Reporter again this woman has already recovered, she is not considered a Health Threat to anyone. And people who are concerned about their travel plans are encouraged to contact their health care provider. Im shelley walcott, wmur news 9. Jennifer thanks. While zika might be a health concern, New Hampshire is already in the midst of an epidemic of a different kind. Tom right now according to a new poll, people in New Hampshire say drug abuse is the number one problem facing the state, dwarfing jobs and the economy, by some 26 points. More problematic, according to manchesters police chief nick willard to joins us live in our studio at 5 00, a new mix of drugs is emerging on the street that could render the life saving antidote narcan ineffective. I haddity the drug dealers actually dont know what theyre sell at this point. So theyll go to lawrence, massachusetts, get their supply and put it on the streets and they may represent that its heroin, but it could be fentanyl, or it cot be he
Hampshire. Maybe you did wake up a lot earlier this morning due to all that wind out there. Sean Mother Nature was a little warm noisy last night. At one point, more than 11,000 people were in the dark. Crews have a down to about 5000. Erin we want to pass along a twohour delay for the conval Regional School district. There is also no preschool in the district today. When is the wind going to die down, josh . Josh a lot of people reported that it sounded like a Freight Train in the distance waking them up. Miles per hour in some locations. Check out this shot. This beautiful sunrise. Mainly clear skies. With the sunrise, you want a few decorative clouds it makes it prettier. Here are the current wind gusts. They have calm some calmed some. You can see the front in the radar imagery pulling away. Wind. Next up is this weather system to our west. Until then, highs today 3545. Sunny and diminishing winds. For a look at the morning drive, we are joined by 95. 7 wzid s deb good morning to y
Linked to micro sef ally cephaly, which causes birth defects. The woman in this case is not pregnant and has fully recovered. There are warnings for people traveling. Anybody that travels should take strict precautions including using an e. P. A. Registered repellent, wearing long sleeves and pants, staying indoors where theres screens and mosquito nets possibly. Any woman that is pregnant should consider postponing travel to one of these areas because of the risk to ton born fetus. Reporter this woman is not pregnant and has fully recovered, not considered a officials are urging people who are traveling and are concerned provider. Were live in concord, im shelley walcott, wmur news 9. Jean a horrific crash on route 108 in kensington last night left two 21yearold men dead, injured. Now investigators are trying to Jennifer Crompton is live in kensington tonight. Reporter two young men are gone, the life of a third hangs in the balance, and tonight the investigation is under way into wha
The epidemic. Wmurs mike cronin joins us live from manchester. Mike . Mike mayor ted gatsas is frustrated with how long its taking to appoint a new drug czar. Governor Maggie Hassans office says shes interviewing people to find the most qualified candidate as soon as possible. This morning manchester set a troubling record. There have been 14 suspected opioid related deaths the most for one month in the queen city. American medical response says the addiction crisis is getting worse. Ive been doing this my whole life. Ive never seen it like this before. Mike monday manchester mayor ted gatsas called out governor Maggie Hassan for not filling the drug czar position. And i think its important that somebody needs to step up and start challenging this at the top. Mike the states former drug czar left his role earlier this month. While on the job, he faced criticism over his performance. Gatsas who is considering a run for governor says more we need to start telling people that if you are c
Im erin fehlau. It could be a big win for donald trump and Hillary Clinton. Erin good tuesday morning. Thanks for joining us. Sean im shine mcdonald. A line of storms blew through the state overnight knocking out power to thousands of customers. At one point more than 11,000 were in the dark mostly in the southern third of the state. Right now crews have that under nine thousand but there is no word as to when all service will be restored. If you were trying to sleep, it was really gusty out there. Josh including myself. One minute before the alarm. Sean thats not too bad. Josh new alarm system ive been working on. Down to 15 in colebrook. A cold front. You can see what it did to northern afternoon in. It is in the 20s in northern New Hampshire. 20s and 30s elsewhere. Here is the current wind gusts. 15 and 35 Miles Per Hour right now through the Morning Hours slowly subsiding out there and look at some of the snow showers that came through with that cold front that rolled on through. Y