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US stocks tick up in 1st trading since Trumps auto tariffs announced

Thursday, March 27 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- U.S. stocks ticked higher on Thursday in the first trading since President Donald Trump announced 25% auto tariffs.The tariffs have escalated a global trade war and prompted forecasts of higher car prices.The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 20 points, or 0.05%,... Read More.

How hospitals have been coping with COVID as number of admissions tick up

Saturday, September 23 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Weekly COVID hospitalizations have been ticking up over the past 11 weeks, rising to 20,538 for the week ending Sept. 9, the highest figures seen since March of this year.Although the majority of U.S. counties are reporting low hospital admissions levels,... Read More.

Mom shares warning after 3-year-old son nearly dies from tick bite

Thursday, August 4 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- A Pennsylvania mom is sharing details of her son's near-death experience to raise awareness of Powassan virus disease, a tick-borne illness.Jamie Simoson told ABC News' Good Morning America that her 3-year-old son Jonny was swimming in June when she noticed a... Read More.

Hospital admission totals tick up after weeks of rising COVID-19 cases

Tuesday, May 10 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Following weeks of increasing infection rates, a growing number of Americans are heading into the hospital in need of care.On average, nearly 2,400 virus-positive Americans are being admitted to the hospital each day, up by 17% in the last week, according... Read More.

Increased tick, termite, and mosquito activity expected this year across the Commonwealth

Saturday, April 23 by wcednews

Pennsylvania - A report from the national Pest Management Association says bugs will be especially bad in Pennsylvania this year.The group says high temperatures, combined with an early season rain will contribute to an increase in tick and mosquito activity.They say termites... Read More.

COVID cases tick up in Philadelphia as officials recommend masks indoors

Thursday, April 7 by ABC News

(PHILADELPHIA) -- Officials in Philadelphia are recommending residents start wearing masks indoors again due to a spike in COVID-19 cases.Data shows the city is currently averaging 94 new cases of COVID-19 per day.This marks a 50% increase in infections over the last 10 days.Additionally,... Read More.

Protect yourself against tickborne diseases when outdoors

Friday, March 11 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvanians experiencing “spring fever,” that perennial urge to venture outdoors to hike, hunt, fish and explore, should plan now to protect themselves and their families against potentially serious tickborne diseases—including Lyme disease and the rare but dangerous Deer Tick Virus (DTV), which... Read More.

High rate of Deer Tick Virus at Lawrence Twp Park in Clearfield County

Monday, January 24 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Vector Management Program has detected an unusually high infection rate of the dangerous and rare Deer Tick Virus (DTV) in adult tick samples recently taken from Lawrence Township Recreational Park in Clearfield County. The... Read More.

Andrew Garfield details the “amazing, beautiful way” he honored his late mother with musical film ‘Tick Tick… Boom!’

Thursday, September 16 by ABC News

In a revealing interview with The New York Times, Oscar-nominated actor Andrew Garfield explained how his work in the Lin-Manuel Miranda-directed movie musical Tick Tick...Boom! was a tribute to Garfield's late mother. The musical was created by Rent phenom Jonathan Larson, who died in 2001 at just 35. Garfield saw... Read More.

Prevalence of ticks in PA is high, take steps to prevent bites

Friday, August 20 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA -- Pennsylvania Acting Physician General Dr. Denise Johnson, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Patrick McDonnell, and Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn today met at Boyd Big Tree Preserve to discuss the high prevalence of ticks... Read More.