A 100-year-old furniture manufacturer in western Michigan has shut its doors, citing President Donald Trump’s tariffs as the final blow. The company, Howard Miller, employed 195 people. “In recent years, a convergence of market influences beyond our control brought us to this point. Furniture sales are closely linked to the health of the housing market, which is struggling,” the company’s …
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A healthcare provider puts a fit-tested mask over her face before her next patient.Kelsey Brunner/The Aspen Times archives It is unknown whether the newest COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1, also known by the nickname “razor throat” for one of its defining symptoms, is present in Pitkin County as local summer cases increase. After Colorado confirmed the presence of this variant in the …
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Vice President JD Vance is spending some family time in Orange County this weekend with a visit to Disneyland, according to local officials and social media posts. Approximately 50 security officers and Disneyland employees escorted the vice president through the park, Mickey Visit reported. Vance’s presence sparked protests. Around 100 to 150 demonstrators gathered on Harbor Boulevard near the Disneyland …
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Health officials in Hunterdon County are reminding residents to take precautions against ticks in the hot summer months. The county’s health department reports that tiny young ticks, particularly deer ticks, are currently highly active and will remain so through mid-July. In 2020, the Garden State reported 3,110 tick-borne illnesses. That number more than doubled to 7,200 in 2024, according to …
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Allegheny County Health Department officials announced mosquitoes collected in certain parts of the county earlier this month tested positive for West Nile virus. Samples found to have the virus were taken July 8 from Wilkinsburg, Schenley Park, Mt. Washington, Beltzhoover, Mt. Oliver and Hazelwood. West Nile virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the nation, according to the …
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HYDE PARK, Cache County — The Utah State Public Health Laboratory has confirmed the presence of the West Nile virus in Cache County. Mosquito pools — a collection of the insects trapped and tested for diseases — were collected from the communities of Amalga and Trenton in the county. Both areas tested positive for the West Nile virus. To date, …
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