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'Lucky she didn’t leave in a body bag': Local nursing home endangered residents for years.
All the details in our Health Safety stories come from publicly available Final Orders, Consent Orders, Orders of Suspension and other documents from the Virginia Department of Health and other government agencies. For more information, see the Editor’s note below the story. In 2021, an elderly, bedridden resident at the Petersburg-based nursing home Battlefield Park HealthCare Center was panicking. An employee of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) −a federal agency within the United...
City of Richmond taking next step in operational turnaround
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) -The City of Richmond is reformatting and is beginning to assess its entire Procurement Department to make it more efficient. These changes come after City Hall had been under fire over reports of employees abusing their city purchasing cards. However, one city employee is clearing the air while sharing the following steps to improve the current structure.
Richmond City Council approves third Planned Parenthood facility, sells land for $10
On Monday July 22, the members of Richmond City Council voted unanimously to allow the sale of the former Brook Hill School, which is located at 4929 Chamberlayne Avenue, to the women’s health organization for $10.
Former Prince George superintendent named acting superintendent of Hanover Public Schools
The former superintendent of Prince George County Schools, who announced she was retiring from the school district to care for her mother on April 19, was named Hanover County Public Schools' acting superintendent on Tuesday.
‘We identified potential descendants’: Chesterfield gives update on gravesites found in Nash Road extension project
CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT) - Chesterfield leaders have identified potential descendants of the 19th-century graves found at the construction site of the Nash Road extension project. Back in May, construction crews uncovered the burial site after unearthing the top of an unmarked brick structure. Inside the vault, a small nameplate with...
Health alert issued in Virginia after cat tests positive for rabies virus
A cat has tested positive for the rabies virus in Mechanicsville, according to a statement issued by the Chickahominy Health District in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Health. The white/grey cat was found in the area of Meadowbridge Road near Ellerson Farm Drive, Franklin Lane and Ellerson Station Drive.
Petersburg Schools Acting Superintendent unveils 100-day plan
PETERSBURG, Va. (WWBT) - Petersburg City Public Schools’ new acting superintendent, Yolonda Brown, has unveiled a 100-day plan to help the school division have a successful academic year. In a letter, Brown says she has five priorities:. Engage and build relationships and trust. Recommit to teaching, learning and performance.
Environmental groups raise issues about Hopewell plant’s air permit
Last week, the Southern Environmental Law Center filed a petition with federal regulators that raises pollution concerns stemming from Virginia’s issuance of an air permit to an AdvanSix Resins and Chemicals manufacturing plant in the city of Hopewell. On July 19, the SELC filed the petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on behalf of […] The post Environmental groups raise issues about Hopewell plant’s air permit appeared first on Virginia Mercury.
I lost $1,000 through a ‘first world’ Walmart problem when I was targeted in store – they wouldn’t answer my complaint
A WALMART customer has recalled the moment her purse was snatched from her cart while she was shopping at the retailer. The horrified shopper called the incident a "first world problem" and has taken total fault for her mistake. Leslie Roman-Williams was recently the victim of a robbery while shopping...
Henrico BZA to consider short-term rentals, turkey shoot July 25
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors Room at the Henrico Government Center on Parham Road. • a request by Cynthia Leal for a conditional use permit for short-term rental of a dwelling at 8700 Hungary Spring Road in the Brookland District;. • a request...
Delta Airlines still struggling with cancellations five days after global IT outage
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Richmond International Airport reported zero flight cancellations before thunderstorms rolled in on Tuesday evening, a vast improvement from the weekend after a global IT outage rocked operations for many airlines. Delta Airlines continues to be the hardest hit by cyber security firm CrowdStrike’s Microsoft Windows update...
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