Rhode Island
Racoon in Rhode Island tests positive for rabies – Newport Buzz
The Rhode Island Division of Environmental Administration and the Rhode Island Division of Well being are alerting the general public {that a} racoon discovered at Daring Level Park in East Windfall final week has examined optimistic for rabies. As a result of rabies is a deadly illness, anybody who might have had contact with this animal is urged to contact RIDOH as quickly as doable.
The racoon was discovered by the Wildlife Clinic of Rhode Island, a Saunderstown-based veterinary and wildlife rehabilitation apply that had responded to stories of a wounded raccoon on April 8. Daring Level Park is situated on Waterfront Drive off the Veterans Memorial Parkway in East Windfall. Clinic employees collected the animal, humanely euthanized it, and transported it to RIDOH’s State Well being Laboratories for testing, the place it examined optimistic for rabies.
Anybody who might have had direct contact with or anybody who was strolling a pet and the pet had contact with a raccoon at Daring Level Park is strongly suggested to name RIDOH’s Heart for Acute Infectious Illness Epidemiology at 401-222-2577 (Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-4:30 PM) or 401-276-8046 after hours for remedy steering.
“DEM stresses that wildlife is gorgeous however ought to at all times be loved from afar,” stated RI State Veterinarian Dr. Scott Marshall. “By no means strategy wild animals and positively by no means contact them. That is particularly essential right now of the yr when many species are having infants. Child animals are lovable and persons are naturally interested in them, however dealing with mammals, whether or not infants or not, is at all times a possible rabies publicity. As soon as folks deal with these animals, public well being officers are compelled to check the animal for rabies, which requires that the animal be humanely euthanized as a result of testing requires mind tissue.”
The rabies virus infects the central nervous system. If an individual doesn’t obtain the suitable medical care and rabies vaccination after a possible rabies publicity, the virus can unfold to the mind, in the end leading to loss of life. Rabies remedy should be began as quickly as doable after publicity. All canine, cats, and ferrets are required by state legislation to have present vaccination towards rabies. Vaccination of pets prevents them from contracting rabies and prevents folks from changing into uncovered to rabies by their pets. Bats in Rhode Island are also recognized to be contaminated with the bat pressure of rabies virus. Bat rabies strains are extremely transmissible to people, and preventive vaccination is usually really useful for publicity by proximity even and not using a seen wound, if the bat will not be accessible for testing
RIDOH and DEM make the next suggestions to forestall rabies:
– Make sure that all canine, cats, and ferrets are updated on rabies vaccination.
– Keep away from all contact with and don’t feed stray or free-roaming home animals.
– Keep away from all contact with and don’t feed wild animals.
– Don’t feed your pets open air, as it will entice different animals. That is particularly harmful when feeding giant numbers of free-roaming cats.
– Shield your pets by at all times sustaining management. Stroll canine on a leash or allow them to play in a fenced yard, and don’t let pets wander unsupervised.
– Report all animal bites to your metropolis/city’s animal management officer.
– Securely cowl all rubbish cans so wild animals can not scavenge for meals.
– Bat-proof your own home
For extra info on the way to forestall rabies, please go to RIDOH’s web site.
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Police recover watch belonging to Travis Kelce in Rhode Island following break-in of his mansion: report
A watch belonging to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was reportedly found over 1,000 miles away from his Kansas mansion that was broken into last month.
The homes of Kelce and teammate Patrick Mahomes were burglarized last month shortly before one of their games — Kelce’s house is in Leawood, Kansas, while Mahomes’ residence is in nearby Belton, Missouri.
The watch was recovered in Providence, Rhode Island, where Kelce’s girlfriend, pop star Taylor Swift, also owns a home.
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NFL players were cautioned by the league to be on high alert after the homes were broken into last month in a wave of burglaries reportedly tied to international organized crime. It was eventually revealed that $20,000 in cash was taken from Kelce’s home.
In a memo obtained by The Associated Press, the NFL issued a security alert to teams and the NFL Players Association, warning that professional athletes in different sports have become “increasingly targeted for burglaries by organized and skilled groups.”
Law enforcement officials say the suspects conduct extensive surveillance on their targets’ homes and have even posed as groundskeepers or joggers. Some have even attempted home deliveries.
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The memo urged players to take special precautions, including installing home security systems. They were also encouraged not to post live updates of their comings and goings on social media or showcase their expensive items online.
“Obviously, it’s frustrating, disappointing. I can’t get into too many of the details because the investigation is still ongoing, but, obviously, it’s something that you don’t want to happen to really anybody, but obviously yourself,” Mahomes said last week.
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The Chiefs suffered their first loss of the season on Sunday, falling to the Buffalo Bills after winning their first nine games.
Fox News’ Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report.
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Rhode Island
Travis Kelce’s watch found in Rhode Island after Kansas City mansion was burglarized of $20K in cash: report
Travis Kelce’s stolen watch was reportedly found in Providence, RI, this week after the NFL star’s mansion in Leawood, Kan., was burglarized last month.
Sources familiar with the investigation told ABC News Friday that a watch taken from Kelce’s residence — and not previously disclosed to the public — was recovered.
Details have yet to be revealed on what type of timepiece was stolen or how much it was worth.
Authorities previously shared that the unidentified criminals stole $20,000 cash from Kelce’s home. They did not specify whether any other items were taken at the time.
Sources told ABC News that they think the athlete’s home was specifically targeted — and thoroughly surveyed — before the Oct. 7 burglary.
Just two days before Kelce’s pad was broken into, burglars also raided the home of his Kansas City Chiefs teammate Patrick Mahomes.
Authorities have theorized the burglars may have targeted the athletes as their public football schedule reveals when they will be away from their residences.
“There is a concern about what happens if the athlete or his/her family members are present,” a security source told the outlet.
The insider shared that the burglars have gained access to Kelce and Mahomes’ houses by “posing as delivery men, maintenance workers or joggers to learn about residences, neighborhoods and security systems.”
Captain Jason Ahring from the Leawood, Kan., Police Department told Page Six that they are not releasing any information pertaining to an open investigation and maintained they will not be commenting.
Meanwhile, a Providence Police Department Public Information Officer told Page Six that they do “not have any record or involvement related to this incident.”
Kelce, 35, has yet to address the crime, but Mahomes, 29, previously expressed how “disappointing” the violation was.
“I can’t get into too many details because the investigation is still ongoing, but it’s obviously something you don’t want to happen to anybody — and obviously yourself,” Mahomes said during a press conference earlier this month.
Meanwhile, a source told Page Six that Kelce’s girlfriend, Taylor Swift, was “thankful that no one was hurt and that neither of them were home during the robberies.”
Kelce’s home was broken into around 7:30 p.m. local time on Oct. 7 – just 15 minutes before his team kicked off against the New Orleans Saints.
Meanwhile, Mahomes’ mansion was burglarized while he was celebrating Kelce’s 35th birthday on Oct. 5.
Rhode Island
Are you owed back wages? Here’s where you can find out.
U.S. Labor Department is encouraging Rhode Islanders to use their online tool to find out if they’re among those owed more than $2.5M in back wages
PROVIDENCE – More than 1,500 Rhode Island workers are owed a total of $2.5 million in back wage, and just in time for Christmas, the U.S. Department of Labor wants to put it in their hands.
The money, $2,576,342, was recovered from employers in Labor Department investigations.
The Labor Department encourages anyone who believes they may be owed back wages or knows someone who may be owed wages use their Workers Owed Wages online tool. Anyone who uses the WOW search tool can simply input their current or former employer’s name to learn if the division is holding wages on their behalf.
“The laws enforced by the Wage and Hour Division provide the foundation for U.S. workers’ rights, including the rights to be paid legally required wages and other important protections,” the Labor Department said in announcing the effort.
The tool is available in both English and Spanish.
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