WPD releases additional info in connection with weekend shooting, chase Waynesboro police (FILE) (Source: WVIR) By NBC29 Newsroom | February 8, 2021 at 5:18 PM EST - Updated February 8 at 5:18 PM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Authorities have arrested and charged two people in connection with a shooting in Waynesboro over the weekend that sent a person to the hospital.
The police department says officers responded to a report of gunshots in the 800 block of Grayson Avenue Sunday, February 7. A silver Dodge Charger was suspected with being involved in the shooting, which officers saw and a pursuit ensued.
Authorities say multiple people bailed out of the Charger during the pursuit, though officers gave chase on foot.
Charlottesville nonprofit giving back to heroes in UVAâs COVID unit
Charlottesville nonprofit giving back to heroes in UVAâs COVID unit By Rachel Hirschheimer | February 5, 2021 at 4:49 PM EST - Updated February 8 at 11:48 AM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A Charlottesville nonprofit is shining a light on heroes in Virginia every Friday,, and now the organization is recognizing frontline workers at the University of Virginia Medical Center.
âItâs been particularly emotionally challenging, physically challenging, but again rewarding,â registered nurse Ashley Harlow at UVA Medical Center said.
The coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on many frontline workers, including Harlow. Sheâs been working with patients in the coronavirus unit since March.
A mother, a doctor and healthy babies
Courtland Milloy, The Washington Post
Jan. 26, 2021
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In a cellphone video taken by her husband, Folasada Butler lays in a hospital bed after giving birth to twins. The doctor who delivered them, Lynne Lightfoote, holds a newborn in each arm. Butler and Lightfoote are wearing protective masks, but you can hear their muffled expressions of awe. Oh my God, they say, again and again.
That s how childbirth is supposed to be. A blessed event.
For too many women, though, it s a death sentence. Maternal and infant mortality rates in the United States are the highest among developed nations. And the racial disparities are stunning, with Black women three times more likely to die of pregnancy-related causes than White women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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