Tyler N. Layne
Investigative Reporter at WTVR-TV (Richmond, VA)
Investigative reporter @cbs6 — Previously: radio & entertainment, hence the username 🫠 [email protected]
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'Absolutely ridiculous:' Virginia private security businesses frustrated over state licensing delays
6 days ago |
wtvr.com | Tyler N. Layne
RICHMOND, Va. — They're the people who keep us safe at work, church, entertainment venues, and so forth: private security officers. To do the job, security guards must be trained, qualified, and licensed through the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services, their regulatory agency. But some in the industry are reporting months-long frustrations and difficulties remaining properly certified due to the state's transition to a new credentialing system called Lotus in December 2024.
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1 week ago |
wtvr.com | Tyler N. Layne
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — As some state lawmakers seek action to address troubling allegations regarding conditions at Virginia's only youth prison, the state's juvenile justice director is raising questions about how one legislator obtained information about the facility through youth formerly incarcerated there.
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1 week ago |
wtvr.com | Tyler N. Layne
RICHMOND, Va — Shenna Thrower said it felt like she was "stabbed in the chest" when all charges were dismissed against her fiancé's accused killer, leaving her doubtful that justice will ever be served in the case. It was February 2024 when Pete Banks was shot and killed on the porch of his Jackson Ward home in front of his grandchildren.
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1 week ago |
wtvr.com | Tyler N. Layne
RICHMOND, Va. — Federal lawmakers are calling for action following a CBS 6 investigation examining the financial records of Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, a facility that's been at the center of ongoing criminal prosecutions pertaining to allegations of inadequate care and abuse and neglect. The for-profit nursing home, operated by Medical Facilities of America according to the health department, has a 1-star quality rating from the federal government.
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2 weeks ago |
wtvr.com | Tyler N. Layne
COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va — "Where is the money going?" That was the question Debra Kabel posed after her husband spent a little more than a week at Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, a facility that's been at the center of abuse and neglect prosecutions, a wrongful death lawsuit, and a damning inspection report from health regulators. The nursing home is a for-profit facility with a 1-star quality rating from the federal government.
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Federal lawmakers are responding to @CBS6’s investigation into the financial records of Colonial Heights Rehab & Nursing. "That's the kind of bookkeeping chicanery that CMS is supposed to figure out,” Sen. Kaine said. https://t.co/OxTeHB3FZV
As the embattled Colonial Heights nursing home provided low-rated care, experts who reviewed its financial reports say the facility was “highly profitable.” One expert was “disturbed” by the “exorbitant” payments it sent to an interrelated company. @CBS6 https://t.co/6WUcqPKdKM
For the past several months, we’ve been highlighting the stories of vulnerable Virginians whose SNAP benefits have been stolen by thieves. Now, Virginia is planning to roll out EBT chip cards, which will improve security and fraud prevention. @CBS6 https://t.co/KK74CGphtK