Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus announced mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus have been found in the Greenwood Lake area. This is the first time this year the virus has been found in the county.

George Balis of Clarke Environmental Mosquito Management said his company has significantly increased its spraying efforts in Waukegan, North Chicago, Gurnee, Zion, Beach Park and other

The first case of West Nile Virus in Michigan this year has been detected in Livingston County, the state health department announced Friday. The risk of mosquito-borne illness reaches its peak in August and September,

West Nile virus cases are popping up in mosquitoes and humans throughout the state, but one LSU research group hopes to bring those numbers down through their new insect-repellent research.