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USPS postal workers are under siege: Congress looking to beef up protections
We just reported news on Thursday about a July 11 robbery of a postal worker in Virginia Beach. It’s apparently a growing trend, and Congress is taking notice. “I have been troubled by reports of violent assaults and armed thefts against our nation’s letter carriers, especially given an increase in attacks committed against these public servants in Virginia,” said Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., who represents the Seventh District in the U.S. House.
HCA Virginia Provides $25k Grant to Improve Cardiac Arrest Survival
Donation to Compress and Shock Foundation will add defibrillators and support CPR trainings throughout Virginia. LewisGale Medical Center and HCA Virginia leaders celebrate a $25,000 grant award to The Compress and Shock Foundation, a Roanoke based nonprofit promoting AED education and accessibility. The grant will provide AEDs for eligible organizations across Virginia and education events in underserved communities. (Left to right: Chris Finley, Associate Vice President, Community Engagement, HCA Healthcare, Jack Perkins, Executive Director, Compress and Shock Foundation, Lauren Dudley, interim Chief Executive Officer, LewisGale Medical Center, Andrew Maiolo, MD, Cardiologist, LewisGale Physicians, Heather Snyder, Structural Heart Navigator, LewisGale Medical Center, Michele Gillespie, Vice President Cardiovascular Services, LewisGale Regional Health System.
Sweet Lipsy's plans fundraiser for deputy's family
Chilhowie, Va (WCYB) — A bakery owner in Chilhowie is trying to show appreciation by giving way free desserts. Any law enforcement officer can come in and get a menu item completely free of charge. The owner of Sweet Lipsy's is a friend of the deputy's family and she...
Wytheville’s Skeeter’s Hot Dogs needs new owner to survive
WYTHEVILLE, Va. – Skeeters Hot Dogs has been part of the Wytheville community for almost 100 years, but now, they are in need of new owners to make sure that the restaurant does not go away from town. Skeeter’s Hot Dogs first opened its doors in 1925 and since...
More photos from Youth Day at Galax Old Fiddlers
Here’s another large gallery of Nick Hancock’s images shot during the youth competition at the Old Fiddlers’ Convention in Galax, VA on Monday, August 5. If you don’t like photos of cute kids playing bluegrass and old time music, we don’t know what to tell you.
$20,000 scratch-off winner sold in Fayetteville
FAYETTEVILLE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A $20,000 scratch-off winner was recently sold in Fayetteville. According to the West Virginia Lottery, a winning $20,000 ‘XXXXX’ scratch-off winner was sold in Fayetteville on Wednesday, August 7, 2024. The winning ticket was purchased at Balls Grocery. The winner has been identified as Florence S. by the West Virginia Lottery. […]
Coal miner in West Virginia killed in power haulage accident
A coal miner was killed on the job in northern West Virginia earlier this week, Gov. Jim Justice announced Friday. William "Joe" Crandall was killed in an incident at Arch Resource's ACI Tygart Valley Mine in Taylor County, West Virginia, on Monday. Crandall is the second worker to die as a result of a mine accident in the last month in the coal-producing state. A 33-year-old woman died in July after being injured at the Wyco Surface Mine, near the border of Raleigh and Wyoming counties."It surely is honorable, but it's a tough business, and we should be so respectful...
Tractor trailer rolls over on I-77 entrance ramp near MacArthur
MACARTHUR, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A tractor-trailer has rolled over on the I-77 entrance ramp near MacArthur. According to witnesses on the scene, a tractor-trailer hauling rolls of paper was taking the entrance ramp to I-77 North and took a curve too fast and rolled over. The rollover occurred at Exit 44. The driver is fine […]
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