Tag: outbreak

Severe weather outbreak possible in Tri-State on Tuesday, Wednesday

A severe storm outbreak is possible Tuesday and Wednesday in the Tri-State, according to the National Weather Service. The storms will be part of what is expected to be an active weather pattern through early Thursday. The Storm Prediction Center has included the region in the “slight risk” area for severe weather on Tuesday, and […]

Remembering the May 4 Kansas City tornado outbreak 21 years later

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Saturday marks 21 years since one of the strongest tornadoes to evet hit the Kansas City metro took place. Winds more than 200 mph ripped through houses, apartments and businesses in communities such as Kansas City, Kansas, and Riverside, Parkville and Liberty, Missouri. Other tornadoes were reported near Leavenworth and Paola […]

Suspect in Austin opioid overdose outbreak arrested: affidavit

AUSTIN, Texas – Police have arrested a man suspected of dealing drugs containing fentanyl that led to a spike in overdoses in Austin. Click to open this PDF in a new window. According to an arrest affidavit, on Monday, April 29 at approximately 9:02 a.m., APD officers and ATCEMS medics responded to a call reporting […]

Gangs lay siege to neighbourhoods in fresh outbreak of violence in Haiti

Gangs in Haiti laid siege to several neighbourhoods in Port-au-Prince, burning homes and exchanging gunfire with police for hours as hundreds fled the violence early on Thursday in one of the biggest attacks since Haiti’s new prime minister was announced. The attacks began late on Wednesday in neighbourhoods including Solino and Delmas 18, 20 and […]

1 dead, 3 injured in Kansas tornado on fifth day of vortex outbreak

One person died and three others sustained minor injuries when a tornado touched down in Westmoreland, Kansas, on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. The tornado, one of nearly 200 reported in the Plains and the Midwest since Friday, was reported at 4:40 p.m., Pottawatomie County officials said in a statement. The identity of the person who […]

CDC warns of multi-state e.coli outbreak tied to walnuts

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a warning Tuesday about a multi-state e.coli outbreak connected to walnuts. Twelve people from two states have gotten sick with this particular strain of the bacteria. Seven people got so sick that they had to be hospitalized. Two people have developed hemolytic uremic syndrome, a form […]

One year anniversary of tornado outbreak

SHERMAN, Ill. (WCIA) – It’s been one year since a deadly tornado outbreak tore across the region, including here in Central Illinois. In the outbreak, 146 tornadoes were confirmed from Iowa to Arkansas and as far east as the Mid-Atlantic states. 14 of those tornadoes touched down here in Central Illinois. READ: 14 tornadoes confirmed […]

Ex-leaders of Massachusetts veterans’ home avoid prison over COVID outbreak

By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) – Two former leaders of a Massachusetts veterans’ home that was the site of one of the deadliest COVID-19 outbreaks at a U.S. long-term care facility on Tuesday resolved criminal neglect charges against them without having to go to prison. Former Holyoke Soldiers’ Home Superintendent Bennett Walsh and former Medical […]