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The National Weather Service warns of heat index values up to 107 degrees from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. EDT Wednesday for parts of Virginia and North Carolina, including Northampton, Hertford, and Gates.
A shooting at Virginia State University in Ettrick, Virginia, on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, left five people injured, according to officers at the scene.
Chesterfield County Police said officers found five people with gunshot wounds in the 3300 block of Boisseau Street early on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, and later arrested Camron Harris, 19, whom they said is not a VSU student.
Virginia State University said a campuswide lockdown imposed after the early-morning shooting in Ettrick, Virginia, was lifted hours later.
Police found five people with gunshot wounds early Saturday, August 15, and the Ettrick campus was locked down until about 8:30 a.m., UPI reported.
University police said the shooting happened in the quad annexes early on August 15, 2026, and the campus was briefly locked down.
The federal enforcement record shows a fine of $27,378 against the facility, processed in August 2026. The record does not state what the facility was cited for or whether any resident was harmed.
Federal enforcement record shows a fine against the Virginia nursing home, processed in August 2026.
Federal authorities issued a $343,544 fine to Canterbury Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Richmond, Virginia.
Federal enforcement filings show Wonder City Rehabilitation and Nursing Center was issued a fine on May 7, 2026.