NYC has already seen more West Nile Virus human cases this year than in all of 2025
A mosquito resting on water. Most of those hospitalized have neuroinvasive disease, because the sickest people tend to seek out care, health officials say.
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Damaged communications lines at a key air traffic control facility in Philadelphia had been repaired, allowing airports across the U.S. Northeast to resume operations after hours of disruptions, the nation's transportation secretary said Monday evening. Hundreds of flights were canceled, including more than 600 into and out of Newark Liberty International Airport, as the outage [...]
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- After 10 years of providing free ambulance service throughout Alden, Lancaster Volunteer Ambulance Corps, also known as LVAC, will continue providing service there, but only through the end of November. As of Dec. 1, Mercy Flight EMS will take over. The town board approved the temporary contract extension at Monday's meeting. [...]
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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn (PIX11) — A rescue dog is being called a hero on Monday after detecting a foul odor coming from a U-Haul truck crammed with dead and dying chickens. Tanuki, a 14-year-old Akita mix, alerted his foster, Julie Seyfield to the truck. Seyfield alerted the NYPD and Humane Long Island, who discovered the [...]