangetown
West Nile Virus Found In Mosquitoes In Orangetown A pool of mosquitoes in a Rockland County town has tested positive for West Nile Virus, health officials…

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by Ben Crnic
Kearny, NJ
News
CVS, Newport Mall, Children's Hospital Among North Jersey Locations Exposed To Measles: NJDOH CVS, Newport Mall, Children's Hospital Among North Jersey Locations Exposed To Measles: NJDOH
CVS, Newport Mall, Children's Hospital Among North Jersey Locations Exposed To Measles: Njdoh A resident of Hudson County has been diagnosed with…

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by Sam Barron
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
News
Nicotine Poisonings Surge Among Babies, Young Kids: Study Nicotine Poisonings Surge Among Babies, Young Kids: Study
Nicotine Poisonings Surge Among Babies, Young Kids: Study Poisonings among young children have risen sharply as products like nicotine pouches and…

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by Chris Spiker
White Plains, NY
Business
Listeria Scare Leads To Recall Of Mushroom Product Listeria Scare Leads To Recall Of Mushroom Product
Listeria Scare Leads To Recall Of Mushroom Product A mushroom product distributed to a produce supplier and supermarket has been recalled following…

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by Joe Lombardi
New London, CT
News
Poop Problem: Nearly 90% Of CT Beaches Tested Unsafe In 2024, New Study Says Poop Problem: Nearly 90% Of CT Beaches Tested Unsafe In 2024, New Study Says
Poop Problem: Nearly 90% Of CT Beaches Tested Unsafe In 2024, New Study Says More than half of all East Coast beaches had potentially unsafe levels of…

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by Chris Spiker
White Plains, NY
News
Bacterial Concerns, Heavy Rain Shut Down These Westchester Beaches Bacterial Concerns, Heavy Rain Shut Down These Westchester Beaches
Bacterial Concerns, Heavy Rain Shut Down These Westchester Beaches Multiple beaches in Westchester County were closed Wednesday, July 9, due to…

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by Ben Crnic
McLean, VA
Business
M&M's, Skittles Reportedly Resisting Push To End Artificial Food Dye Use: Here's Why M&M's, Skittles Reportedly Resisting Push To End Artificial Food Dye Use: Here's Why
M&M's, Skittles Reportedly Resisting Push To End Artificial Food Dye Use: Here's Why One of the nation's largest candy makers is pushing back on a…

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by Chris Spiker
West Hempstead, NY
Police & Fire
Clerk Accused Of Selling Flavored Vapes At West Hempstead Shop: Nassau County Police Clerk Accused Of Selling Flavored Vapes At West Hempstead Shop: Nassau County Police
Clerk Accused Of Selling Flavored Vapes At West Hempstead Shop: Nassau County Police A Long Island convenience store clerk is accused of illegally selling…

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by Jillian Pikora
Bel Air, MD
News
Measles Cases In US Approaches 25-Year High As CDC Confirms 27 Outbreaks Measles Cases In US Approaches 25-Year High As CDC Confirms 27 Outbreaks
Measles Cases In US Approaches 25-Year High As CDC Confirms 27 Outbreaks America has reached another grim milestone as the number of confirmed…

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by Zak Failla
Saratoga Springs, NY
Business
Kraft Heinz Recalls Popular Oscar Mayer Product Sold Across US Kraft Heinz Recalls Popular Oscar Mayer Product Sold Across US
Kraft Heinz Recalls Popular Oscar Mayer Product Sold Across US A massive recall has been issued for a popular Oscar Mayer item sold nationwide due to…

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by Joe Lombardi
Bridgeport, CT
News
Tick Takeover: Pleasure Beach Shuts Down For 2025 As Invasive Insects Overrun Shore Tick Takeover: Pleasure Beach Shuts Down For 2025 As Invasive Insects Overrun Shore
Tick Takeover: Pleasure Beach Shuts Down For 2025 As Invasive Insects Overrun Shore Pleasure Beach, Bridgeport’s beloved shoreline getaway, is closed…

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by Josh Lanier
Denville, NJ
Police & Fire
Two Found Unconscious With Dog In Vehicle Outside Supermarket: Denville PD Two Found Unconscious With Dog In Vehicle Outside Supermarket: Denville PD
Two Found Unconscious With Dog In Vehicle Outside Supermarket: Denville PD Two people were arrested and charged after they found unconscious in a…

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by Sam Barron
York, PA
Police & Fire
Man Brutally Attacks Woman At York Splash Pad, Police Say; Suspect Sought Man Brutally Attacks Woman At York Splash Pad, Police Say; Suspect Sought
Man Brutally Attacks Woman At York Splash Pad, Police Say; Suspect Sought A woman is recovering after a man brutally attacked her in broad daylight at a…

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by Michael Mashburn
Saratoga Springs, NY
News
COVID-19: ‘Razor-Blade Throat’ Variant Spreading Rapidly In US COVID-19: ‘Razor-Blade Throat’ Variant Spreading Rapidly In US
Covid-19: ‘Razor-Blade Throat’ Variant Spreading Rapidly In US A new COVID-19 variant marked by a painful “razor-blade throat” symptom is spreading…

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by Joe Lombardi
Carmel, NY
News
Harmful Algae Blooms, Bacteria Close These Putnam County Beaches Harmful Algae Blooms, Bacteria Close These Putnam County Beaches
Harmful Algae Blooms, Bacteria Close These Putnam County Beaches Several popular swimming areas in Putnam County have been temporarily shut down…

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by Ben Crnic
Sterling, VA
News
Dulles Airport Measles Case Prompts Public Health Warning In Virginia Dulles Airport Measles Case Prompts Public Health Warning In Virginia
Dulles Airport Measles Case Prompts Public Health Warning In Virginia Another measles exposure has been confirmed at Dulles International Airport, and…

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by Zak Failla
Hawthorne, NJ
News
‘Disregard For Rules’ Closes Hawthorne Pool After Bacteria Spike, Officials Say ‘Disregard For Rules’ Closes Hawthorne Pool After Bacteria Spike, Officials Say
‘Disregard For Rules’ Closes Hawthorne Pool After Bacteria Spike, Officials Say Hawthorne’s public pool has been shut down after high levels of bacteria…

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by Cecilia Levine
Gloucester-Rockport, MA
Police & Fire
Off-Duty Nurse Helps Lifeguards Save Man At Good Harbor Beach Off-Duty Nurse Helps Lifeguards Save Man At Good Harbor Beach
Off-Duty Nurse Helps Lifeguards Save Man At Good Harbor Beach A 77-year-old man is alive today thanks to the heroic actions of local lifeguards, an…

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by Josh Lanier