Bishop, for allowing me this time. Part of my amendment is in the en bloc and it deals with wastewater treatment. No person in america living in this country should be allowed to not have adequate plumbing. This is why ive introduced an amendment asking the usda to pry or oties our ongoing efforts to address failing septic systems in Rural Communities. Approximately 20 of americans are responsible for the installation and maintenance of their own sewage disposal systems, which isnt provided by their municipalities or their county government. At least 200,000 families live in homes that have a lack of sewage system altogether. We offer little assistance to people who live in unincorporated areas to have basic water and sewer. Rural communities across this country struggle with this issue. Just this week, i read lots and lots of articles that dealt with failure of those folks in Rural Communities to have adequate sewage systems. This amendment is a part of a multiyear effort to address t
Last tuesday. We have a mugshot of kia, the 35yearold with seconddegree murder. And child abuse. They say he inflicted terrible abuse to this little girl and she died several days later. Kias brother says he cannot believe his brothers could have inflicted the injuries. Youre fairly im very confident once the system goes through the Due Diligence and process and checks everything. Everything will come back truthful and factual. The individuals can make their decision. Did you ever know of your brother to be violent . Absolutely not, man. No. Ever strike a child . Never. Never. We have three kids of our own. My brother is constantly over here watching them. No, never. Stephen one thing jumps out of the medical examiners report and that is that this little girl did have a previously broken bone which apparently had healed. The prosecutors say they are investigating where that injury could have come from. Now his brother tells us that kia divband is the father of one child and has another
Morning and then cleared the scene. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. The Virginia House gop is rolling out its education agenda. The plans were announced at a News Conference in richmond this morning. The house gop speaker william j. Howell says he supports a major amendment to the virginia constitution aimed at promoting charter schools. Republicans have previously supported legislation that would provide greater funding and state support for charter schools. Democratic lawmakers say the measure could hurt traditional public schools. Deputies just outside of richmond are looking for a suspect they say kidnapped his former motherin law. The Amelia County Sheriffs Office says olene brooks was taken from her home on thursday. Her husband was killed after the suspect apparently broke into their home. Other people in the home were zip tied, ducttaped, and held hostage at gun point for hours, before the suspect took off with brooks. Authorities say the suspect is dana wil
Church in south carolina. We need to tell the whole story. The whole ugly story of our history tonight, the fate of two slave quarters in Botetourt County is still in question. We are wdbj7. Good evening, im melissa gaona. And im chris hurst. New at 11 people in some neighborhoods across our area are concerned after they went several days without getting their mail following last weeks snow storm. Wdbj7s Khiree Stewart spoke with those neighbors and tells us whats causing the problem. Chris, melissa, its been days since it snowed, but its still causing problems for some people in roanoke. Those who havent gotten their mail say they want answers. 10 36 25 10 36 30 just concerned about what could be coming in that i need to take care of. Roy forbes sorts through several letters for the first time in days. He and others on ridgecrest drive said they havent received mail since thursday. The day before last weeks snow storm. 10 34 44 10 34 50 we have bills and regular stuff that comes in th
Tracheotomy scar on her throat and was last seen in pink and brown cowboy boots. If you have any information, call the Blacksburg Police department. Police in roanoke are looking for a missing man. Investigators say no one has heard from Jonathan Kent since last week. His coworkers reported him missing on monday. Call Roanoke Police if you have any information. We have a School Announcement to tell you about this afternoon. Riverlawn elementary in Pulaski County closed at noon due to what School Officials say is a heating issue. N sunday but we do have a weather blog site at fairlawn and river Lawn Elementary School look at the beautiful blue skies but was shut out the temperature there good thing our clothing and is still there virtually outside other places the woman in the twenties like lewisburg but we have risen now above freezing and went for thirty nine degrees and handle right now and forty seven degrees this afternoon towards galax improvements though on on the feasibility boa