Inside CARS

After 20 years with the rescue squad, CARS Chief Virginia Leavell is still supporting the


Calling 911 when her grandmother went into cardiac arrest left a big impression on Virginia Leavell. Now she’s the chief of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Rescue Squad. Photo: Eze Amos

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