Guns driving U.S. suicide crisis: Report details problem, offers strategies for saving lives
Deaths by suicide involving guns in the U.S. were at a record high in 2023, at an astounding 27,300, accounting for 58 percent of all gun-related deaths.
Deaths by suicide involving guns in the U.S. were at a record high in 2023, at an astounding 27,300, accounting for 58 percent of all gun-related deaths.
VDOT has shared with us the updated schedule for road work and maintenance for Augusta County, Rockbridge County and Rockingham County for the week of June 30-July 3.
Six Virginia children under the age of 5 have died in swimming pool drownings just since Memorial Day. That’s just unimaginable, in terms of the grief for those families.
The House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition is in opposition to the Trump administration returning America to the days of pollution at the expense of Americans’ health.
A community workshop held Wednesday evening gathered further public feedback on what Staunton residents want in the next comprehensive plan.
It’s still hot, with head indices in Charlottesville and Albemarle County projected in the 105-110 range today and in the vicinity of 100 on Friday.
The Conservation Fund has purchased North America’s largest blackwater swamp in Georgia and Florida and saved it from deep earth mining.
Any company that would want to build an energy-hogging, environment-clogging hyperscale data center in Augusta County can do so right now by right on property zoned industrial without needing county approval.
Members of the House energy coalition joined the SEEC Institute on a climate change tour of Great Smoky Mountains National Park last week.
Albemarle County is opening two cooling centers on Tuesday and Wednesday to give residents without access to air conditioning relief from the extreme heat.
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