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Virginians choose more than one favorite candy for fall 2024
Survey results are not universal or even statewide. They depend on who is being polled, so different results appear within Virginia. Now that it's fall and time for Halloween, new studies have been done on the favorite sweets in the Commonwealth.
Virginia poll shows tied gubernatorial race, nearly tied presidential race
(The Center Square) — Virginia’s current political contests could hardly be closer, according to the University of Mary Washington’s Center for Leadership and Media Studies Fall 2024 poll. A little over a year out, the poll showed Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-07, and Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the leading candidates for the commonwealth’s 2025 gubernatorial race, […]
'No one should die in agony' | Virginia woman who advocated for 'Medical Aid in Dying' bill, passes away
WASHINGTON — Even in death, Barbara Green's fight to legalize medical aid in dying in Virginia, will continue. In July of 2022, she was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. Doctors told her she'd have eight to 11 months to live. She spoke to WUSA9 in 2023. "One day...
Calls to Virginia 988 are soaring, staff struggles to keep up with demand
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The number of people dialing the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline in Virginia has skyrocketed 157% since it started two years ago according to the KFF. “It’s a really hard growth for our call center staff to keep up with,” said Curt Gleeson, assistant commissioner for crisis services for the Virginia […]
Virginia Lottery awards $10,000 to Henrico store for selling $7 million winning ticket
With Virginia Lottery, it's not only the people who buy the winning tickets who are the luck ones, the stores that sell the winning tickets are too. Lottery officials presented a $10,000 check to a Henrico store that sold a $7 million ticket.
Tick-borne illness can cause confounding symptoms
RICHMOND — Tick bites often go undetected until symptoms arise. Charles Green, deputy commissioner for the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, ate a cheeseburger at lunchtime one day, and by dinnertime suffered a mild heart attack. “I knew something was really wrong,” Green said. It took five months for Green and multiple doctors...
Coastal flood advisory issued for parts of DMV
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — As Hurricane Helene continues to strengthen, the National Weather Service has issued a coastal flood advisory for several areas across D.C., Maryland and Virginia. As of Thursday morning, the NWS upgraded Helene to a Category 2 hurricane. Officials said the hurricane is expected to bring a “catastrophic” storm surge with heavy […]
Virginia State Park Debuts All-Terrain Wheelchairs
Mason Neck State Park debuted the new All-Terrain Wheelchair program Sept. 25 that is available for guests who are wheelchair users or for those with mobility impairments. These chairs are all-terrain, electric powered wheelchairs that can be used on designated trails within the park. All-Terrain Wheelchairs are available in each of the park system’s six […]
Overdose deaths are falling fast in Virginia
Data: CDC; Chart: Alex Fitzpatrick/AxiosHere's some good news: fatal drug overdoses in Virginia are falling at a faster rate than the U.S. average, according to preliminary CDC data.The big picture: Overdoses kill more than 100,000 Americans a year, but the number appears to be dropping rapidly.Fatal drug overdoses, which fell nationwide last year for the first time since before the pandemic, are continuing to decline.The most recent CDC data, which ends in April, shows that the number of overdose deaths is falling faster than the 3% decrease between 2022 and 2023.By the numbers: CDC data looks at rolling totals over...
Virginia school photographer fired after making ‘inappropriate comments’ to elementary students
A Virginia elementary school photographer reportedly lost her job after being accused of making improper remarks to young students, including allegedly asking one boy, “Can I eat your soul?” The principal of Chittum Elementary School in Chesapeake, Bridget Outlaw, said in an email to parents last week that a photographer hired to take school pictures was escorted off campus for making “inappropriate comments” to students, WTKR reported. The photographer, who was not named by school or company officials, was employed by Lifetouch, a family and school photography service owned by Shutterfly. In an interview, parent Rachel Fjeld told WTKR that her son was sitting to have...
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