In 2006, New Hampshire reported no cases of human infection, however mosquitoes carrying the virus were found across the region. New Hampshire has set aside $158,000 to reimburse Rockingham County towns up to 25 percent of the cost of their mosquito control programs. EEE tends to flare up for a period of three to five years, then disappear for as many as 20 years. The mosquito-borne illness has been a problem for the region over the past few years. Later in the year, if the disease...

The wet food consists of inexpensive meat horse and animal by-product in the eagles' case combined with bone meal, vegetable and fish meal, vitamins and minerals. The reporter participated in the early-morning rounds on a recent rainy Friday, feeding the zoo s animals and cleaning up after them with a rake and shovel. That's never stopped the ducks and geese at the Buttonwood Park pond from accosting me in vain for food, but I decide to take the rejection in stride. Kody, the female, paces...

The Carl Nafzger-trained 3-year-old son of Street Cry flew from his winter home at Florida s Palm Meadows training center to Louisville on Saturday and arrived at Nafzger s barn at Churchill Downs following a short van ride from Louisville International Airport. The Carl Nafzger-trained 3-year-old son of Street Cry flew from his winter home at Florida s Palm Meadows training center to Louisville on Saturday and arrived at Nafzger s barn at Churchill Downs following a short van ride from...

Gubernatorial candidates' views about expanding gambling opportunities in Kentucky range from enthusiastic support to hostility - largely split along party lines. The Associated Press asked the candidates their views on casino gambling, and whether they would actively support or oppose a constitutional amendment to legalize the activity. Paducah businessman Billy Harper, one of three Republicans in the governor's race, said he would lobby against such a constitutional amendment and would...

LA Daily News - Lava Man finishes last in 16-horse field in Dubai. In another of the out-of-state flops he aimed to live down, Lava Man finished last in a field of 16 - trailing winner Admire Moon by nearly 30 lengths - after throwing in the towel as he tried to hold off classier horses at the top of the long stretch on the Nad al Sheba turf course. Saturday's effort was damning enough. LA Daily News - Lava Man finishes last in 16-horse field in Dubai. But after Saturday's $5 million Dubai...