Loudoun County plans to open its hypothermia prevention shelter this week. Single, homeless adults can begin using the Leesburg shelter on Friday. Anyone planning to use the shelter must check in at the Loudoun Homeless Services Center first. Bus rides to the shelter will also be offered from locations in Sterling and Leesburg.
The machinists strike is over at Boeing and now employees are bracing for layoff notices. Boeing plans to cut ten percent of its workforce, which would be around 17-thousand workers. Layoff notices could go out this week.
A new report shows a lot of people are unaware they have high blood pressure. The National Center For Health Statistics shows about 41 percent of U.S. Adults who have hypertension don't realize they have it. This comes from a survey and blood pressure readings taken in homes between August 2021 and August 2023. The study shows men were less likely than women to know they have high blood pressure.