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ACIP Meets To Decide If More Newborns Need To Catch Hepatitis B

2 weeks ago
ACIP is meeting this week, which means we all get to clench our sphincters as we await whatever small, medium, or large sized horrors will come out of this panel of clowns. It wasn’t always this way. ACIP, and the larger CDC, used to be the world standard when it came to government bodies dedicated […]
Timothy Geigner

Troy Police Respond to Early Morning Shooting Incident

2 weeks ago
TROY — A shooting and robbery early Friday morning led to a suspect’s death by suicide during a police search at a nearby residence in Troy, authorities said. At approximately 1:12 a.m. Dec. 5, 2025, officers responded to the Circle K located at 536 Edwardsville Road after a gunshot victim approached them. The victim told officers he had arranged to meet a female subject he had met online, but was confronted upon arrival by an armed male accompanying the female. The male suspect

Wood River, East Alton Firefighters Quickly Respond To Bria After Call

2 weeks ago
WOOD RIVER — Sparks and smoke were reported at Bria of Wood River, a long-term care facility at 393 Edwardsville Road, prompting a prompt response from the Wood River Fire Department on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 4, 2025. At 3:01 p.m. Dec. 4, 2025, the Wood River Fire Department, located nearby, received the call and immediately dispatched firefighters to the scene. The East Alton Fire Department also responded to assist. Upon arrival, firefighters found that Bria staff had effectively managed