The numbers are startling. The stories are often filled with heartbreak. But how did our nation get here, to a place where the opioid epidemic is now considered an active national emergency? Let's take a look. !function(e,t,s,i){var n="InfogramEmbeds",o=e.getElementsByTagName("script"),d=o[0],r=/^http:/.test(e.location)?"http:":"https:";if(/^\/{2}/.test(i)&(i=r+i),window[n]window[n].initialized)window[n].processwindow[n].process();else if(!e.getElementById(s)){var a=e.createElement("script");a.async=1,a.id=s,a.src=i,d.parentNode.insertBefore(a,d)}}(document,0,"infogram-async","//e.infogram.com/js/dist/embed-loader-min.js");via News | WSLS http://ift.tt/2wwWupx
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The Nelson County Sheriff's Office is asking for assistance in locating a person of interest after a shooting Tuesday.Both the Sheriff's Office and Virginia State Police responded to the shooting in the 3000 block of Laurel Road, which they say remains an active crime scene.Those in the area are asked to shelter in place until further notice.Authorities are looking for a person of interest driving a white 2002 Dodge Dakota with a blue tailgate and North Carolina tag DHN-5418 If you locate the vehicle, contact police immediately. Do not attempt to approach the person, who may be armed and dangerous.
via News | WSLS http://ift.tt/2xqQ2wK Floyd County Public Schools will release early Tuesday due to heat. All outlying schools will release at 11:30 a.m. and all town schools will release at noon. via News | WSLS http://ift.tt/2wki9AE More than 2,300 Appalachian Power customers in Amherst County are in the dark Tuesday. There are two separate outages in the same region. Power is expected to come back on by 11:30 a.m. WSLS has reached out to Appalachian Power for more information. Check back for updates. via News | WSLS http://ift.tt/2vayeW4 Police are warning some people in Vinton to stay in their homes while they work a "fluid and ongoing situation" Tuesday morning. Vinton Police, Roanoke City and Roanoke County Police are on the scene of an incident in the 400 block of West Cleveland Ave. Walnut Ave. is closed, and drivers and pedestrians are warned to stay away. Vinton police say the area is secure, but residents in the area of Cedar Ave., 4th Street, 3rd Street, and 2nd Street should stay inside. This is a developing story. Check back for updates. via News | WSLS http://ift.tt/2vZnVFw Lower back pain is the single leading cause of disability claims worldwide and one of the most common reasons that people miss work. Eight out of 10 American adults will experience back pain at some point in their life, so finding a way to get rid of that pain is something almost every one of us could benefit from. A newly released study from the National University of Health Sciences shows that Foot Levelers custom orthotics, especially when combined with chiropractic care, can significantly reduce back pain. Those who started using Foot Levelers orthotics were able to reduce their back pain by 35.5 percent. Patients who added the orthotics and chiropractic care saw 40 percent less back pain. It's a combined treatment method that Melanie Slaughter has put to the test. "Because my feet feel better, my knees feel better, my hips feel better, my back feels better," she says. "I'm able to do things more and with less pain." The study also focused on patients being able to move around and be more active. Researchers found with the orthotics, function was up in patients by more than 18 percent. With the addition of chiropractic care, that functionality was up more than 32 percent. "That's picking up your child, getting in and out of the car, playing a game of golf or going for a walk. All of that improved by 32 percent," explains Kent Greenawalt, the CEO of Foot Levelers. The results are big news, as President Donald Trump declares the opioid crisis a national emergency, encouraging doctors to cut down on the amount of opioids prescribed. Prescription medications can become extremely addictive, especially when taken over a long period of time like for prolonged back pain. For other patients, like Slaughter, the prescription medications did little to actually help the shooting back pains and muscle spasms she was visiting her doctors about. She was prescribed a series of medications, muscle relaxants and their opioids all in an effort to address her pain. Slaughter says instead of making her feel better, the medication made her feel like she was living in a fog. "I just could not function normally, or what I felt like was normal," she says. "I felt like I couldn't drive, on some of the medications all I wanted to do was sleep. It wasn't helping the problem, it just kept getting worse." That's when Slaughter began chiropractic care. She says she started seeing results in her flexibility and movement almost right away. She says adding the Foot Levelers to her daily routine, in her work shoes and the shoes she wears to exercise, she's seen an even bigger improvement. via News | WSLS http://ift.tt/2vkPx65 Tuesday marks the start of a new school year for Roanoke City students and staff. Here are some fast facts about what's going on this year. - Roanoke City Public Schools has nearly 13,800 students this year. - Roanoke Technical Education Center (ROTEC) is partnering with Roanoke Fire-EMS to offer an EMT training program. Eleven students from William Fleming High and Patrick Henry High are enrolled right now. - All elementary students have access to musical instruments thanks to a partnership with VH1 Save the Music Foundation. Hurt Park Elementary and Preston Park Elementary received additional VH1 grants to buy new instruments for students. - RCPS will give 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th graders laptops to use at school and home. - Construction on a new gym for Hurt Park Elementary is scheduled to begin later this fall. Construction on a new Fallon Park Elementary is slated for early January. - Fishburn Park Elementary is expanding its environmental focus to include Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM). - For the second consecutive year, elementary students will learn coding and Spanish. via News | WSLS http://ift.tt/2xnVCA8 Authorities say two women watching the eclipse while standing on a sidewalk in Kentucky were struck by a car, and one has died. via News | WSLS http://ift.tt/2v1W5el Lynchburg's Technical Review Committee meets this morning to look at plans for expansion at Liberty University. The university is planning to expand seating in Williams Stadium from 19,200 seats to 25,000. Other changes include new restrooms, scoreboards and better Wi-Fi. Construction is expected to be done in two phases. The first one will start after this season with the second part starting in 2018. Martinsville City Council will consider setting a public hearing about a new communications tower. Shentel is proposing to install a monopole tower in place or a wooden tower that currently exists. This would allow upgrades to equipment for Spring LTE equipment. Roanoke County Police Chief Howard Hall will brief the Board of Supervisors on police activity and issues within the county. He is expected to talk about opioid issues, mental health and department staffing. via News | WSLS http://ift.tt/2vUodz9 Roanoke City Council voted unanimously on an effort to extend the Roanoke River Greenway, potentially through eminent domain. Council has authorized staff to seize the land in dispute from the company that owns it, Walker Foundry, if a deal can't be reached. The debate over the extension of the Greenway near Bridge Street has been going for years, with the foundry saying heavy industrial operations don't mix with a running trail, and the city saying it won't affect the business. Monday night, the city took a power-move in the negotiations by authorizing eminent domain, but not before hearing opinions from those for and against the decision. Monday evening's meeting was filled with people praising the Greenway's success. Guy Byrd, with a non-profit that supports the trail, says that's because so many believe in the long-term vision. "The day we can go from Green Hill Park in Salem to Explore Park, and then take other greenways off of it, is going to be wonderful," said Byrd. But to do that, the trail would have to go right past an active foundry. Some think that would be the end for the company. "I love the greenway, and I love to bike, and I would love for it to be as long as possible, but I think to put a 100 year old business and possibly 60 people out of work, is morally reprehensible," said Suzanne Osborne, who lives in Roanoke and spoke at the meeting. Osborne says the foundry doesn't currently comply with regulations from the Virginia DEQ, and it doesn't have to, because it's been grand-fathered. That might change if its physical footprint were decreased by a trail, unless regulators look the other way. "If the EPA will give the city a written guarantee of that, then that solves everything, because we can put the Greenway in, Walker Foundry will be grand-fathered, nobody loses their job," said Osborne. But advocates for the Greenway extension don't buy that argument. "I missed the part where, because there's a Greenway, right over there on the edge of the river, how that would cause people to lose their jobs, I just missed that part. I'm not persuaded that that's a valid argument," said Byrd. Byrd also cautions that if City Council doesn't work quickly, federal grant money for the trail might be dead in the water. Osborne says, she just hopes for an ending that works for everyone. "Maybe it will work out. We all hope it does, we all hope it does, for the good of everybody," said Osborne. Council says it does intend to continue negotiations with Walker Foundry to try to find a solution that does not include seizing the land. Right now, the city is proposing giving the company just over $70 thousand for the property. via News | WSLS http://ift.tt/2xmASZh |
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