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Category: Health and safety

These are stories about health care, environmental issues, policing, crime, the stresses of inequities — all the things that make us healthy or unhealthy in expected and unexpected ways.

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Posted inGovernment and public institutions

Judge dismisses former Charlottesville Police Chief Brackney’s racial discrimination suit

by Jessie Higgins January 24, 2023January 24, 2023

“Our advice to the defendants: Don’t go whistling Dixie yet, because we have only just begun to battle,” said Brackney’s attorney Charles Tucker.

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Posted inHealth and safety

City manager hopes to select new police chief by year’s end

by Jessie Higgins December 2, 2022December 2, 2022

Three candidates include the current acting chief and two officers from northern Virginia.

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Posted inFirst person

A new podcast series from In My Humble Opinion highlights perspectives from community members

A teal, yellow and blue logo that has the letters "CIM" by Charlottesville Inclusive Media December 1, 2022December 2, 2022

The first episode is about what violence means in our lives, as told by Katrina Spencer.

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Posted inHealth and safety

There are three candidates for Charlottesville’s new police chief — ask them your questions Monday night

by Angilee Shah November 23, 2022November 30, 2022

The Police Civilian Oversight Board is hosting a candidate forum and taking questions by email or voicemail.

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Posted inHealth and safety

UVA suspected shooter had guns, ammunition in his dorm room

by Angilee Shah November 18, 2022November 18, 2022

Plus, more headlines from this week from news organizations locally and around the country.

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Posted inHealth and safety

UVA Police locked down campus during Sunday night’s manhunt, but did not alert community members living blocks away

by Jessie Higgins and Tamica Jean-Charles November 16, 2022November 16, 2022

“It’s scary to think that a shooter was loose in my city for so long and I had no idea,” Paige Robinson said. “We’re the same community.”

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Posted inHealth and safety

UVA was locked down for 12 hours before the suspect in a shooting on campus was caught

by Jessie Higgins and Angilee Shah November 14, 2022November 14, 2022

Three people were killed and two were injured in a shooting on Culbreth Road on Sunday night.

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Posted inHealth and safety

Parents struggle to reach medical providers as respiratory illnesses among area children soar

by Jessie Higgins November 1, 2022November 2, 2022

Kids aren’t masking in schools anymore and respiratory diseases are spreading like never before.

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Posted inFirst person

India Sims can do everything you can do — just sitting down

Woman smiling at camera by India Sims October 27, 2022October 31, 2022

A beauty specialist and advocate says it’s time for Charlottesville to add ‘accessible’ to its historic character.

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Posted inHealth and safety

In My Humble Opinion: Radio show hosts conversation about gun violence and the work it takes to support children

by Angilee Shah October 19, 2022November 8, 2022

“People have already given up on the kids that we work with, people have already given up on young, Black men,” said Daniel Fairley. “That is unacceptable to us.”

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