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What is the 'Tripledemic?' — and more

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:45:12 GMT

Medical Watch Digest for Dec 18What is the 'Tripledemic?'Health officials locally and nationally are concerned, as hospitalizations increase for the "tripledemic" illnesses.Covid, RSV and the flu are all on the rise, prompting calls to make sure you are up to date on vaccinations.Cook and the collar counties have avoided spikes in hospital visits, despite only 11 percent of area residents being current on covid boosters and flu shots.Nearly half the counties in the state are seeing moderate or high rates of hospitalizations.More than 1,200 patients have been admitted in Illinois for covid in each of the last two weeks. More Coverage: WGN's Medical Watch Tropical Disease in the USA disease once thought to only exist in tropical climates has been confirmed in the mainland United States.Leishmaniasis is primarily spread by sand flies and most cases have been reported in Texas.The most common symptom is pimple-like bumps that can grow into chronic ulcer-type lesions.They aren't life t...

Woman, 67, gored by mule deer buck outside her front door in Colorado

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:45:12 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) – Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers were searching for a mule deer buck that attacked a 67-year-old woman outside the door of her home Saturday.The victim told CPW officers that on Saturday evening, she was attacked by a small buck mule deer after leaving her front door in Silver Cliff, about 75 miles southwest of Colorado Springs. The buck reportedly had two spikes on each antler.The woman was able to get back into her home and call her husband for help. She suffered from a puncture wound to her left leg and significant bruising on her right leg.She was taken to a Pueblo hospital for treatment.CPW said that after the attack, two young bucks were seen sparring in the yard, which is common behavior during mating season. Colorado Parks and Wildlife spots rare 1 in 100,000 piebald cow elk A wildlife officer found a bird feeder in the yard, and the victim told a CPW officer that she feeds birds and had thrown out bread earlier in the day.Mike Brown, a CPW area wildli...

Esko safety Koi Perich making Gophers wait, but encouraging sign surfaces

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:45:12 GMT

The other shoe might not drop after all on the third of three high school football players with uncertain commitments to the Gophers.Esko, Minn., safety Koi Perich has been quiet about his future destination — Minnesota or Ohio State? — after taking a visit to Columbus in early December.Perich, the highest-regarded player from Minnesota in the 2024 class, can sign a national letter of intent with one program as soon as Wednesday.For the Gophers, there was one encouraging sign Monday, with 247sports director of recruiting Steve Wiltfong posting on X: “Sounds like Top247 safety Koi Perich will stick with his commitment to #Gophers after talking to a source.”Meanwhile, Allen Trieu, a Midwest analyst for 247sports, told the Pioneer Press on Monday that Perich’s future is “very much up in the air. … Everybody is waiting on Koi. He has the upper hand right now. I don’t think it’s as done of a deal that he’s not going to be in the class as some pessimistic Gopher fans think.”The Gophers ha...

Rainfall causes washouts, road closures in Warren County

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:45:12 GMT

QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Rainfall from the coastal storm continues to impact roadways throughout New York and the Northeast Region. In Warren County, the Town of Johnsburg has issued a state of emergency due to road closures caused by washouts. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! Residents are encouraged to steer clear of puddles and standing water on roads. Other roads across Warren County closed because of washouts and/or flooding on the road include: Call Street in Lake LuzerneCounty Route 11 in BoltonWarrensburg Road near Cameron Flats/Murray Road in Thurman Valentine Pond Road in HoriconHarrisburg Road in Stony Creek is limited because of a shoulder washout.Flooding at Valentine Pond in Horicon (image credit: Don Lehman)The list only includes Warren County-maintained roads. Residents are warned of potential closures to town and state roads outside the county's purview.

Boil water advisory in Fonda

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:45:12 GMT

FONDA, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A boil water advisory has been issued in Fonda, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office. The advisory includes residents of the town of Mohawk. Get the latest news, weather, sports and more delivered right to your inbox! The boil water advisory is set to be in effect until further notice. Anyone with questions regarding their water service can contact the Village of Fonda at (518)853-4335. Stay with NEWS10 as updates become available.

Colfax Avenue, Peoria Street remain closed as Aurora fire crews continue battling construction fire

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:45:12 GMT

Aurora fire crews on Monday morning continued to battle the five-alarm construction fire that shut down Colfax Avenue and Peoria Street for nearly two days.As of 11:30 a.m. Monday, firefighters from six different agencies were working to douse the remaining hot spots, though physical flames were no longer visible outside the structure.The multiagency operation includes crews from the Denver Fire Department, South Adams Fire, South Metro Fire Rescue, Sable Altura Fire and the Rattlesnake Fire Protection District, Aurora Fire Rescue spokesperson Dawn Small sad.Around 11 a.m., the northwest corner of the building — the part that sits directly at the Colfax-Peoria intersection — partially collapsed.The intersection will remain closed as long as the investigation is in progress, according to Matthew Longshore, spokesperson for the Aurora Police Department.Longshore said the investigation could take days, but no estimate for the intersection’s reopening has been released yet.Aurora Fire R...

Broncos coach Sean Payton on sideline outburst in Detroit: “Russ and I have a great relationship”

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:45:12 GMT

If Sean Payton felt the need to apologize to quarterback Russell Wilson for laying into him during the second half of Saturday night’s blowout loss at Detroit, he isn’t saying so publicly.The Broncos head coach on Monday reiterated his stance on the matter when asked if he felt the need to address the moment, captured and replayed on NFL Network’s broadcast of the game, with Wilson or the team.“Not at all,” Payton said. “First off, we haven’t had a team meeting. ‘Russ’ and I have a great relationship. No, not at all.”In the aftermath of the 42-17 loss, that moment of Payton wheeling from chewing out the officiating crew after a fourth-and-1 offensive offside call on Quinn Meinerz that wiped a touchdown off the board to chewing out Wilson, standing stoically on the sideline next to quarterback coach Davis Webb, became the story of the game.Payton on Saturday said his conversations with Wilson are, “none of your business.” On Monday, he didn’t shed much more light.“Nothing more to sha...

Broomfield Police arrest man in woman’s murder

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:45:12 GMT

The Broomfield Police Department arrested one man in connection with a homicide in Broomfield’s Anthem neighborhood, the department stated in a release Monday morning.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Right 3 lanes of northbound Interstate 25 reopened after tractor-trailer fire closure Crime and Public Safety | Police shooting reported near North Boulder Recreation Center Crime and Public Safety | Aurora firefighters continue to battle construction fire Sunday Crime and Public Safety | Jefferson County inmate dies in custody, cause of death unknown Crime and Public Safety | Bomb threat sent to Boulder Jewish synagogue Congregation Har HaShem According to the release, 43-year-old Daniel Krug was arrested Saturday night and charged with first-degree murder. Krug is being held in the Broomfield County Jail without bond.Broomfield Police were called in for a welfare check at a home in the 3100 block ...

Broncos coach Sean Payton still expects TE Greg Dulcich to play this season

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:45:12 GMT

Sean Payton said Monday that he still expects tight end Greg Dulcich to play at some point in the final three weeks of the regular season.The Broncos head coach said Dulcich’s absence from practice last Thursday and Saturday’s loss at the Detroit Lions was unrelated to a hamstring injury that led to two stints on injured reserve. The second-year tight end was dealing with swelling and soreness in his foot after he was a full participant at Wednesday’s practice — his first day back from the IR.“I’m anxious to see how he does this week,” Payton said.With the Broncos needing to win out to have a good chance at the postseason, it’s essential that Denver gets Dulcich on the field for this final stretch. In his absence, the Broncos have struggled to generate production from tight ends Lucas Krull, Adam Trautman, Chris Manhertz and Nate Adkins. The group has a combined 31 catches for 290 yards.Trautman is the only Bronco tight end with 10-plus receptions. He has 20 catches for 174 an...

Right 3 lanes of northbound Interstate 25 reopened after tractor-trailer fire closure

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:45:12 GMT

The right three lanes of Interstate 25 northbound and the off-ramp to exit 225 in Thornton have been reopened after a tractor-trailer fire closed them Monday morning.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Police shooting reported near North Boulder Recreation Center Crime and Public Safety | Aurora firefighters continue to battle construction fire Sunday Crime and Public Safety | Jefferson County inmate dies in custody, cause of death unknown Crime and Public Safety | Bomb threat sent to Boulder Jewish synagogue Congregation Har HaShem Crime and Public Safety | 6 face organized crime charges in Weld County for alleged catalytic converter theft scheme According to the North Metro Fire Department, trash that was being hauled away by a tractor-trailer caught on fire while the vehicle was heading north on Interstate 25.The Thornton Fire Department and the Westminster Fire Department were also on the scene...