New Virginia bills in effect could make bills from UVA Health more affordable

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WHSV) - UVA Health’s Blue Ridge Poison Center’s Medical Director says staff ‘rarely’ received calls about people suffering from adverse side effects of Delta-8 THC products. Over the last year, there has been a fivefold increase in these calls, with 112 reported between June...

AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - “If you don’t know where to begin... begin with hope.” That’s the slogan for a campaign started by Valley Community Services Board to prevent substance misuse and addiction. The Begin with Hope campaign, funded by a state opioid response grant, was...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Some experts at UVA are working together to help make sense of what happened in 2017, and about what we can do now to make sure it never happens again. Five years ago, UVA’s lawn was flooded with white supremacists carrying lit torches; an alarming event...

LAKE ANNA, Va. (WHSV) - Harmful algal blooms that threaten the health of people and pets who spend time on the water led Virginia to add Lake Anna and six other bodies of water to its list of impaired waterways in a recent draft report. The Virginia Department of Environmental...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Charlottesville, UVA, Albemarle County ECC is using new 911 technology to make its response to calls even faster with a click of a button. If a dispatcher thinks its necessary, they can send a link to the caller to join a video chat. From there,...

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - A new report from the Environmental Integrity Project shows that 76% of samples taken from the Shenandoah waterway showed levels of E. coli that the U.S Environmental Protection Agency would deem unsafe to swim in. According to EIP Director of Communications Tom Pelton, this directly correlates...

Due to the number of vaccinations across our region, we will no longer be updating the COVID-19 hotline. As of Wednesday, August 10, Virginia has had 1,987,738 total cases of COVID-19, including confirmed lab tests and clinical diagnoses, according to the Virginia Department of Health. The Virginia Department of Health...

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - (Woodstock, VA) – August 9, 2022– United Way of Northern Valley is partnering with Just Because, George’s Inc., Shenandoah County Chamber of Commerce, and other businesses to help local educators. The groups are holding a donation drive to collect and distribute items to all Shenandoah County Public Schools in support of classroom teachers.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Ranked-choice voting has already been adopted by states like Alaska and Maine. Now, Delegate Sally Hudson is sharing how this style of voting could possibly help with Virginia’s 2023 elections. “Ranked-choice delivers of both unity and diversity, which I think is really what we’re struggling...

LURAY, Va. (WHSV) - On Saturday, a historical marker will be unveiled at the West Luray Rec Center. It will highlight the building’s history as the Andrew Jackson School which was the only Black school in Luray during the era of segregation. “We had petitioned the powers that be...

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - Drivers who have traveled along Route 33 West up Shenandoah Mountain and through Rockingham and Pendleton counties know it’s a drive with many sharp twists and turns. The Virginia Department of Transportation has ideas for projects to address issues at the bottom portion of...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Charlottesville community is finding ways to mark the somber anniversary of August 12, 2017. “It’s important for the community to come together and to remember, you know, the events from our past, and especially those events that were so traumatic,” UVA professor and community activist Jalane Schmidt said.

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - “Strength. Support. Just from one woman to another it was the eye contact that they gave each other. It meant power,” Joyce Sampson said. Joyce Sampson says it all started with one look. “We were watching the inauguration of President Biden and we noticed...

SHENANDOAH COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - The annual Route 11 Yard Crawl is back this weekend. “People are always looking for a good deal and as far as sellers everybody’s looking to declutter,” Bo Souders, a Yard Crawl Vendor said. The official start is Saturday, but many vendors were...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — An independent commission says renaming nine U.S. Army posts that commemorate Confederate officers would cost $21 million. The name changes would lead to the rebranding of everything from welcome marquees and road signs to water towers and hospital doors. The Naming Commission released its final...

WAYNESBORO, Va. (WHSV) - Although it is only the first week of school for students and staff at Kate Collins Middle School, they are already eager for the start of a new 10-week after-school program called the ‘On the Road Collaborative’. “It’ll help provide that equal access for...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - It’s been exactly 5 years since since the Unite the Right Rallies in Charlottesville. While protesting white supremacy, Heather Heyer’s life was taken, and many more were injured. Heather Heyer’s mother, Susan Bro, is looking back at the legacy of activism her daughter left...

AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) - On June 17, 2022, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced more than $37.5M in Criminal Justice Grant Funding, including funding for 86 SRO positions and 15 SSO positions for FY23 in school divisions throughout the Commonwealth. In July of 2022, the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office submitted a...

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Mikail Kamara is a name to know on the James Madison football team. “He’s a big, twitchy guy,” said James Madison redshirt senior tight end Drew Painter. “He’s fast. He gets off the ball. He’ll give you a good punch off and when you gotta get him down, he’s hard to get down...he just plays hard and flies around.”

LURAY, Va. (WHSV) - Stanley Police Captain Aaron Cubbage announced his candidacy for Sheriff in Page County in 2023 on Thursday, setting up a unique race as he challenges his cousin, incumbent Sheriff Chad Cubbage. Aaron Cubbage spent 17 years with the Page County Sheriff’s Office before spending the last...