Deputies: Stolen items, I.D. found in abandoned tricycle lead to suspectâs arrest Denver Porter (Source: Stafford County Sheriff s Office) By NBC12 Newsroom | May 17, 2021 at 2:06 PM EDT - Updated May 17 at 2:06 PM
STAFFORD, Va. (WWBT) - Deputies in Stafford County say they located a suspect involved in a school theft after finding his identification cards along with stolen items in his abandoned tricycle.
On May 16 at 8:05 p.m., deputies responded to the Rivermont School located on 30 Pulte Drive for the report of a suspicious person.
According to the first caller, a male suspect, later identified by deputies as Denver Porter, 29, of Fredricksburg was removing items from a shed at the school.
Crater Health District seeks feedback for student vaccination interest
Crater Health District seeks feedback for student vaccination interest By Karina Bolster | May 6, 2021 at 5:09 PM EDT - Updated May 6 at 5:39 PM
PETERSBURG, Va. (WWBT) - The Crater Health District is planning ahead as Pfizer moves forward with seeking FDA approval for vaccinating children against COVID-19.
A survey was pushed out recently seeking interest in student vaccinations.
On Wednesday, the Petersburg School Board approved a plan to bring students back into the classroom five days per week this fall. Now, the school system is encouraging families to take the survey to find out how many of them would like to get their children vaccinated.
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Private schools can now ask for a share of $2.7 billion in COVID-relief funding: Northam
The money would be used to help them repurpose their buildings for COVID protocols, staff training, and development of remote or hybrid programs
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RICHMOND Applications are now being taken from private schools across Virginia to get a share of federally designated money to help them get back on track under the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Northam administration Thursday announced that $2.75 billion in emergency education relief funding will be made available to assist private elementary, middle and high-school level education. That money will go into the Emergency Assistance for Non-Public Schools [EANS] program, which provides the funding based on applications submitted by the eligible schools.