Virginia Democratic candidate for governor was caught on video telling a woman that if he is elected he will take action to get around regulations that put requirements on abortion clinics.
Terry McAuliffe said he will use executive actions to get around the regulations passed by Virginia legislators requiring abortion clinics to meet health standards placed on every other surgical center in the state. Continue reading
Fairfax County, Virginia is the scene of an outbreak of tuberculosis at Lee High School.
The health department says 430 people have been contacted to be tested as a result of exposure to three people confirmed to have contracted TB. The health officials would not say if the infected were students or teachers but said that everyone who needed to be tested has been notified. Continue reading
As temperatures increase for the summer, scientists are noting an increase in ticks infected with Lyme disease. They have also released a study that shows an increase in Lyme disease rates in 21 states.
“There is a lot of different theories of Lyme disease increasing because of warming temperatures,” said Dr. Liza Whalen. Continue reading
The Virginia Board of Health is considering a new set of regulations that have infuriated those who promote abortion.
The new regulations would require abortion clinics to meet the same building standards as newly constructed hospitals. All abortion locations, whether new or previously built, will need to meet the same level of safety for patients regardless of location and size. Continue reading
Large parts of the upper Midwest are without power as a massive snowstorm dumps up to a foot of snow in some areas. The storm seems to not be weakening as it bears down on the east coast, putting cities like Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. in danger of outages.
Heavy, wet snow knocked out power across parts of Indiana that reported a significant increase in car accidents in places that received as little as two inches of the thick snow. Tippecanoe County, Indiana reported 25 accidents in the first 5 hours of the storm Tuesday. Continue reading
Winter Storm “Q,” which has already dumped a layer of snow in Arizona, New Mexico and Southern California, moves with full force into the eastern Plains and Midwest on Thursday, where it could dump a foot and a half of snow in some areas. Continue reading