Tuesday, June 18 2013 10:13 PM EDT2013-06-19 02:13:14 GMT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sweeping immigration legislation moving toward a vote in the Senate would boost the economy and reduce federal deficits, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday, at the same timeMore >>
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sweeping immigration legislation moving toward a vote in the Senate would boost the economy and reduce federal deficits, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday, at the same timeMore >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 9:51 PM EDT2013-06-19 01:51:40 GMT
CHATHAM, Va. (AP) - State alcohol regulators say they have arrested a Pittsylvania County man after they seized 339 gallons of moonshine from his home. Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage ControlMore >>
CHATHAM, Va. (AP) - State alcohol regulators say they have arrested a Pittsylvania County man after they seized 339 gallons of moonshine from his home. Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage ControlMore >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 9:35 PM EDT2013-06-19 01:35:48 GMT
STONY VREEK, VA--State Police are assisting authorities in Sussex County as they search for a man who fled into the woods Tuesday afternoon. It happened along the 1600 block of Blue Star Highway near theMore >>
State Police are assisting authorities in Sussex County as they search for a man who fled into the woods Tuesday afternoon.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 8:19 PM EDT2013-06-19 00:19:03 GMT
GROTTOES, Va. (AP) - The Rockingham County Sheriff's Office says a 59-year-old Grottoes farmer was fatally trampled by his bull. Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson said Sam Saufley was found by family members SaturdayMore >>
GROTTOES, Va. (AP) - The Rockingham County Sheriff's Office says a 59-year-old Grottoes farmer was fatally trampled by his bull. Sheriff Bryan Hutcheson said Sam Saufley was found by family members SaturdayMore >>
Roanoke, Va. (AP)--The Virginia Department of Health is set to review its approach to addressing efforts to keep the state's smallest children alive until their first birthdays.
That's because the rate at which infants are dying in Virginia has stagnated and public health officials also have discovered some persistent and concerning racial disparities.
The Roanoke Times reports (http://bit.ly/PdG5Xr) that Virginia's infant mortality rate in 2010 was about seven out of 1,000 births, but 14 out of 1,000 for black infant births.
In the past two decades infant mortality rates in Virginia have leveled off to about 7.1 per 1,000 live births. In 1982 Virginia's overall infant mortality rate was 12.9 per 1,000 live births.
Virginia health officials say there's work to be done but there isn't a one-size-fits-all solution.
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