U.S. death rate reaches all-time record due to alcohol, drugs and suicide
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The rate of U.S. deaths due to alcohol, drugs and suicide reached an all-time record in 2021, an increase of 11 percent, according to a new report.
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Virginia’s Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Robert Mosier resigns
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Virginia’s Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security’s resignation was announced today by Governor Glenn Youngkin.
Virginia Department of Health tracking feces for COVID-19 infection database
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The Virginia Department of Health has added a wastewater surveillance dashboard to its COVID-19 dashboards.
Congress seeking to expand access to naloxone in K-12 public schools
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Bipartisan legislation in Congress would give schools more access to naloxone — also known as Narcan or Evzio — in K-12 public schools.
Salem man pleads guilty in Lynchburg meth deal gone bad Walmart parking-lot shootout
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A Salem man who was involved in a shootout in Lynchburg during a methamphetamine deal in 2021 pleaded guilty this week in U.S. District Court to a pair of federal charges.
Neo-Nazis sentenced in scheme to attack U.S. power grid, foment race war
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Two white nationalists were sentenced in federal court related to a scheme to attack power grids with the goal that power outages could lead to unrest that would precipitate a race war.
Dr. Karen Shelton appointed as next Virginia State Health Commissioner
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Dr. Karen Shelton is returning to public health with her appointment as the next State Health Commissioner. Shelton will start May 1.
‘Zombie drug’ contributes to overdoses, is focus of House and Senate legislation
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) reported that 23 percent of fentanyl powder examined in 2022 contained xylazine, a veterinary tranquilizer.
Life sentence affirmed for man who left overdose victim to die in Winchester motel room
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The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the life sentence for a man convicted for commercial sex trafficking and drug crimes.
Arrington teen faces drug, weapons charges from task force investigation
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An 18-year-old from Arrington was arrested on Wednesday on drug and weapons charges stemming from an investigation by the Jefferson Area Drug Enforcement Task Force.
