THIS IS CHANNEL 8, WMTW, MAINE'S TOTAL WEATHER, NEWS, COVERAGE AT NOON. GOOD AFTERNOON AND THANKS FOR JOINING US, I'M MEGHAN TORJUSSEN WE'LL GET TO YOUR WEATHER IN JUST A MOMENT...BUT FIRST A LOOK AT THE BREAKING CORONAVIRUS NEWS IN MAINE... FROM THE CDC... á8á NEW CASES TODAY, FOR A NEW TOTAL OF 3- THOUSAND,…
Beijing — While China appears to have reduced coronavirus cases to near zero, other infectious threats remain, with local health authorities announcing a suspected bubonic plague case in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Authorities in the Bayannur district raised the plague warning on Sunday, ordered residents not to hunt wild animals such as marmots and…
Beijing — While China appears to have reduced coronavirus cases to near zero, other infectious threats remain, with local health authorities announcing a suspected bubonic plague case in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Authorities in the Bayannur district raised the plague warning on Sunday, ordered residents not to hunt wild animals such as marmots and…
We're making coronavirus coverage available without a subscription as a public service. But we depend on reader support to do this work. Please consider joining others in supporting local journalism in Alaska for just $3.23 a week. As Alaskans commemorated Independence Day, the state reported another death tied to COVID-19 and 55 more cases among…
Maine CDC reports two new coronavirus-related deaths; 24 new coronavirus cases The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported two new coronavirus-related deaths and 24 new cases on Saturday. The number of Mainers with COVID-19 who have died is now at 107.The 24 new cases brings the total in Maine to 3,397.A total of…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…