From Franklin County Sheriff’s Office: Fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid analgesic, has taken over this country’s substance abuse epidemic by force. Similar to morphine, but with 50 to 100 times the potency, fentanyl is a legal opioid that is commonly prescribed for pain control. In this drug epidemic, fentanyl is being added to illicit substances…… Continue Reading
Glen Younkin recently commented on the cooperation that he has seen in his transition to become Virginia’s next governor … WFIR’s Rob Ruthenberg has more 11-22 Youngkin Wrap 1-WEB The post Youngkin talks about cooperation first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Not a good weekend for college football teams locally … Pitt beats UVA 48 to 38 … JC Price’s first game as interim head coach for Virginia Tech was also a loss at Miami, 38 to 26 and and 22nd-ranked Louisiana beats Liberty convincingly, 42 to 14. WPLY-MIN The post Bad weekend for local…… Continue Reading
President Biden’s “Build Back Better” legislation has been passed by Democrats in the House as expected. Now comes the heavy lifting in the Senate. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: 11-22 Warner BBB Wrap#1 The post Build Back Better moves on to the Senate first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
With big Thanksgiving dinners on the way in many homes this week, those preparing them may come across foods in their pantries with expired dates on them. A Virginia Tech food safety expert says that doesn’t necessarily mean they are unsafe, as WFIR’s Evan Jones reports: 11-22 Food Expiration Wrap2-WEB The post Most expired…… Continue Reading
PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) — A grand jury in Virginia has indicted a police officer on charges that he misused a stun gun on an unarmed man. The Richmond Times-Dispatch report s that a Petersburg Circuit Court grand jury on Thursday indicted Petersburg Police Lt. Jason Sharp, 50, on two misdemeanor assault charges. Sharp’s attorney, Doug…… Continue Reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Maryland woman has been sentenced to 45 months in prison for her role in a scheme in which bribes were paid to correctional officers in exchange for allowing contraband inside a Virginia prison where the woman’s son was an inmate. Kim Williams, 57, of Baltimore, facilitated over $60,000 in bribe…… Continue Reading
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — A former Virginia doctor has been sentenced to three years in prison for writing prescriptions that mixed powerful painkillers into narcotic cocktails that killed at least four of her patients, officials said, Verna M. Lewis, 70, pleaded guilty last year to dispensing controlled substances — oxycodone, morphine and hyrdomorphone — without…… Continue Reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Supreme Court of Virginia has selected two outside experts from a pool of nominees put forward by lawmakers to help it complete its task of drawing new legislative districts to conform with the 2020 census. The court unanimously appointed Sean Trende and Bernard Grofman to serve as special masters for…… Continue Reading
(RICHMOND, Va.)— On November 19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that all adults 18 years of age and older are now eligible to get a booster shot.This follows today’s authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of boosters for all adults who completed a 2-dose initial vaccine series of…… Continue Reading