An outbreak of fungal meningitis has been linked to steroid shots for back pain. The medication, made by a specialty pharmacy in Massachusetts, has been recalled.Latest numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:Illnesses: 363, including seven joint infections. Deaths: 28.
Tempers are flaring in Hoboken, N.J., as residents complain officials in the flooded city on the Hudson River have been slow to get out food and water to the stranded.At the National Guard staging area in front of City Hall, a man screamed at emergency officials. He says he blew up an air mattress to float over to City Hall to see why no supplies were getting out.National Guard troops are now delivering meals ...
Two days after superstorm Sandy brought New York to a standstill, residents itching to get back to work and their old lives noticed small signs that the city might be getting back to ? well, not quite normal.Morning rush-hour traffic appeared thicker than on an ordinary day as people started to return to work in a New York without functioning subways. Cars were bumper to bumper on several major highways.Mayor ...
And the winner is ... Japan.Japanese brands took the top seven spots in Consumer Reports' annual reliability rankings, pushing aside their U.S. and European rivals. Toyota Motor Corp.'s Scion, Lexus and Toyota brands took the top three spots and the Toyota Prius C, a subcompact hybrid, got the best overall score. Mazda, Subaru, Honda and Acura were close behind.The rankings, released Monday, predict the ...
With a week to go until Election Day, the nasty campaign tactics are coming out.People in Florida, Virginia and Indiana have gotten calls falsely telling them they can vote early by phone and don?t need to go to a polling place.Indiana?s secretary of state launched an investigation. Virginia officials issued a warning to voters and asked them to report any such calls they receive.And there?s a mysterious DVD ...
An employee at a northwest Indiana library found a gun inside a hollowed-out book donated to the branch.The Times of Munster reported Saturday that police in Valparaiso are holding the gun as evidence.Assistant Library Director Phyllis Nelson says an employee at the Valparaiso branch of the Porter County Public Library discovered the antique-looking firearm when she opened the book earlier this week.Police ...
Fairfield Fire Department responded at 7:11 p.m. Monday to a transmission fluid spill from a 1993 John Deere 9400 combine at 1651 Brookville Road.
Fairfield Police Department received a report at 8:35 p.m. Monday about extortion at 200 N. Fourth St.
Accidents reported by Iowa State Patrol include in Jefferson County, at 6:50 a.m. Sunday, Aaron Lee Shepler 41, of Fort Madison, driving a 2004 Ford Focus west on Highway 34 collided with a deer that ran into the road from the median, striking the front of the car, resulting in an estimated $6,000 in repairs; at 7 p.m. Oct. 22, Sarah Marie Heisdorffer 30, of Des Moines, driving a 2007 GCH SW on Colombine Boulevard...
Segregation ended decades ago in Alabama, swept away by the civil rights marchers who faced down police dogs and fire hoses in the early ?60s. But segregation is still mandated by the state?s constitution, and voters on Nov. 6 will get only their second chance in years to eliminate an anachronism that still exists on paper.Election Day in this Deep South state could be the day Alabama amends history.Amendment 4 ...
Community members are coming together to reopen the Co-Ed movie theater, a Fairfield landmark, which closed its doors Sept. 12 for the first time in more than 100 years.The new theater will feature a variety of movies from mainstream to old classics to independent films. The upgraded facility will have stadium seating, state-of-the-art screens and sound system, and a renovated bathroom and lobby area with ...
Just in time for Halloween, New York police say a drug raid in Buffalo turned up 640 marijuana lollipops that had been obtained in California where medical marijuana is legal.The Buffalo News reports that police raided a party on Thursday attended by some University of Buffalo students and found the Jolly Lolly suckers, as well as leaf marijuana, cocaine and $13,000 in cash. At least one person was arrested on ...
Jefferson County supervisors clarified reimbursements and payments to residents with damaged vehicles from driving on Salina Road between the summer seal coating with boiler slag and mid-October?s re-sealing with lime chips.Supervisor Lee Dimmitt said there might be some people that have only liability insurance that can?t afford the price of a $200 or more estimate to submit a claim to the county.Supervisors ...
Hy-Vee Inc. and Casey?s General Stores have announced the launch of a program allowing customers to save $2 or more per gallon on gasoline purchases at all Hy-Vee and Casey?s stores.The new Fuel Saver program provides fuel discounts to shoppers who purchase grocery items featured in Hy-Vee?s weekly Fuel Saver ad. The discounts, ranging from 2 cents to 25 cents per item, are loaded onto the customer?s Fuel Saver ...
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