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Plane sprays pesticide around Brandon to fight virus-carrying mosquitoesFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:01PMBy Skip O'Rourke, Times Staff Writer Friday, July 30, 2010 A small plane sprays for mosquitoes along State Road 60 near Mount Carmel Road in Valrico. BRANDON — A twin-engine plane sprayed pesticides early Friday morning over a large residential area to combat the mosquito-bourne virus that killed two people in Hillsborough County this month. Health officials announced Thursday that a Brandon ...

Combatting mosquitoes after EEE deathsFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 11:44AMWith two encephalitis deaths reported in the last two weeks in Hillsborough County, officials are scrambling to get the mosquito population under control.

Kalamazoo Co. man may have equine encephalitisFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 11:36AMCINCINNATI, Ohio (NEWSCHANNEL 3) – A man from Kalamazoo County is in the hospital with what may be Eastern Equine Encephalitis. Officials say he's quite ill.

Note to Phillies fans and media: We got Roy Oswalt, so enough about Cliff LeeFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 11:29AMPhillies fans are never happy unless they are miserable. Trust me, I am one, so I have firsthand knowledge. We love … live … to complain about our sports teams, and that goes double for a franchise that, until the last few years, was an absolute laughingstock in its sport. We wear 10,000 losses (and counting) like a badge of honor. Winning? It's almost like we still haven't properly figured out ...

More EEE confirmed in MiddleboroFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 11:17AMFive more mosquito samples have tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis in Middleboro, bringing the town’s total to seven this year and adding to a list of evidence that the disease will be more prevalent this summer than it has been in years.

Toddler is 2nd to die from mosquito-borne diseaseFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 10:32AMToddler is 2nd to die from mosquito-borne disease

Beef cattle conference set for Monday in Green ForestFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 10:19AMOne of the top beef cattle meetings in the United States, the North Central Arkansas Beef Cattle Conference is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 2, at the North Arkansas Livestock Auction in Green Forest....

Kalamazoo Co. man sickened by EEEFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:50AMA Kalamazoo County man has been hospitalized after being infected with what appears to be Eastern equine encephalitis, the county's medical examiner told 24 Hour News 8.

Buxmont Riding Club stays strong despite economyFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 3:04AMBuxmont Riding Club has enough horse sense to remain strong in a selective industry.