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News to Know for June 23: Storms in Central Virginia; Shootout in Richmond; Copycat THC ban
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) – Check out our high headlines for this Thursday:
Robust Storms Hit Central VA
The Pink Cross helps near a dozen households this morning after they have been pressured out of their houses as a consequence of yesterday afternoon’s robust storms.
The extreme storm prompted a “Damaging Warning” and struck Central VA inflicting harm and energy outages.
In North Chesterfield, a tree closely broken a house on Swan Drive.
Fireplace crews informed a Chesterfield household {that a} lightning strike sparked the hearth at their house alongside Koyoto Court docket. Relations stated they have been asleep when a neighbor known as saying they noticed smoke coming from the house. Nobody was injured.
In Richmond, a constructing had its roof ripped off close to Broad Avenue and Arthur Ashe Boulevard round 3:30 p.m. Richmond Fireplace Division stated a constructing inspector and Dominion Vitality have been notified. No accidents have been reported.
NBC12 Viewers Shared Storm Harm
Energy Outage Replace
Tens of hundreds of individuals misplaced energy throughout yesterday’s extreme climate. At one level almost 80,000 Dominion Prospects have been out.
Proper now, Dominion is reporting greater than 43,000 outages.
Rappahannock Electrical is reporting over 6,500 – the upper numbers are in Culpeper.
You may see and report energy outages HERE.
1 Harm In Richmond Shootout
A person is anticipated to get better after he was hit by gunfire throughout a reported shootout in Richmond.
Police say that man exchanged gunfire with not less than two different individuals within the 700 block of Mosby Avenue round 1 a.m. Thursday. The one that was shot was rushed to the hospital and is anticipated to outlive. There aren’t any different reviews of accidents at this level.
Anybody who might have details about what occurred is requested to name Crime Stoppers at 804-780-1000.
“Copycat” THC Merchandise To Be Banned
Lawyer Basic Jason Miyares is cracking down on copycat THC merchandise right here in Virginia.
They’re authorized proper now however shall be banned throughout the state beginning July 1.
The merchandise mimic well-known manufacturers like Doritos, Fortunate Charms, and Starburst.
This may occasionally make it tough for many individuals, particularly kids to inform the distinction.
Miyares says poison management facilities nationwide acquired greater than 10,000 calls due to these copycat merchandise within the final yr and a half.
Almost 80 % of these circumstances have been kids.
Cool & Cloudy Day
An enormous change for Thursday with cool, cloudy circumstances a lot of the day. Showers are doable plus clearing skies late afternoon.
Highs shall be within the mid-70s.
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Virginia Places 5th in LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup, First Among ACC Schools
Virginia placed fifth in the final standings for the 2023-2024 LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup, a competition between all Division I schools that compares each athletic program’s finishes in NCAA Championships across all sports. UVA finished with 1,066.25 points, good for fifth place nationally and first among schools in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
- Texas – 1,377.00
- Stanford – 1,312.75
- Tennessee – 1,217.00
- Florida – 1,189.00
- Virginia – 1,066.25
- Texas A&M – 1,059.25
- North Carolina – 1,035.75
- Michigan – 1,030.00
- Alabama – 1,028.88
- UCLA – 1,017.50
Click here to see the complete final 2023-2024 LEARFIELD Division I standings.
As a note for the scoring of the event, Directors’ Cup points are awarded bases on a school’s NCAA finish in 19 sports, four of which must be men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball, and baseball.
Powered by a fourth-consecutive NCAA women’s swimming & diving championship, Final Four appearances in both field hockey and men’s lacrosse, a fifth-place finish in men’s golf, and another trip to the College World Series in baseball, Virginia placed in the top five for the second year in a row (4th in 2022-2023) and for the fourth time in the 31 years the LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup has been awarded. UVA is one of only 10 schools in the country to rank in the top 30 in every year of the Directors’ Cup’s existence.
“We had another incredible season in competition and in the classroom,” said UVA director of athletics Carla Williams. “Our student-athletes, coaches and staff continue to perform at the highest level while representing themselves and this wonderful university with honor and integrity. Our continued excellence is a tribute to their hard work and dedication. We are so grateful for the opportunity to represent the University of Virginia.”
Here is a list of the sports in which Virginia scored points towards the LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup:
For the second year in a row, Virginia was the highest-ranked ACC school in the LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup:
5. Virginia 1066.25
7. North Carolina 1035.75
10. Notre Dame 1008.50
12. Florida State 998.88
17. Duke 928.50
21. NC State 853.50
31. Clemson 675.75
44. Syracuse 538.00
48. Louisville 515.50
50. Virginia Tech 499.25
56. Wake Forest 421.00
67. Miami (FL) 368.25
68. Boston College 360.00
74. Georgia Tech 316.50
80. Pittsburgh 277.00
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35th Virginia Commonwealth Games Preview
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WFXR) — The 2024 Virginia Commonwealth Games are just around the corner, with the weekend taking place from July 19-21 set to ignite the City of Lynchburg and Liberty University with a celebration of sportsmanship and talent.
Athletes from across the state are gearing up to showcase their skills in a wide range of sports.
For details on registering and volunteering, log on to https://www.commonwealthgames.org/
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West Virginia Health Right unveils larger, more functional facility in Charleston – WV MetroNews
CHARLESTON, W. Va.– West Virginia Health Right unveiled an expansion for its East End Clinic in Charleston Wednesday afternoon.
Health Right, which provides healthcare access for under protected people in the state, added a third story to its East End Clinic on Washington Street East, with an expansion to the on-site pharmacy, improved dental and vision clinics, as well as behavioral health services.
CEO of West Virginia Health Right, Dr. Angie Settle, said in a statement that the project has been several years in the making.
“This project is the culmination of five years of planning and fundraising, even though the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Settle said.
During the pandemic, Health Right served as the first free testing site in West Virginia and was able to administer nearly 100,000 tests.
The building expansion project took around $12 million to build, and according to the company’s board president, Ryan Lindsay, this is one of the biggest accomplishments for Health Right since he came to the company.
“We’ve done a lot in the eight years that I’ve been on the board,” Lindsay said at the ceremony Wednesday afternoon. “We’ve put together a mobile dental clinic, we’ve opened up the West Side clinic, which is a great endeavor of ours, but this is a really big one. I mean, this one right here opens the doors to everybody in Charleston and Kanawha County and the state of West Virginia.
Health Right has served over 40,000 patients over the last five years, despite the fact that, before the expansion, the original building on Washington Street East was built to serve roughly 15,000 people across that same timeframe.
Multiple partners of Health Right West Virginia came out this afternoon to show their support of the new building, including the Greater Kanawha County Foundation and the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC).
Kanawha County Foundation President and CEO Michelle Foster, says her company has been in support of multiple projects Health Right has done over the years, and is excited for the future.
“We have supported the original Health Right site for a number of years, and we’ve also supported the dental bus that goes out into those rural counties to reach underserved populations, ” Foster said. “We’re big fans of Health Right, and we’re excited about this expansion that they’ve had.”
Gayle Manchin, ARC Federal Co-Chair and wife of U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, said ARC helped out where they could in the process, but the success starts with the company in charge of the plans.
“ARC has really worked with Health Right over the years, so we’re just one small part of the project, but that’s usually the way ARC works,” Manchin said Wednesday. “We are a partner with others to make good things happens, but where the good things happen is really at the grassroots.”
Health Right will continue to provide healthcare to West Virginians with either no insurance or those who are underinsured, but with a far more extensive facility.
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