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Quatrone, Goodell Speak Out Against Governor’s Executive Order on Private Gatherings

November 20, 2020 By WRFA 2 Comments

MAYVILLE - As national health officials from the Centers for Disease Control urge the public to avoid gatherings with people not from their own household during the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday due to COVID-19, Gov. Andrew Cuomo earlier this week … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, Andy Goodell, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, coronavirus, COVID-19, James Quattrone, Thanksgiving

Western New York Region Sees Setback in Reopening Effort as Five Other Regions Begin Phase 1

May 15, 2020 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ALBANY - As some regions of New York state begin the process of slowly phasing in the reopening of their economies in the wake of the COVID-19 related statewide shutdown, Western New York - which includes Chautauqua County - will remain on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kathy Hochul, New York Forward, New York on Pause, PJ Wendel

Governors of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey Call for Mandatory Closures of Public Gathering Places

March 16, 2020 By WRFA Leave a Comment

Restaurants will be closed for dine-in services but can provide take out and delivery ALBANY - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced Monday morning a regional approach to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, coronavirus, COVID-19, Ned Lamont, Phil Murphy

New York State Ranks Among the Lowest in the Nation for Gun Deaths

February 28, 2020 By WRFA Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON - Data recently released from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is once again showing that states with the highest rates of overall gun death in the nation are those with weak gun violence prevention laws and higher rates of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Violence Policy Center

Health Officials Investigate Recent Vaping-Related Illnesses

September 3, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ALBANY - State health officials are investigating the rising number of vaping-related illnesses being reported statewide and nationally this summer. According to the Albany Times-Union, there have been 27 cases of severe respiratory illness … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, e-cigarettes, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Vaping

States with Strong Gun Laws and Lower Gun Ownership Have Fewer Gun Suicides

May 31, 2018 By WRFA Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON, DC - Data for 2016 reveals that states with weak gun violence prevention laws and higher rates of gun ownership have the highest gun suicide rates in the nation. That's according to a Violence Policy Center (VPC) analysis of data from the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Gun Law, Suicide, Violence Policy Center

Illnesses from Mosquito, Tick, and Flea Bites Increasing in the US

May 16, 2018 By WRFA Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON - A recently-released report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the number of people getting diseases transmitted by mosquito, tick and flea bites has more than tripled in the United States between 2004 and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dengue, Fleas, Lyme Disease, Mark Stow, Mosquito, Ticks, West Nile Virus, Zika Virus

Residents in New York Convicted of Domestic Abuse-Related Charges No Longer Allowed to Own Firearms

April 4, 2018 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ALBANY - Domestic abusers in New York who are convicted on either felony or many misdemeanor charges will have all their firearms - not just handguns - taken from them. The provision sailed through the state Assembly and Senate before being signed … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Gun Law, New York Senate, State Assembly

[LISTEN] Gillibrand Announces Details of Opioid Addiction Prevention Act During Stop in Jamestown

July 25, 2017 By WRFA Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) was in Jamestown on Monday to share details of the Opioid Addiction Prevention Act, a proposed piece of bipartisan legislation that would limit the amount of prescription opioids a physician can prescribe to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio, Local News Tagged With: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, John McCain, Kia Briggs, Kirsten Gillibrand, Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County, Opioid Addiction, Opioid Addiction Prevention Act

WCA Hospital Joins Effort To Stop Sleep-Related Deaths for Infants

August 22, 2016 By WRFA Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - WCA Hospital is partnering with the New York State Office of Children and Family Services for a safe sleep study designed to prevent sleep-related infant deaths. Sleep-related death is the number-one killer of infants 1 to 12 months … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Betsy Wright, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Donna Kahm, New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Southern Tier Child Health and Safety Team, WCA Hospital

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