AM Update: West Nile in Travis Co., Barton Springs Reopens, Oil Drilling...
Local West Nile Virus Case ConfirmedThe Texas Department of State Health Services confirms there have been 32 cases of West Nile neuroinvasive disease in Texas so far this year. One case has been...
View ArticleWest Nile Virus Claims One Central Texan
The Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department says one local person has died from the West Nile virus. It's the first reported case of death from the virus in Central Texas since...
View ArticleAM Update: More Texas West Nile Deaths, Fewer Traffic Fatalities, More UT...
Nine West Nile Deaths in Dallas CountyDallas County Health and Human Services reports that nine people have died from West Nile Virus. More than 160 people have been infected.Here in Travis County, one...
View ArticleSpraying for West Nile Begins in Dallas
Starting today, Dallas County and the City of Dallas will begin spraying for mosquitos in an attempt to combat West Nile virus.Officials in Dallas County have declared a public health emergency after...
View ArticleAM Update: West Nile Death in Williamson Co., Water Restriction Changes,...
West Nile Death in Williamson CountyWest Nile virus is being blamed for the death of a Williamson County woman. It’s the county’s first West Nile virus related death of the year. One person in Travis...
View ArticleThe Best Way for Texans to Fight Mosquitoes
With one confirmed West Nile virus-related death in Travis County, and spraying for mosquitos in Dallas, many Central Texans are wondering what they can do to keep mosquitos away.Some have turned to...
View ArticleWhy is West Nile Virus Hitting Texas so Hard?
Texas has seen more than 600 West Nile Virus cases so far this year. That’s more than any other state in the country and almost of half of the total cases in the nation.The Dallas area has seen by far...
View ArticleTexas Can't Swat Its West Nile Outbreak
The Texas Department of State Health Services say the number of West Nile virus cases and deaths in the state have more than doubled over the past two weeks.The Centers for Disease Control and...
View ArticleAM Update: West Nile Death, Be Prepared for Wildfires, Film Contest Seeks...
Austin's highest recorded temperature– 112 °F – occurred on this day in 2000. That makes today’s high of 101°F sounds a little more manageable. Here’s some of the region’s top overnight stories. Second...
View ArticleOne in Four Travis County Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile
More than half of the confirmed West Nile virus cases in the country this year have been in Texas– over 1,000 Texans have contracted the disease. And local authorities have surprising figures about how...
View ArticleThird Travis County West Nile Death Confirmed
Another Central Texan has passed away from West Nile disease, bringing the total of deaths in Travis County to three. The Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department says this afternoon...
View ArticleAM Update: Rainfall Totals, Health & Mosquito Spraying, Diez y Seis Events
Good morning! Grab your galoshes and umbrella, it's raining! After a dry couple of weeks, that's our top story in today's AM Update:Rain and More RainThe rain will continue to fall across Central Texas...
View ArticleRain Could Boost Mosquito Population
The weekend rain may have killed off some adult mosquitoes. But now it means a potential boom for mosquito breeding as standing water collects.Experts say it’s a good idea to dump any standing water...
View ArticleTwo More West Nile Deaths in Travis County (Updated)
Update: Nov. 11, 1:09 p.m.:Dr. Philip Huang is the Medical Director for Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services. He says there are still some people in the county who are very sick from the...
View ArticleSo Far, Texas Sees Fewer West Nile Cases Compared to Last Year
After an unprecedented outbreak of West Nile virus in Texas last year, the state has seen half of the reported cases compared to this time last year.But, despite the decrease, the Department of State...
View ArticleAM Update: UT Kidnapping Scam, Texas West Nile Virus Death, Senate Education...
UT Students and Families Victims of ScamThe University of Texas at Austin is warning students and their families about a kidnapping scam.Relatives of at least four students have received phone calls in...
View ArticleWest Nile Virus Found in Central Texas Mosquitoes
The Austin-Travis County Health and Human Services Department recently announced that West Nile virus has been detected in area mosquito samples."The last two or three years ago with the drought, we...
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