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Gas prices tick slightly upward

Posted July 13, 2020  

Norfolk Del. Jay Jones announces candidacy for attorney general nomination

Posted July 13, 2020  

Chincoteague Island voted Best Coastal Small Town by USA TODAY

Posted July 13, 2020  

Luria advocates for vulnerable veterans

Posted July 13, 2020  

Virginia summer squash is thriving despite spring frost

Posted July 13, 2020  

Safety is key when raising backyard chickens

Posted July 13, 2020  

Northam announces $34M to electrify Port of Virginia, support clean transportation

Posted July 12, 2020  

Spanberger, Wittman, Luria, Riggleman introduce bill to provide refurbished government computers to those in needed

Posted July 12, 2020  

COVID lockdown unleashes swarms of visitors at Bay region’s parks, trails

Posted July 12, 2020  

AARP Virginia invites U.S. Senate race candidates to The People’s Debate

Posted July 12, 2020  

Luria cosponsors Great American Outdoors Act

Posted July 12, 2020  

COVID-19 changes the classroom

Posted July 12, 2020  

Sustainability interns leave legacy on campus and locally

Posted July 11, 2020  

Outdoor workers advised to minimize heat-related illnesses

Posted July 11, 2020  

Spanberger leads bipartisan coalition introducing legislation to restore congressional war powers

Posted July 11, 2020  

House advances greenest budget in recent memory

Posted July 11, 2020  

Norton, Beyer, Wexton call out Park Police for stonewalling investigation into killing of Bijan Ghaisar

Posted July 11, 2020  

Frederick County: Portion of Stickley Drive to close for three months starting July 13

Posted July 11, 2020  

Operation Dry Water reports safe July 4 holiday weekend

Posted July 11, 2020  

Veterinary college deploys decontamination system to allow reuse of N95 masks

Posted July 11, 2020  

Women’s committees PB&J drives helping the hungry

Posted July 11, 2020  

Virginia Department of Health adds COVID-19 contact tracing data to dashboard

Posted July 10, 2020  

Inside the Numbers: Examining the dramatic decline of COVID-19 in Northern Virginia

Posted July 10, 2020  

Virginia State Police: 9 deaths on Virginia roadways over July 4 holiday weekend

Posted July 10, 2020  

Mellon Foundation supports creation of a new Pathways minor in Tech for Humanity

Posted July 10, 2020  

Kaine names winners of graduation speaker video contest

Posted July 10, 2020  

Collaboration between two universities sparks a new approach to performing history

Posted July 9, 2020  

Good news, bad news: Virginia revenues up, but $236.5M below forecast

Posted July 9, 2020  

Northam ceremonially signs gun control bills

Posted July 9, 2020  

Unemployment: Nearly 1 million initial claims filed since beginning of COVID-19 shutdown

Posted July 9, 2020  

Virginia DMV: Unbelted deaths on increase despite decrease in road traffic

Posted July 9, 2020  

$100M in funding approved for Hampton Roads water improvement projects

Posted July 9, 2020  

Chesapeake Bay Program reports decline in underwater grasses

Posted July 9, 2020  

5 questions to ask before visiting a nursing home

Posted July 9, 2020  

Virginia Department of Veterans Services reopening local offices statewide

Posted July 9, 2020  

Owner of Virginia company pleads guilty to $2.8M Medicaid fraud

Posted July 8, 2020  

Virginia becomes first state in South to Join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

Posted July 8, 2020  

Preliminary study suggests tuberculosis vaccine may be limiting COVID-19 deaths

Posted July 8, 2020  

Rep. Cline to host COVID-19 telephone town hall

Posted July 8, 2020  

VDOT, industry partners create transportation job board

Posted July 8, 2020  

Virginians encouraged to use free life insurance policy locator tool

Posted July 8, 2020  

National Park Service awards $750,000 in Underrepresented Community Grants

Posted July 8, 2020  

Virginia banks have provided $12.6B to small businesses through PPP

Posted July 7, 2020  

Pair plead guilty to conspiring to transport $97,000 in stolen cash

Posted July 7, 2020  

Clean Energy Virginia initiative to push investment in renewable energy

Posted July 7, 2020  

VCU researchers receive $3.1M grant to investigate sustainment of mental health programs in schools

Posted July 7, 2020  

FBI reports on spike in fraudulent unemployment claims involving stolen identities

Posted July 7, 2020  

Additional DMV Customer Service Centers to reopen

Posted July 7, 2020  

Four Virginia Tech students awarded Randolph L. Grayson Outstanding CALS Diversity Scholar Award

Posted July 7, 2020  

Griffith introduces bill to consider inclusion of granny pods under Medicare, Medicaid

Posted July 7, 2020  

Gas prices up slightly over past week

Posted July 6, 2020  

Hudson to take oath of office as 36th SCC commissioner

Posted July 6, 2020  

Virginia Museum of History & Culture open for business

Posted July 6, 2020  

Farm Credit releases free online course to help farmers cope with stress

Posted July 6, 2020  

Data visualization gets artificial intelligence boost with $5 million NSF grant

Posted July 6, 2020  

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