Adding insult to injury. Rape survivors are being billed even after being treated with rape kits, something thats not supposed to happen. A cbs news investigation found that in 13 states, including maryland, rape survivors are getting bills months and months after taking a rape kit. The bills are for tests not directly associated with the kits. For example, er visits, ambulance rides, h. I. V. Tests and followup care. Maryland hospitals are not supposed to bill for costs related to the forensic exam, but the state owe lition against sexual coalition against Sexual Assault says there is confusion. A large portions of the cases they work are to resolve billing issues. One victim spoke but didnt want to show her face about the issue. When you keep getting revictimmized, you know, once a month, you get a reminder in the mail hey, you were raped, hey, this happened, you know, its hard to move on. Reporter advocates in virginia and d. C. Do not report any issues. Back to you. Just an awful,
Gaithersburg 67. And same in cambridge. 65 on the bay at the naval academy. Its just about 6 01. Another check of timesaver traffic excuse me. Lets go back to andrea and mike. Thank you, howard. Heres whats in the news right now. Quarantine, an american nurse who treated ebola patients is creating controversy. Per a new policy, kaci hickox is under a mandatory quarantine after returning from west africa, even though shes tested negative for the virus. More communities in Washington State are in mourning after a second teenager died early today after being shot by a classmate friday. Police still arent saying if they know why the freshman gunman opened tire in the school cafeteria. Selfkorean prosecutors are reportedly demanding the Death Penalty for the captain of a ferry that sank in april. More than 300 people, many of them high school students, died in this accident. Prosecutors also want life sentences for three of the crew members. U. S. And british troops have officially ended co
The Rainier City Library will host a murder mystery tea party this St. Patrick’s Day, the second of its kind after a similar Mardi Gras murder mystery fundraiser hosted in
The Rainier City Library will host a murder mystery tea party this St. Patrick’s Day, the second of its kind after a similar Mardi Gras murder mystery fundraiser hosted in
Despite the reduction in fares on the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), some commuters believe that it makes no sense because not enough buses are available. “Is a real struggle. Mi deh a bus stop fi hours, two hours before mi get all a 12.