While retail sale of cannabis remains illegal in the commonwealth, stores openly selling marijuana are flourishing in southwest Virginia.Preview: Neighbors in Henrico County are mourning the loss of a man who died in a freak accident. Police yesterday identified the man killed by a falling tree as Peter Lottman. The 42-year-old was driving Sunday on Maybeury Drive when a tree fell on his truck. Neighbors say Lottman was driving to meet his wife who had gotten caught in the storm. They also say the tree that fell onto Lottman's truck had been a safety concern for a while. One man tells 8News he called the county about the tree, but he never got a call back.
If your child is anxious about going back to school, he or she is not alone and there are ways to ease those jitters. Dr. Vanessa Jensen, a child psychologist at theCleveland Clinic, says back-to school anxiety is common among young kids and the best way to help is to not feed into it by asking, "are you worried about this year?" She says a parentshould never downplay a child's worries but instead say, "we'll get through it together." However, if your child regularly makes excuses for not going to school, it's important to speak to a teacher, guidance counselor or mental health professional.