A rapidly spreading outbreak of measles in Texas has killed two people, US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr said on Wednesday. They are the first mortalities from measles in the US in nearly a decade.

The current outbreak is centred in north-western Texas, with measles also recently found across the state's border in New Mexico, as well as Alaska, California, Georgia, New Jersey, New York City and Rhode Island,

New measles cases have been reported since the first death in West Texas amid the ongoing outbreak. Cases have also been confirmed in New Mexico and New Jersey.  Read More

Other states reporting measles cases are Alaska, Georgia, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island, according to USA TODAY. Here's what to know about the measles outbreak in New Mexico. The first case of measles in Lea County prompted the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) to declare an outbreak on Feb.

A measles outbreak has infected dozens in Texas and New Mexico, with cases also reported in Alaska, Georgia, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island.

Security forces shot and killed an airman from New Jersey who was pursued outside an Air Force base in New Mexico early Saturday, officials said.

New measles cases have been confirmed in New Jersey and Kentucky with the one common factor being a lack of measles vaccinations.

A fire on the beach in OB seems relatively innocent enough, typically, but when police stopped by recently to check out what they called an illegal beach fire, they made a shocking discovery. Two men were kicking sand on the flames when officers from the Western Division Beach Team approached early one morning last month,

Christopher Blevins dumped Laura Hughes’ body in the refrigerator in the forest in July before running off to Mexico, cops say.

For those who were vaccinated for measles many decades ago, there’s a chance the protection has worn off by now. Here's how to determine whether you need a booster.

Brian Rivers Jr. is accused of sexually assaulting a child from 2012 to 2018. He’d been on the run since May 2019.

The New Jersey Department of Health confirmed an initial measles case on Feb. 14 in an unvaccinated individual, and by Feb. 20, two additional cases were identified in people who had close contact with the original patient.