NEW YORK (AP) — Americans braced for what the nation’s top doctor warned Sunday would be “the hardest and saddest week” of their lives while Britain assumed the unwelcome mantle of deadliest coronavirus hotspot in Europe after a record 24-hour jump in deaths that surpassed even hard-hit Italy. “This is going to be our Pearl […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former NFL kicker Tom Dempsey, who played in the NFL despite being born without toes on his kicking foot and made a record 63-yard field goal, died late Saturday while struggling with complications from the new coronavirus, his daughter said. He was 73. The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate first reported Dempsey’s […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — When a bill banning assault weapons died in the Virginia Senate in February, it looked as though several gun- control bills promised by Democrats were suddenly in jeopardy. Rookie House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn (D-Fairfax) went to work to save them. She reached out to the opposite side of the Capitol, contacting […]
BAILEY’S CROSSROADS, Va. (AP) — Michael S. Megonigal and his daughter, Marley, wanted to help people who lost their jobs as the covid-19 pandemic spread, perhaps by buying someone some food, but the two weren’t sure about how to do it. Then, after stepping in line to buy a snack at the Culmore Supermarket in […]
ROANOKE, Va. – The Virginia Coronavirus Fraud Task Force and Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigations (IRS-CI) are warning taxpayers to be alert about possible scams relating to COVID-19 economic impact payments. United States Attorneys Thomas T. Cullen and G. Zachary Terwilliger,and the Virginia State Police along with Kelly R. Jackson, Special Agent in Charge of the […]
The Pulaski County School System has issued the following statement on their Facebook page. Notice- All school facilities (including playgrounds, athletic fields, gyms, tracks, weight rooms, etc.) are closed to the public until further notice. While we understand the wish for student athletes to continue developing their skills, this cannot occur on school grounds. Governor […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is instituting a hiring freeze of state employees and is telling agency heads to look for ways to cut budgets in response to the coronavirus. Northam chief of staff Clark Mercer told agency heads in a Thursday memo obtained by The Associated Press that a recession is […]
The New River Health District confirmed today the first case of COVID-19 in Pulaski County, Virginia. The patient is a male in his 50s, lives within the County, and likely became infected during travel. He has been appropriately self-isolating and has had limited exposure to the general public. To be respectful and to protect the […]
Initial $2.5 million in funding will house unsheltered individuals, support case management RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced an initial $2.5 million in emergency funding to shelter Virginia’s statewide homeless population during the COVID-19 pandemic. This emergency support will provide temporary housing for the approximately 1,500 Virginians who are currently unsheltered or rely on shelters that […]
Salem, VA. – LewisGale Regional Health System, as part of HCA Healthcare, one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers, is announcing a comprehensive effort to protect its colleagues during the COVID-19 pandemic. Like the majority of hospitals nationwide, LewisGale Regional Health System facilities – including LewisGale Hospital Alleghany, LewisGale Hospital Montgomery, LewisGale Hospital Pulaski, and […]