Colorado Panel Sounds Alarm On Short-Term Health Risks Near Front Range Wells
A state review found acute health effects near drilling and completion activity even as long‑term risks appear limited under current practices. A new leukemia study adds urgency to improved monitoring and setbacks.
Oldham County Jail Turns Goodbyes Into Lifelines With Naloxone Boxes
Oldham County Detention Center will give ONEbox naloxone kits to released inmates and visitors, bought with $65,000 in state opioid settlement funds. Officials say the step aims to cut overdoses during the highest‑risk days after release.
Brockton Blizzard Birth, Mom Blames GLP‑1 Before Meeting ‘Miracle’ Baby
A Brockton mother who mistook pregnancy symptoms for GLP‑1 side effects gave birth in an ambulance; her son, born at about 22 weeks, spent months in the NICU and is now home. Experts say early GLP‑1 exposure appears not to raise major risks in the first trimester, but caution remains.
Greenberg Drops $1 Million Lifeline On Louisville’s Sickest Kids
Mayor Greenberg included $1 million in his FY27 budget to help expand the Home of the Innocents' Kosair for Kids Complex Care Center, part of a multi‑million campus project. The funding would add therapy and residential capacity for medically complex children.
Virus-Laced Crow Found Outside Napa, County Ramps Up Mosquito Patrols
Napa County alerted residents after a dead crow outside Napa tested positive for West Nile virus. Officials say there are no local human cases so far.












