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From the daily archives: Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Columbia SC | Influenza, or “the flu,” has officially arrived in South Carolina, the state Department of Health and Environmental Control reported today.
“We’ve confirmed the Influenza B virus in a 5-year-old child from Lexington County,” said Jennifer Meredith, Ph.D., of DHEC’s Division of Microbiology. “The flu case was confirmed through our annual statewide laboratory-based [...]
Augusta ME | As of noon time on Tuesday, November 22, 2011, State officials are monitoring a potentially significant storm which will impact the state late Tuesday evening into Wednesday. A winter storm warning has been issued for the southern, central, and western areas of the state. According to the National Weather Service, a “high [...]
Harrisburg PA | Governor Tom Corbett today announced that the Governors’ Office of
Homeland Security will soon move its operations to the Pennsylvania State Police
headquarters in Harrisburg.
The Office of Homeland Security was merged into the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency during the previous administration. However, a recent review determined that relocating the [...]
Harrisburg PA | State Transportation Secretary Barry J. Schoch and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission’s Chief Operating Officer Craig R. Shuey today unveiled Pennsylvania’s latest weapon in their battle against winter weather: a 30-foot-long,
tow-behind snowplow.
PennDOT and the Turnpike will use the new tow plows on major roadways this winter. Because of their size, [...]
Austin TX | The Texas Department of State Health Services presented its annual emergency medical services and trauma awards today. The following winners were recognized at an awards luncheon during the 2011 Texas EMS Conference in Austin:
EMS Public Information/Injury Prevention Award – Arlington Fire Department EMS Citizen Award – David “DJ” Herbort, Jr., Fredericksburg [...]
Bartholomew County IN | On November 21, two people were transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries following a three-vehicle crash on I-65 near the 76-mile marker.
According to State Police, a van and a car collided in the southbound lanes, causing the car to cross the median into the northbound lanes of the interstate where [...]
Chicago IL | The Illinois Department of Transportation today unveiled the Illinois Yellow Dot program, a life-saving, traffic safety initiative that provides first responders with critical information to improve emergency care for persons involved in vehicle crashes. IDOT along with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), Illinois Department of Aging (IDOA) and county health [...]
Iowa | Routine surveillance by the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH), the State Hygienic Lab and other partners across the state indicate that a novel strain of the influenza virus has been detected in three children in Webster and Hamilton Counties. This virus, an influenza A/H3N2 recombinant virus, has also been detected in other [...]
Harding County SD | Two people were killed and one person was injured in a two-vehicle crash on US Highway 85 about two miles south of Ludlow SD [Harding County] on Sunday afternoon [Nov 20th].
The 21-year-old and 61-year-old occupants of a car were killed when the vehicle was struck by a pickup truck. The [...]
Sacramento CA |
With seasonal rains promoting the growth of wild mushrooms, Dr. Ron Chapman, director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and State Public Health Officer, today reminded consumers that collecting and eating wild mushrooms can cause serious illness and even death.
“It is very difficult to distinguish which mushrooms are dangerous [...]
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