A committee of the board met in closed session Wednesday for 2 1/2 hours to discuss jail deaths. … [Read more...] about State jail death investigator closing cases, but information isn’t public
Chesterfield county sheriffs most wanted
Williams: If the Richmond Police Department continues to reject transparency, it will sacrifice trust
Gastañaga pointed out the department’s refusal to release the officer’s bodycam video even as it asked witnesses to provide police with any videos or photos that might have documented the incident. She called on RPD to release any video footage and the names of any officers involved; Richmond police say there was only one officer present. … [Read more...] about Williams: If the Richmond Police Department continues to reject transparency, it will sacrifice trust
Hanger, Jones agree on budget compromise to expand Medicaid in Va., boost reserves and provide raises for teachers, state employees
One assessment would raise about $306 million for the state’s share of Medicaid expansion costs, which would increase from 7 percent next year to 10 percent in 2020 and thereafter under the federal law. The other would raise about $284 million that would be used to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates for hospitals and their physician groups from 71 percent to 88 percent of their costs. … [Read more...] about Hanger, Jones agree on budget compromise to expand Medicaid in Va., boost reserves and provide raises for teachers, state employees
Former Addicts Partner With Virginia Police to Fight Addiction Epidemic
Turning serious, Frazer pointed to a motel across the turnpike from the Regal Inn and said that he once saw a woman there who was turning blue as she overdosed. He and Odehnal broke her ribs trying to save her and administered four doses of Narcan, a drug that reverses an opioid overdose. A few days later, he saw her out looking for another fix. … [Read more...] about Former Addicts Partner With Virginia Police to Fight Addiction Epidemic