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Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Yahoo
Georgia airport being evacuated after bomb threat reported
Passengers at the Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport are being told to expect flight disruptions while a 'security risk' is investigated. Airport officials confirmed to WJCL in Savannah that a bomb threat was reported at the airport. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Officials say the airport terminal building is being evacuated 'out of an abundance of caution.' Passengers are being directed to the parking garage areas. There is currently no estimated time for operations to be back to normal. This is a developing story. Get the latest updates on the free WSB-TV news app. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Yahoo
Bagpiper dies doing popular vacation attraction days before missing son's remains found in backyard treehouse
An Atlanta bagpiper died while participating in a popular tourist attraction days before his son's remains were found in a Georgia treehouse, four years after his disappearance, according to reports. Henry Frantz Jr., 74, was scuba diving in Maui, Hawaii on March 10 when he died, according to an Instagram post from the Atlanta Pipe Band. "A founding member of APB in 1970, past Pipe Major, and dedicated member for 55 years, Henry's impact on our band and the piping community was immeasurable," the group said. "Beyond music, Henry's curiosity led him to travel the world, explore fossils, and pursue scuba diving." Popular Spring Break Activity Lands American Tourist In Hospital: 'Felt Like I Was In A Car Accident' The incident reportedly remains under investigation. The Maui Police Department did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. Read On The Fox News App "It's terrible," Leonard E. Wood, a friend of the Frantz family, told WJCL. "[Henry] will be sadly missed by the piping community, and in Atalanta and other places." Missing Missouri Mother's Remains Found 6 Months After Mysterious Disappearance Six days later, family members found the skeletal remains of Frantz's son, 28-year-old Henry Hank Frantz, in a backyard treehouse located at the Georgia home his father previously lived in, USA Today reported. The DeKalb Medical Examiner's Office believes the skeleton likely belongs to the younger Frantz, who went missing four years ago, according to WJCL. The cause and manner of death remain under investigation, but authorities reportedly do not suspect foul play. Click To Get The Fox News App The Atlanta Pipe Band did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment. "Sometimes you can just meet someone, and you just know you're going to like that person," Wood told WJCL. "And I think that's the way it was for Henry."Original article source: Bagpiper dies doing popular vacation attraction days before missing son's remains found in backyard treehouse
Yahoo
22-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Fungus labeled ‘urgent threat' by CDC is spreading rapidly, hospital study finds
(NEXSTAR) – New cases of a dangerous, drug-resistant fungus have been identified in at least two states' hospital systems. Candida auris, also called C. auris, was first identified in the U.S. in 2016. Since then, the number of cases have increased every year, jumping substantially in 2023 (the last year of data available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Recently, cases have proliferated in Georgia, the state's health department told local news outlet WJCL. A study published this week, which focused on the Jackson Health System in Miami also found cases of the fungus have 'rapidly increased.' Allergy sufferers in these US cities face a tough 2025 season, study finds The CDC has called Candida auris 'an urgent antimicrobial resistance threat' because it's resistant to anti-fungal drugs, making it hard to treat an infection once it occurs. 'If you get infected with this pathogen that's resistant to any treatment, there's no treatment we can give you to help combat it. You're all on your own,' Melissa Nolan, an assistant professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of South Carolina, told Nexstar. People with a healthy immune system may be able to fight off infection on their own, but Candida auris mainly spreads in health care settings, where people are sick and vulnerable. People with catheters, breathing tubes, feeding tubes and PICC lines are at the highest risk because the pathogen can enter the body through these types of devices. When the fungus infects a patient, it can be hard to identify what's going on. Symptoms are like those of any infection, including fever and chills. Another reason Candida auris is so concerning is because of how well it has adapted to surviving on surfaces, like countertops, bedrails and doorknobs. T-Mobile customers to get payments up to $25K next month after data breach: Here's who qualifies 'It's really good at just being, generally speaking, in the environment,' Nolan explained. 'So if you have it on a patient's bed for example, on the railing, and you go to wipe everything down, if in whatever way maybe a couple of pathogens didn't get cleared, then they're becoming resistant. And so over time, they can kind of grow and populate in that hospital environment.' It's not just hospitals in Georgia and Florida that are areas of concern. Candida auris has been found in all but 12 states, with a substantial spike between 2022 and 2023. Location Clinical cases of C. auris Alaska 0 Alabama 19 Arkansas 10 Arizona 179 California 1,566 Colorado 3 Connecticut 8 District Of Columbia 97 Delaware 30 Florida 1,485 Georgia 219 Hawaii 1 Iowa 6 Idaho 0 Illinois 1,627 Indiana 304 Kansas 0 Kentucky 48 Louisiana 38 Massachusetts 23 Maryland 203 Maine 0 Michigan 149 Minnesota 8 Missouri 4 Mississippi 41 Montana 0 North Carolina 20 North Dakota 0 Nebraska 2 New Hampshire 0 New Jersey 491 New Mexico 1 Nevada 1,008 New York 1,795 Ohio 274 Oklahoma 10 Oregon 4 Pennsylvania 44 Rhode Island 0 South Carolina 8 South Dakota 0 Tennessee 107 Texas 750 Utah 1 Virginia 151 Vermont 0 Washington 0 Wisconsin 12 West Virginia 4 Wyoming 0 In the past, the CDC estimated that 'based on information from a limited number of patients, 30–60% of people with C. auris infections have died. However, many of these people had other serious illnesses that also increased their risk of death.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
22-03-2025
- Health
- The Hill
Fungus labeled ‘urgent threat' by CDC is spreading rapidly, hospital study finds
(NEXSTAR) – New cases of a dangerous, drug-resistant fungus have been identified in at least two states' hospital systems. Candida auris, also called C. auris, was first identified in the U.S. in 2016. Since then, the number of cases have increased every year, jumping substantially in 2023 (the last year of data available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Recently, cases have proliferated in Georgia, the state's health department told local news outlet WJCL. A study published this week, which focused on the Jackson Health System in Miami also found cases of the fungus have 'rapidly increased.' Allergy sufferers in these US cities face a tough 2025 season, study finds The CDC has called Candida auris ' an urgent antimicrobial resistance threat ' because it's resistant to anti-fungal drugs, making it hard to treat an infection once it occurs. 'If you get infected with this pathogen that's resistant to any treatment, there's no treatment we can give you to help combat it. You're all on your own,' Melissa Nolan, an assistant professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of South Carolina, told Nexstar. People with a healthy immune system may be able to fight off infection on their own, but Candida auris mainly spreads in health care settings, where people are sick and vulnerable. People with catheters, breathing tubes, feeding tubes and PICC lines are at the highest risk because the pathogen can enter the body through these types of devices. When the fungus infects a patient, it can be hard to identify what's going on. Symptoms are like those of any infection, including fever and chills. Another reason Candida auris is so concerning is because of how well it has adapted to surviving on surfaces, like countertops, bedrails and doorknobs. 'It's really good at just being, generally speaking, in the environment,' Nolan explained. 'So if you have it on a patient's bed for example, on the railing, and you go to wipe everything down, if in whatever way maybe a couple of pathogens didn't get cleared, then they're becoming resistant. And so over time, they can kind of grow and populate in that hospital environment.' It's not just hospitals in Georgia and Florida that are areas of concern. Candida auris has been found in all but 12 states, with a substantial spike between 2022 and 2023. Location Clinical cases of C. auris Alaska 0 Alabama 19 Arkansas 10 Arizona 179 California 1,566 Colorado 3 Connecticut 8 District Of Columbia 97 Delaware 30 Florida 1,485 Georgia 219 Hawaii 1 Iowa 6 Idaho 0 Illinois 1,627 Indiana 304 Kansas 0 Kentucky 48 Louisiana 38 Massachusetts 23 Maryland 203 Maine 0 Michigan 149 Minnesota 8 Missouri 4 Mississippi 41 Montana 0 North Carolina 20 North Dakota 0 Nebraska 2 New Hampshire 0 New Jersey 491 New Mexico 1 Nevada 1,008 New York 1,795 Ohio 274 Oklahoma 10 Oregon 4 Pennsylvania 44 Rhode Island 0 South Carolina 8 South Dakota 0 Tennessee 107 Texas 750 Utah 1 Virginia 151 Vermont 0 Washington 0 Wisconsin 12 West Virginia 4 Wyoming 0 In the past, the CDC estimated that 'based on information from a limited number of patients, 30–60% of people with C. auris infections have died. However, many of these people had other serious illnesses that also increased their risk of death.'
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Yahoo
GA man sentenced for blowing up woman's house, threatening to have python eat her child
A Georgia man will spend the next 20 years in prison for conspiring to blow up a woman's house, threatening to feed her daughter to a python and more. Stephen Glosser, 38, pleaded guilty to charges including exploding a bomb at the coastal Georgia home. He was also ordered to pay $507,781 in restitution. According to court documents, Glosser and another man, Caleb Kinsey spent months illegally surveilling the victim 'with the intent to kill, injure, harass or intimidate' her. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] His guilty plea described that he conspired to shoot arrows into her front door, release a python into the home to eat her daughter, mail dog feces and dead rats to the home, scalp her and blow up the house. Speaking with ABC-affiliate WJCL, authorities said the woman and child living in the home had just moved in the day before the explosion, on Jan. 12, 2023. Bryan County Sheriff Mark Crowe told WJCL that one of the suspects and the woman had a prior relationship. Glosser found her home using internet searches based on an image the woman had previously given him. TRENDING STORIES: Young Thug wants back cars, cash and jewelry seized during YSL raid 2 found dead in Carroll County home identified as deputies search for shooter Charges dropped against GA mom, 2 others after autopsy says baby didn't die of hypothermia He and Kinsey bought exploding targets online and constructed a bomb, which they used to blow up the woman's home. After the bombing, Glosser had a cleaning crew clean his carpets to hide traces of the bomb-making materials. Kinsey was arrested in Louisiana on unrelated charges and is awaiting trial in south Georgia for the explosion. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
