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Virginia’s chance to legalize marijuana right
Virginia Business
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August 26, 2025
SUMMARY: Executive director of Virginia-based nonprofit Marijuana Justice discusses goals in regulated adult-use cannabis market in Virginia State lawmakers are set to take up matter in upcoming Virginia General Assembly session after legalizing...
Virginia expands crisis care with $3.5M Bristol center
The Center Square
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August 26, 2025
(The Center Square) – A new 24/7 walk-in crisis center will open at Ridgeview Pavilion in Bristol, supported by more than $3.5 million in commonwealth funding. The center is part of Virginia’s “Right Help, Right Now” plan to expand access to...
Virginia Beach nonprofit donates adorable lab to state police
WTKR 3 - Virginia
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August 26, 2025
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia State Police is welcoming an adorable new member to the team: Vader the Labrador retriever! Vader has been training for the past two years and completed the ADI Public Access Test and Skills Test, which measure behavior...
Virginia Beach police seize over 200 birds in suspected cockfighting investigation
South Tidewater News - Virginia
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August 25, 2025
On August 22, 2025, the Virginia Beach Police Department's Special Operations and Special Investigations bureaus responded to a suspected cockfighting operation in the 600 block of Princess Anne Road. The investigation began after citizen...
Interview Intersection: Expert Interviews From August 2025
Dermatology Times
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August 28, 2025
Innovation and Aesthetic Science SPOOGE by Whitney Hovenic, MD, Aims to Bridge the Sunscreen Adherence Gap in a Unique Way Whitney Hovenic, MD's new SPOOGE sunscreen hopes to engage Gen Z in sun protection, merging skincare with fun and effective...
Virginia’s linebackers will battle both opponents and the injury bug in 2025
The Cavalier Daily - Virginia
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As a whole, linebackers on the 2024 Virginia football team accounted for two of the team’s top three leaders in tackles, as well as two of the top five in tackles for loss. Fortunately, all of the unit’s contributors are back for 2025 and will...
Prince Andrew becomes a rudderless ship and sparks concerns about his health
GEO TV
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August 27, 2025
Prince Andrew’s mental health and emotional well being have caused alarm bells to ring through the Palace. News of this overarching fear that is engulfing the Palace has been shared by royal expert Kinsey Schofield. The host of the YouTube channel...
Q&A: Understanding Eligibility and Coverage With TRICARE Prime Remote
DVIDS - Georgia
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August 28, 2025
FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES 08.28.2025 Courtesy Story If you live far from a military hospital or clinic, TRICARE Prime Remote could be the right TRICARE health plan for you. While TRICARE Prime is only available to eligible...
What Lessons Did Public Health FHIR Pilots Learn?
Healthcare Innovation
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August 26, 2025
A new report describes the learning curve involved in efforts to accelerate FHIR maturity within the public health community. Pilot project participants said that initial projects require time to build familiarity with the FHIR standard and...
Documents: Richmond school missed four mandated asbestos inspections. Teachers fear for their health.
Richmond Times Dispatch - Virginia
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Since 2001, Richmond Public Schools officials have missed four federally mandated inspections for asbestos at Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary School, according to records obtained by The Times-Dispatch. Federal law dictates that public and private...
7News presses for answers about school nurse shortages in DC, Maryland and Virginia
WJLA 7 - Washington D.C.
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WASHINGTON (7News) — There is a critical need for nurses across the country, as the National Association of School Nurses reports that only about 40% of schools employ full-time nurses, and about 25% of schools do not employ a school nurse at all....
Virginia “Ginny” Doss (1941 – 2025)
The Citizen-Times - Kentucky
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August 26, 2025
Virginia “Ginny” Doss, 84, of Scottsville, Ky., passed away Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025 at The Medical Center at Scottsville. The Scottsville, native was a daughter of the late Clifton Reed Steenbergen and Sally Irene Fisher Steenbergen and wife of...
Virginia Tech football 2025 preview: Running backs
Gobbler Country - Virginia
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August 26, 2025
The Virginia Tech running back position looks much different in 2025. Gone is Bhayshul Tuten, and his over 2,000 rushing yards and 31 total touchdowns from the past two seasons combined. That means there are plenty of carries — and opportunities —...
Virginia State Police search for missing Caroline County woman who may be in danger
WRIC - Virginia
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August 25, 2025
by: Tannock Blair Posted: Aug 25, 2025 / 11:36 AM EDT Updated: Aug 25, 2025 / 11:37 AM EDT CAROLINE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia State Police are searching for a 22-year-old woman who was reported missing out of Caroline County and may be in...
Those With Addiction and Mental Health Concerns Can Find Help From The Living Room at Princeton
Town Topics Newspaper - New Jersey
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August 27, 2025
HEALING AND HOPE: Shown here is the Great Room, featuring the warm and welcoming atmosphere that greets patients and visitors to The Living Room at Princeton. As described in its literature, “The Living Room at Princeton is a sanctuary for...
Mobile clinic coming to Rosenwald on Thursday
Galax Gazette - Virginia
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Rooftop of Virginia Community Action Program is bringing an Integrative Health Services (IHS) mobile unit to the Rosenwald-Felts School building on Aug. 28 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The mobile unit from Mount Rogers Community Services and the Mount...
State lawmakers describe ‘lack of service’ in Michigan’s mental health system
Bridge Michigan
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August 26, 2025
The Michigan House Oversight Committee is drafting a report on the state’s behavioral health system after weeks of testimony from providers and families Many point to a lack of psychiatric beds as driving people with severe mental illness toward...
Virginia and Tennessee governors celebrate Bristol
WCYB - Virginia
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A full house as local leaders and law enforcement gather in Bristol to celebrate the accomplishments of Bristol, Tennessee and Bristol, Virginia. "Thank you both for what you do and making Bristol an exceptional place to live, work and play," said...
Contract expires for over 60,000 Kaiser Permanente healthcare workers at the end of September
World Socialist Web Site
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August 27, 2025
Kaiser workers: what are you demands in the next contract? Let us know by filling out the form below. All submissions will remain anonymous. Mental health workers picket the Anaheim Kaiser Permanente Hospital in the Los Angeles area on Monday,...
Virginia reported 194 deaths in custody last year. An advisory panel says there’s not enough data to make recommendations.
WVTF - Virginia
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August 26, 2025
The Virginia legislature approved state requirements in 2024 for reporting annual deaths in custody numbers. It’s a backstop for a federal law called the Death in Custody Reporting Act. Del. Cia Price (D-Newport News) sponsored the state bill, and...