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Virginia teens charged in recent vehicle fires

WASHINGTON — Four teenagers have been charged in connection with burning 11 vehicles in Fairfax County, Virginia.

The fires occurred July 3, 15 and 18, causing more than $120,000 in damages, investigators say.

According to a press release, three vehicle fires occurred on Chasewood Circle at Hart Forest Drive, two on Laurel Rock Court, one on Rockland Drive, one on Rock Lawn Drive, one on Stonefield Lane, two on Quigg Street, and one on Mount Olive Road.

The young men, ages 16 and 17, are from the Clifton/Centreville area. The teens were initially held in the Fairfax County Juvenile Detention Center. They’re now with their parents.

Va. health dept. improves nursing home inspection backlog, reforms sanction criteria for facilities

Stories of neglect in care or unsanitary living situations have plagued several of Virginia’s nursing home facilities in recent years and data backs up a lapse in oversight by state agencies.  With reform efforts underway, the Virginia Department of Health officials said they aim to adopt sanction criteria by the end of the year to rein in bad actors and get troubled facilities back on track.  As of July, 58% of Virginia’s nursing homes were overdue for inspections and 68 of Virginia’s 289 nursing homes were found to have serious deficiencies, according to ProPublica. Several of the state’s flagged facilities with numerous deficiencies also had high staffing turnover rates.  The issue has been salient among various healthcare spaces, including VDH. 
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