Denali National Park and Preserve officials yesterday formally identified the solo backpacker killed by a grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) as Richard White, 49, of San Diego, California. White had been in the Denali backcountry for three nights when he was killed by a grizzly bear adjacent to the Toklat River on Friday, August 24 – the first bear related fatality in the park’s ninety-five year history. According to the NPS the evidence on the ground indicates that the attack occurred close to the Toklat River’s open braided gravel bar, and the bear then dragged the body to a more secluded site. Three day hikers discovered an abandoned backpack along the Toklat River approximately 3 miles south of the Toklat River Rest Area on Friday afternoon and, upon further investigation, saw evidence of a violent struggle, including torn clothing and blood. They immediately notified NPS staff of their discovery. Read article
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A man claimed that a Spanish tourist taunted him by calling him “gay and a Nazi” before he “lost it” and viciously attacked the man with a hammer in a New York City park, authorities said Tuesday. Prosecutors revealed the alleged confession at the suspect’s arraignment in Manhattan on attempted murder charges. They also said […]
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Two more suspected cases of the rare hantavirus, one of them a fatality, have been found among people who visited Yosemite National Park in mid-June, park leaders announced Monday. All told, four people are now believed to have contracted the virus while staying at the park this summer. Two died, including a 37-year-old Alameda County […]
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Livingston County Director of Public Health Joan Ellison has issued an alert to the public which advises that seven persons in Livingston County have suffered intestinal infection from e. Coli bacteria. The precise origin of the infections is yet to be pinned down. However, testing to date indicates a common bacterial strain in five the […]
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Daniella-brand mangoes imported from Mexico are being withdrawn from sale in the United States because of a possible link to salmonella. Splendid Products of Burlingame, Calif, which distributes the fruit, issued the voluntary recall Monday “out of an abundance of caution,” says general manager Larry Nienkerk. Canada’s Food Inspection Agency says the mangoes are linked […]
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Warning! The rogue police state continues going haywire – from Anaheim, California to New York City where Mayor Bloomberg once stood across the police barracade from a group of us who were protesting against the police state. The mayor shook his fist in our faces and screamed, “Get the f**k out of my city!” On […]
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Public health officials in the United States are reporting more human cases of swine flu, including three infections where the virus likely passed from person to person. Officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta say an additional 52 cases have been spotted, bringing the count since July to 276 human infections. Read […]
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(RTTNews) – Tattoo ink contaminated with the bacteria Mycobacterium chelonae has caused 22 confirmed cases and 27 possible cases of red rashes in tattoo recipients in New York, Washington, Iowa and Colorado, the CDC and FDA reported. The unusual rash looks similar to allergic-contact dermatitis but does not respond to the normal treatments, including topical […]
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The death toll in Quebec City from legionnaires’ disease has increased to six, with the number of people affected now listed at 65.The latest cases were reported Thursday by public health authorities. Read article
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TIFTON, GA – Optometrists are urging folks to wash their hands and avoid touching their eyes because they are seeing a rash of very severe pink eye cases. It’s gotten so bad that Optometrists at South Georgia Eye partners say last week they saw up to three new cases a day per doctor in Valdosta […]
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