Jeffrey Leedy was sentenced for tampering with doses of fentanyl, removing the drug and replacing it with a saline solution in a way that prosecutors said likely deprived legitimate patients
WATCH: Lynchburg police chief, mother of woman shot dead hold press conference
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Lynchburg police chief Ryan Zuidema and Jill Rice, the mother of a woman shot dead in her car last month, are holding a press conference around 1 p.m.
28-year-old Samantha Robinson was “simply driving down 12th street when a bullet entered her vehicle” and hit her on Thursday, according to police. She was taken to Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.
28-year-old Samantha Robinson was “simply driving down 12th street when a bullet entered her vehicle” and hit her on Thursday, according to police. She was taken to Centra Lynchburg General Hospital (WSLS)
‘Incredibly humbled’: Lynchburg nurse recognized as a Virginia Nurse of the Year
Heather Mayberry recognized for frontline work during COVID-19 pandemic
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LYNCHBURG, Va. – A local nurse is being recognized for her work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Heather Mayberry is a clinical nurse specialist at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital – and now she’s a nurse of the year.
“I was completely shocked. I was actually on the COVID unit when I opened the email. It was one of those moments where you’re incredibly humbled and incredibly grateful,” said Mayberry.
Mayberry is one of 20 being recognized by the Virginia Nurses Association for their frontline work during the pandemic.
‘It’s a very hard thing’: Virginia health care workers discuss mental health toll of pandemic
Sen. Kaine held virtual discussion with workers
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Sen. Tim Kaine held a virtual discussion Monday with some of those workers across Virginia.
A clinical nurse specialist in Lynchburg spoke about high levels of stress and burnout.
“The moment that you walk into the patient’s room, you know they’re not going to survive but being able to maintain positivity and smile and maybe make them laugh before they’re intubated, to be able to give them that positive moment in such a terrible time for them and their family, to be able to maintain a smile on your face, it’s a very hard thing,” said Heather Mayberry, a clinical nurse specialist at Centra Lynchburg General Hospital.
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