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A fifth rabid raccoon prompts Boston rabies alert
Local News Animal control officials say rabid raccoons have been found recently in Mission Hill, Jamaica Plain, and Roslindale. Boston health officials announced a rabies alert Friday after a raccoon tested positive for the deadly disease, the latest in a recent spate of local rabies reports. The city’s Animal Care and Control department announced Friday […]
Worcester State University issues shelter-in-place alert after shooting incident
Local News The school will be closed Saturday. All events on and off campus have been canceled, according to the university’s website. Worcester State University issued a shelter-in-place alert at 2:49 a.m. Saturday morning after a double-shooting, according to officials. “Immediately proceed to a secure location on the interior of the building. Please do not […]
That blaring noise you heard? It was a test of the federal government’s emergency alert system.
Technology In this photo illustration, a national alert is displayed on a cellphone on October 04, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images By REBECCA SANTANA, Associated Press October 4, 2023 | 5:42 PM WASHINGTON (AP) — “THIS IS A TEST”: If you have a cellphone or were watching television Wednesday, you should have seen […]
Conspiracy theories about FEMA’s Oct. 4 emergency alert test spread online
Technology One popular video shows a woman claiming the test will somehow switch on technology that has been introduced into people’s bodies. The first test of the national wireless emergency system by the Federal Emergency Management Agency is shown on a cellular phone in Detroit, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018. AP Photo/Paul Sancya Claim: An emergency […]