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Mental health issue missed when police hired man who later killed 3 people in Riverside

Mental health issue missed when police hired man who later killed 3 people in Riverside

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Virginia State Police officials on Wednesday (Dec. 7) admitted to botching the background check that allowed Austin Lee Edwards, the man who killed three members of a Riverside family in November, to enter the agency academy in 2021. Edwards was taken for a mental health assessment in 2016 after cutting himself, biting his father and …

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Mental health issue missed when police hired man who later killed 3 people in Riverside

Mental health issue missed when police hired man who later killed 3 people in Riverside

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Virginia State Police officials on Wednesday (Dec. 7) admitted to botching the background check that allowed Austin Lee Edwards, the man who killed three members of a Riverside family in November, to enter the agency academy in 2021. Edwards was taken for a mental health assessment in 2016 after cutting himself, biting his father and …

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Once a lifeline for Third Ward, Riverside Hospital has closed to return as a health care center

Once a lifeline for Third Ward, Riverside Hospital has closed to return as a health care center

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The long-planned revitalization of Riverside General Hospital will transform the historic Third Ward site into a hub for safety net health care services, such as violence prevention, behavioral health and health kindergarten, Harris County officials announced Monday. Before the hospital became embroiled in controversy and closed in 2015, Riverside was a vital resource in a …

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