FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Dec. 21 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: Respiratory syncytial virus is a common but potentially dangerous respiratory illness. Immunizations are available to protect TRICARE beneficiaries who are considered high risk from RSV infection. These immunizations help protect older adults and newborns, who face higher risks from respiratory illness. "RSV immunizations help prevent severe illness and hospitalization, especially among older people," said Marc more PR

ABINGDON, Virginia, Dec. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: First Assistant United States Attorney Zachery T. Lee will serve as the Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, effective December 21, 2024, at 12:00 a.m. He is assuming the office under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, 5 U.S.C Sec. 3345, upon the departure of United States Attorney Christopher R. Kavanaugh, who anno more PR

CHARLOTTSEVILLE, Virginia, Dec. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: A former sheriff of Culpeper County, Virginia, was convicted by a jury in Charlottesville, Virginia, yesterday for accepting over $75,000 in bribes in exchange for appointments as auxiliary deputy sheriffs. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Scott Howard Jenkins, 53, of Culpeper, Virginia, accepted cash bribes  more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Dec. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release on Dec. 20, 2024: Christopher R. Kavanaugh announced today that he will step down as the United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, resigning from the Department of Justice, effective Friday, December 20, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. after serving more than three years in office. "Four years ago, Chris Kavanaugh was one of the first people I broug more PR