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10 more flu deaths reported in Arkansas; level of flu activity falls to 'moderate"
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (412+ words) The Arkansas Department of Health reported 10 influenza-related deaths over the past week, nearly doubling the state's death toll for the 2025-26 flu season. A week earlier, the dashboard had listed a total of 11 deaths, including at least 10 that were of people…...
Texarkana businesses and residents targeted by phishing scam posing as city department
1+ week, 2+ day ago (142+ words) TEXARKANA, Texas -- Texarkana residents and businesses have been targeted by a duplicitous online scam. City of Texarkana, Texas communications manager Brooke Stone sent a release on Tuesday morning, ... Mallory Wyatt is the education reporter for the Texarkana Gazette. She joined…...
Board of Corrections responds to hacks of online meeting by switching platforms
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (34+ words) Who hacked into a Board of Corrections meeting in August and broadcast neo-Nazi imagery remains a mystery, but the Department of Corrections said it has made changes it hopes will keep anyone from ......
Measles outbreaks in Michigan and Pennsylvania end, while Texas logs just 4 new cases | Texarkana Gazette
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (1193+ words) The U.S. logged 122 more cases of measles this week -- but only four of them in Texas -- while the outbreaks in Pennsylvania and Michigan have officially ended. There are 1,168 confirmed measles cases in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said…...
Protecting computers from malware - Texarkana Gazette
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (33+ words) Dear Heloise: This is for Steve W., in California, who dislikes unsubscribing to junk emails. You don't have to unsubscribe to them; just delete them! After a while, you won't get them anymore....
Antibody therapy explored by Pitt, other researchers to combat bird flu | Texarkana Gazette
8+ mon, 4+ day ago (728+ words) While the risk of contracting and dying from the H5N1 avian flu remains low for humans, researchers continue to hunt for vaccines and treatments in case the virus mutates to spread more easily between animals and humans -- or among humans themselves....
New state agency to deal with cyber threats advances in Texas House
9+ mon, 1+ day ago (31+ words) Texas state Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, R-Southlake, is author of a bill that would establish a new state cybersecurity agency, the Texas Cyber Command. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News/TNS) ......
UAHT to hold free cybersecurity summer camp for students | Texarkana Gazette
9+ mon, 3+ day ago (253+ words) University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana will be offering a free camp to younger people with a specific technology interest. UAHT will hold ... "This is a chance to inspire young minds and help ... TEXARKANA, Ark. -- University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana will be offering…...
Health reports from Arkansas and Texas show rise in flu cases | Texarkana Gazette
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (577+ words) Influenza and other respiratory illnesses held a strong grip on Arkansas and Texas near the end of January, according to the recent health data from both states. In Texas, 4,216 positive influenza tests were reported for the week of Jan. 19-25, a…...
LISTEN | First to Know: Tomorrow's News Now | Texarkana Gazette
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (69+ words) Every day, the "First to Know" podcast rounds up the biggest stories soon to appear in the Texarkana Gazette, in our mobile app and on texarkanagazette.com. Get a head start on being fully ... LISTEN | First to Know: Tomorrow's News…...