Capital News Service, Author at RVAHub

Investigation: Fake service dogs causing real problems for disabled Virginians

May 18, 2018 Capital News Service

Service dogs can make life better for people with disabilities, but service dogs and their owners face discrimination and being turned away by businesses and people who have had problems with other animals, including cases in which people have tried to pass off pets as service animals.

Investigation: “Bamboozled” ITT Tech grad saddled with massive debt, subpar degree

May 16, 2018 Capital News Service

Bobby Donovan, an avid video game player and former GameStop employee, was ecstatic when he enrolled in ITT Technical Institute’s video game design program in fall of 2010. By the following fall, the program lost its accreditation and was eliminated, pushing him into a lesser program and mountainous debt that will haunt him for years.

Virginia seeks to curb rising number of missing persons with new alert system, increased awareness

May 11, 2018 Capital News Service

There are more than 240 active “missing person” cases in Virginia, and the number is growing: 39 names were added to the list last year. State officials and organizations are looking to reduce the number of missing persons by creating a new alert system and raising awareness about the problem.

Virginia battles a “crime that hides in plain sight:” human trafficking

May 9, 2018 Capital News Service

Robin Foster had worked with abused and neglected children for years, but it wasn’t until she came face to face with a trafficking victim that she fully recognized the dimension of the crisis that brought a 17-year-old to a hospital emergency room early one morning.

In depth: VCU strives to assist sexual assault survivors

May 7, 2018 Capital News Service

College-age women are three times more likely to be sexually assaulted than women of any other age group, according to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network. Students at Virginia Commonwealth University are no exception.

VCU program gives students an up-close-and-personal view of the General Assembly

May 2, 2018 Capital News Service

Among the assortment of legislators, aides and staff members who call the Capitol home, 23 Virginia Commonwealth University students experienced a close-up view of the General Assembly’s 2018 session.

INTERACTIVE: Students weigh in on whether VCU should ban smoking school-wide

May 1, 2018 Capital News Service

To reduce cigarette smoking on university grounds, students and school officials nationwide have adopted policies that make it difficult to light up on campus. VCU students are weighing in on the issue.

INTERACTIVE: Tuition, student debt quickly on the rise at VCU and across state

April 30, 2018 Capital News Service

Most students who graduated from Virginia’s public colleges and universities last year left not only with a degree but also with a financial burden: an average student loan debt of about $30,000. That reflects the fact that tuition and fees have risen sharply over the past decade.

Disharmony in the Peppas: Has VCU’s famous pep band lost its spirit?

April 26, 2018 Capital News Service

In 2016, The Washington Post published an article headlined “VCU pep band could be a lot less spicy next season after director steps down.” Nearly two years later, that prediction could not have been more spot-on, according to current and former band members.

PHOTOS: From doughnuts to dancing, “The Bachelorette” films in RVA hot spots

April 12, 2018 Capital News Service

The Bachelorette is in town and looking for love – and Richmonders love to look for her. Fans of “The Bachelorette” have been in a frenzy since photos of the hit reality show filming in Richmond surfaced on social media last weekend.

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