Unvaccinated medical workers turn to religious exemptions
As the remaining vaccine mandates for medical workers get to set be implemented this week in 25 mostly conservative states, it is once again becoming clear how widespread the use of religious exemptions is in the U.S. as a workaround to complying with such requirements.
Campbell County man arrested after police chase, hitting two law enforcement vehicles
Just before 1:30 p.m. Sunday, a Virginia State Police spokesperson said Pittsylvania County deputies initiated a pursuit that continued north on Route 29 into Campbell County. Pittsylvania County Sheriff Capt. During the course of the pursuit, police said the suspect vehicle, a 2010 Nissan Altima, struck a Pittsylvania County Sheriffโs Deputy vehicle and a Virginia State Police trooperโs vehicle. The driver of the suspect vehicle lost control in the northbound lanes, spun around and ran off into the median near Calohan Road. Authorities said the suspect driver, Shane Wilson, of Evington, Virginia, was taken into custody without further incident.
Hopeful sign: Midwestern states see drop in new virus cases
After a punishing fall that left hospital struggling, some Midwestern states are seeing a decline in new coronavirus cases. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)After a punishing fall that left hospitals struggling, some Midwestern states are seeing a decline in new coronavirus cases. With winter weather driving people indoors, where the virus spreads more easily, thereโs no guarantee the improving dynamic can be maintained, doctors and public health officials say. In Iowa, for example, the number of new virus cases reported daily has declined over the past two weeks from nearly 1,800 to about 1,250. In Orange County, health officials said they plan to send large tents to four hospitals to help handle their patient caseloads.
At tiny rural hospitals, weary doctors treat friends, family
โ As Dr. Shane Wilson makes the rounds at the tiny, 25-bed hospital in rural northeastern Missouri, many of his movements are familiar in an age of coronavirus. Scotland County Hospitalโs doctors already are making difficult, often heartbreaking decisions about who they can take in. The hospitalโs chief nursing officer, Elizabeth Guffey, said nurses are working up to 24 extra hours each week. Glen Cowell wasnโt so sure about the virus until it knocked him to his knees. โIf you donโt have any one of those three, youโre really hamstrung,โ he said, noting that many hospitals face shortages in all three areas.
Flooded docks, debris lead suggested idle only speed limit on Smith Mountain Lake
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. Flooded docks and floating debris dont make for an ideal Memorial Day Weekend at Smith Mountain Lake. You can see the whole dock, the whole walkway underwater," said boat owner Marvin Powell. It was actually more water than I thought.Powell came to check on his boat at Waterwheel Marina on Friday morning after heavy rain flooded the lake. Waterwheel Marina is closed until further notice due to high floodwaters on Smith Mountain Lake ahead of Memorial Day Weekend. While the fish are free to roam, Powells going to have to wait for his weekend on the water.