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May 6, 2024 | henricocitizen.com | Alyssa Hutton |Jimmy Sidney |Vcu InSight

Karlee Clements was six months pregnant, “full on into addiction” and begging to go to jail because she was afraid she would kill her child. Soon after, she was incarcerated at Riverside Regional Jail for a violation. Because of her baby’s low heart rate, she was sent to Chippenham Hospital, where she spent the remainder of her pregnancy. Zip-tied to a hospital bed, with a Riverside officer next to her, Clements gave birth to a baby girl and spent three days with her, per Virginia law.

Apr 29, 2024 | henricocitizen.com | Taya Coates |Nia McMillan |Vcu InSight

Destiny LeVere Bolling lost her unborn child, Noah, during the height of her campaign for state office in 2023. The Democratic delegate of Henrico won the race, but not without a life-altering loss. “I was only five months, but the crib was already set up,” LeVere Bolling said. LeVere Bolling called her OB-GYN when painful cramps kicked in. She was advised to rest and take over-the-counter medication for the pain, she said.

Apr 27, 2024 | royalexaminer.com | Alyssa Hutton |Vcu InSight

On Thursday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a sweeping set of rules aimed at cutting air, water, and land pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants. Environmental and clean energy groups celebrated the announcement as long overdue, particularly for coal-burning power plants, which have saddled hundreds of communities across the country with dirty air and hundreds of millions of tons of toxic coal ash waste.

Apr 26, 2024 | pilotonline.com | Taya Coates |Nia McMillan |Vcu InSight

RICHMOND — Destiny LeVere Bolling lost her child Noah during the height of her campaign for state office in 2023. The Democratic delegate of Henrico won the race, but not without a life-altering loss. “I was only five months, but the crib was already set up,” LeVere Bolling said. LeVere Bolling called her OB-GYN when painful cramps kicked in. She was advised to rest and take over-the-counter medication for the pain, she said.