Clark Palmer
Richmond Police are calling a shooting that killed one person and sent four people including a three month old to the hospital, a heinous act. WFIR’s Clark Palmer has the latest
Richmond Police say one person was killed and four people including a three month old were injured during a shooting yesterday at The Belt Atlantic apartments near the downtown area. Authorities say the shooter opened fire on the group before another person returned fire. The three month old victim is said to be in serious condition. No word on a motive or suspects.
Gov. Ralph Northam
Governor Northam has endorsed Prince William County Democratic Delegate Hala Ayala for Lieutenant Governor. In a statement to the Richmond Times Dispatch, the Governor says he has seen firsthand how Ayala’s leadership in the House Democratic majority has brought people together to make progress. Ayala has also received endorsements from House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn and House Majority Leader Charniele Herring
UPDATE: The Republican State Committee last night approved an amendment allowing Orthodox Jews to vote on Friday May 7th, the day before the party’s convention, from 3-6 PM at a specified location. The approval comes after the committee last week,voted against granting an exemption to those of the Jewish faith who cannot travel due to Shabbat – the sabatth – to participate in the convention.
State GOP officials will not allow Jews who cannot travel due to Shabbat to participate in the convention in two weeks. WFIR’s Clark Palmer explains WFIR’s Clark Palmer explains
Gov. Ralph Northam
Governor Northam has issued an executive order allowing people to sit at the bar of a restaurant for service, if you can be spaced out effective immediately. However, the alcohol curfew remains at midnight. Northam said that more restrictions will be lifted as more Virginians get COVID vaccinated.
Click here to read the full executive order.
Gov. Ralph Northam
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today released the following statement after the jury in the Derek Chauvin trial returned a guilty verdict on all three counts.
“The life of George Floyd matters. He should still be alive today, and no courtroom decision can bring him back. But this decision is an important step. It is a step towards accountability for police. It is a step towards justice—for George Floyd, for his family, for his community, and for our entire country.
“I pray that today brings some small comfort to the family of George Floyd and all who loved him. May we honor his legacy by continuing on this march towards justice and meaningful change. We have a lot of work ahead.”
(Courtesy of Glenn Youngkin Facebook)
Glenn Youngkin is one of the candidates pursuing the Republican nomination for Virginia Governor and he has made improving the Commonwealth’s economy a focus of his campaign. He recently spoke with WFIR’s Clark Palmer about his economic platform and more for this Longer Listen Segment.
Trey Falwell, the son of former Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr is no longer vice president of Support Services at the university. LU officials tell Politico the decision was made this week but they did not discuss circumstances behind it. The school also did not comment on whether or not Falwell Jr.’s other son, Wesley, or his daughters-in-law were currently employed. The announcement comes nearly eight months after his father resigned as president of the school amid allegations of inappropriate personal behavior and financial self-dealing.
PRESS RELEASE FROM VDH :(Richmond, Va.) — This afternoon, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) confirmed to the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) that it is examining the March death of a Virginia woman as part of its investigation into possible adverse side effects from the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
The Virginia death was reported to the CDC’s Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) and a report can be found by searching the system for VAERS ID 1114806-1. No additional details will be provided during the investigation.
Earlier Tuesday, the CDC and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) called for a pause on the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after six recipients in the United States developed a rare disorder involving blood clots within about two weeks of vaccination. This pause was recommended out of an abundance of caution, as these adverse events appear to be extremely rare. To date, more than 6.8 million people in the United States have received Johnson & Johnson vaccines and six recipients are known to have developed a type of blood clot called cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) in combination with low levels of blood platelets (thrombocytopenia). All six cases occurred among women between the ages of 18 and 48, and symptoms occurred 6 to 13 days after vaccination.
CDC will convene a meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on Wednesday, April 14, to further review these cases and assess their potential significance. FDA will review that analysis as it also investigates these cases.
Virginia will stop using the Johnson & Johnson vaccines until this investigation is complete. This pause is reassuring in that it demonstrates that the systems that are in place to monitor vaccine safety are working. Virginia’s vaccine rollout will continue with the other two authorized vaccines, developed by Pfizer and Moderna.
People who have received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine who develop severe headache, abdominal pain, leg pain, or shortness of breath within three weeks after vaccination should contact their health care provider, or call 911 if it is a medical emergency.
According to the latest numbers from the Virginia Department of Health, there are no new coronavirus deaths being reported in the Roanoke Valley for a second straight day. However, there are 50 new cases and 2 new hospitalizations among Roanoke, Salem and Roanoke and Botetourt Counties in the latest 24-hour reporting period.State health officials report 26 new cases in Roanoke City, 13 new cases and 2 new hospitalizations in Roanoke County, 8 new cases in Salem, and 3 new cases in Botetourt County.