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Thousands of toiletries are going to people in need thanks to this new program at Reagan National Airport
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority has launched a brand new program at Reagan National Airport that gives gently or unused toiletries over 3.8 ounces to people in need at local shelters and nonprofits. "We have an excess amount of waste that was going to landfills and...
Kolmac Integrated Behavioral Health Expands Reach with Three New Concerted Care Group Locations
BURTONSVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 13, 2024-- Kolmac Integrated Behavioral Health is proud to announce the opening of three new Concerted Care Group (CCG) locations in Dover, Delaware; Hagerstown, Maryland; and Cumberland, Maryland. These locations will provide a comprehensive range of services, including medication-assisted treatment, mental health services, and population health management, among others, to better serve the community’s needs. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240813860355/en/ Concerted Care Group’s new comprehensive addiction and mental health facility, located in Hagerstown, Maryland. (Photo: Business Wire)
New Safe Haven Baby Box dedicated in West Virginia
ST. ALBANS, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A project aiming to protect the lives of the most vulnerable was dedicated and blessed on Monday. A Safe Haven Baby Box was unveiled at the St. Albans Fire Department. The box provides a safe and legal option for an anonymous surrender of a newborn.
DC Police issue critical missing alert for 12-year-old girl
WASHINGTON — D.C. Police are asking for help looking for a missing 12-year-old girl. On Tuesday morning, police issued a critical missing alert for Zoey Palmer. She went missing from the 4800 block of Connecticut Avenue Northwest but was last seen on the 2900 block of Knox Place Southeast, near Young's Memorial Church at 4 a.m. Tuesday.
Man charged with murder in Montgomery Village shooting
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (DC News Now) — The Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) said authorities charged a man with murder in connection to a deadly shooting in Montgomery Village on Monday. Police said that shortly after 11:30 a.m., officers responded to the 19300 block of Club House Road. There, police found a 21-year-old Gaithersburg man […]
West Virginia school health contest aims to encourage better eating
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Just in time for back-to-school season, West Virginia is launching a contest to help kids eat healthy. On Monday, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice announced the “West Virginia Healthy Habits Schools Challenge.” Elementary school students can make a two-minute video of what’s being done to create healthy habits at their schools […]
Senior centers, providing in-home care to elderly, struggling amid West Virginia Medicaid troubles
Ebony Moore has been an in-home caregiver for elderly residents in Kanawha County for 17 years. It isn’t a job that pays a lot, she said, but for her, it has always been a passion. “It originated from me taking care of my family — my grandmother, my aunties,” said Moore, 48, who lives in […]
MWHC’s new midwifery program aims to deliver an ‘intimate’ birthing experience
When Julie Weathers was sent to shadow a nurse midwife during her senior rotation in the maternity ward as a student at West Virginia University, she knew she had found her calling. “Being able to be with someone during a vulnerable time and help them is so rewarding,” said Weathers,...
Toll Brothers Sell Virginia Property After Data Center Makes an Offer ‘It Couldn’t Refuse’
The extra cash and a strong first quarter have prompted the luxury home building to raise its full-year earnings guidance to between $13.25 and $13.75 per diluted share. Toll Brothers, based in Fort Washington, recently made an unexpected sale of a parcel of land in Virginia in what it is calling a “one-off,” saying it was an offer “it couldn’t refuse,” writes Dan Brendel and Michael Potter for the Philadelphia Business Journal.
4-ton, Big Idaho Potato will roll into Chambersburg Aug. 13 for Primanti Bros. anniversary
A truck-size Idaho potato will roll into Franklin County on Tuesday to help a business celebrate its first anniversary. "Is it real?" is emblazoned on the side of the Big Idaho Potato Truck, a semi-truck carrying a 4-ton potato made in Idaho. The Big Idaho Potato Tour and its "Tater...
Heat risk isn’t just about the highs: Large daily temperature swings can harm human health
This summer has shown how quickly high temperatures can pose serious health risks, with record-breaking heat waves claiming thousands of lives around the world. However, it’s not just high and low temperatures that matter. How many degrees the temperature swings within a day – the daily temperature variation – itself poses health risks. Studies have […]
West Virginia high schools win appeal on sports reclassifications
KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – Eleven West Virginia high schools have won their appeals to return to their original classifications for West Virginia high school football. The eleven schools that appealed their new classifications were Frankfort, John Marshall, Oak Hil, Petersburg, Preston, Sissonville, Spring Valley, St. Albans, St. Marys, Tyler Consolidated and Wayne. With the […]
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