Staff with Sentara RMH perform an average of 240 blood transfusions each month, and with low donation numbers during the holiday season on top of other factors, supply can get low quickly.
A Weyers Cave man was found guilty of murdering his brother on Thursday in Rockingham County Circuit Court. 62-year-old Richard Brunk had been accused of murdering his then 63-year-old brother Ronald Brunk back in June of 2022.
Dr. Fouzia Siddiqui, Neurologist with Sentara RMH, said to avoid areas with white flashing or flickering lights. If seizures are controlled, it may be easier to visit an area with stable lights that are not changing or flashing.
“The first outage occurred at 5:22am when a saddle failed which carried wire transmitting power to local customers, at the highest point we had about 607 customers affected with that outage,” said Carper.
Since making the post on Tuesday morning, over 350,000 people have viewed the post and hundreds have reached out to Sarah Blanks asking how they can help.
MTC has partnered with Habitat for Humanity to have students install HVAC systems inside two houses that are being built for Habitat clients on Suter Street in Harrisonburg.
A Bridgewater woman has dedicated herself to helping animals in need around the Valley. Gina Troyer is a retired Turner Ashby teacher who now volunteers with several organizations to help animals in various ways.
West Virginia University will house a lasting reminder of the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor in the form of a life preserver from the USS West Virginia.
The shelter runs from the week of Thanksgiving to early April. Brian Edwards, Acting Executive Director and Board Chair for WARM said the first week the shelter had an average of about 12 individuals.
The Town of New Market is hoping to adopt a new charter for the first time in more than 50 years. The town’s newly drafted charter would give it some additional authority and flexibility if it is approved by the state.
Shenandoah County has been hit particularly hard, the Virginia Cooperative Extension said this is one of the most severe droughts the area has seen in the last 50 years.A major concern in the area is the significantly low levels of groundwater and the long-lasting impact that could have.
The Valley Association for Independent Living is preparing for the 10th annual Arctic Dip. This is a fundraising event to provide the essentials for people with disabilities to live an independent life.
