CT Seeing Very High Activity As ‘Super Flu’ Wave Builds, CDC Data Shows
A fast‑rising “Super Flu” wave is pushing illnesses and hospitalizations higher nationwide, and a new CDC map shows where activity is most intense.
In the week ending Saturday, Dec. 20, the CDC estimated 7.5 million flu illnesses, up from 4.6 million the prior week, a jump of more than 60 percent.
Hospitalizations rose more than 60 percent, from 49,000 to 81,000, and deaths this season have topped 1,200.
Twenty‑nine states are now at high or very high influenza‑like illness levels. Very high activity includes much of the Northeast — New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, a…
Toddler Falls 15 Stories From White Oak Apartment, Survives With Broken Bones, Police Say
He fell 15 stories — and lived to tell about it.
A 2-year-old boy is lucky to be alive after falling from a 15th-floor balcony in Montgomery County, police say.
The fall happened around 2:10 p.m. Thursday, May 15, at an apartment building on Oak Leaf Drive in White Oak, according to Montgomery County Police, who are now investigating.
First responders arrived to find the toddler in the bushes below after the fall, police said.
Amazingly, the boy survived.
Officials say the child was rushed to the hospital with a broken leg and several internal injuries, but he is expected to recover.
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Job Growth Beats Forecasts Despite Stalling Labor Market, Shrinking GDP Under Trump
Job growth moderately beat expectations in April, but was slightly down from the month before, as recession worries loom due to President Donald Trump's trade agenda.
The US economy added 177,000 jobs in April, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released on Friday, May 2. The national unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%, despite initial unemployment claims jumping to 241,000 for the week ending Monday, April 26.
The job gains were higher than the 133,000 forecasted by the Dow Jones, CNBC reported. April's numbers declined from March's total of 185,000, which …
Missing Carlstadt Man Found
A hearing-impaired Carlstadt man who’d gone missing nearly two weeks ago was found at University Hospital in Newark, authorities confirmed.
Carlstadt detectives found James Dugan II on Tuesday, Feb. 8, while checking area hospitals, Deputy Police Chief Thomas Cox said Wednesday.
"Thank you all, from the bottom of my heart, for all you have done for my brother and my family," his sister, Sarah, posted on Facebook. "So many people have reached out to offer love and support. We are so grateful and relieved. Thank you so so so so so much."
Tattoos and facial recognition helped identify Dugan, …
