BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama city council has approved an ordinance prohibiting smoking in a 100-block zone around schools and health facilities. Al.Com reports Birmingham City Council unanimously approved the rule last week. It'll go into effect on Dec. 1. The ordinance says the no-smoking zone will...
BOSTON (AP) — A man who pleaded guilty to selling crack cocaine at a Massachusetts veterans' hospital has avoided additional prison time. Federal prosecutors say 59-year-old Michael Sexton was sentenced Friday to time already served — about two months— and two years of probation. The Bedford...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Eager for changes at the Department of Veterans Affairs, President Donald Trump toyed early on with issuing an executive order to close parts of the VA health system without consulting Congress, according to an upcoming book by his former VA secretary. In the book, obtained by The...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An attorney representing the family of a patient who died at a Veterans Affairs hospital in West Virginia says he plans to sue over what he believes is the man's suspicious death from a wrongful insulin injection. Charleston attorney Tony O'Dell said a notice of a pending lawsuit...
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The Manchester VA Medical Center says three operating rooms have been closed out of an abundance of caution after flies were found in one of them. A spokesperson for the Manchester VA said Wednesday that patient care hasn't been impacted. The medical center contacted all patients...
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Hershel "Woody" Williams said a lot has changed since he arrived to work at the Huntington VA Medical Center in 1946. For starters, the medical center now bears his name. It's recognition for his service in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II, which...
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal lawsuit challenging the display of a Bible at New Hampshire's veterans hospital has an additional plaintiff. The original lawsuit was filed by U.S. Air Force veteran James Chamberlain against the hospital director, saying the Bible's inclusion on a table honoring missing...
FORT MEADE, S.D. (AP) — U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie marveled at the reach of the Fort Meade VA medical center during a visit to South Dakota that was part of a tour of veterans’ facilities in four states in five days. Wilke said the VA Black Hills Health Care System Hospital at...
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Serving up drinks at the American Legion post in Concord, Jeff Holland gets a little testy when the talk turns to smoking. A Marine veteran who enjoys lighting up, the 44-year-old Holland fought unsuccessfully against a ban at the post that went into effect this month. And starting...
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The University of Massachusetts Medical School and the Veterans Administration have announced plans to build a 53,000-square foot veterans outpatient clinic on campus. The clinic in Worcester expected to open in 2021 will include 65 exam, consultation and procedure rooms, radiology,...