A wanted man is in the hospital after a shooting in Fredericksburg over the weekend.Preview: Covid-19 vaccines are banned for the first time in part of the United States by the local public health board over claims the risks now outweigh the benefits. After a vote of four to three, Idaho’s Southwest District health department board voted to stop making the vaccines available to residents in six counties. The Telegraph reported Florida’s surgeon general recommended the vaccines no longer be used and Texas has barred health departments from promoting them. In Europe, similar campaigns have emerged and additional health boards could follow.
Henrico County hopes it can meet demand for a sport growing in popularity. The county on Saturday opened 12 new pickleball courts in Glen Allen at Pouncey Tract Park. Parks and Rec Director John Zannino says the 12 original courts were constantly full every morning and evening, so more courts were needed. In addition, they had to double the parking capacity, so there's now room for 86 cars. One man who has grown to love the sport tells CBS6 the pickleball community was a small one when he started, and the growth since then has been pretty impressive.
Personnel from USDA Forest Service, Virginia Department of Forestry, and Wytheville Fire Department have been actively suppressing and monitoring a fire that started on October 24th at the Wythe Shooting Range. PC Patriot dot com reports the fire is now 90% contained with no structures damaged.