
Norfolk Southern to expand passenger rail service to Southwest Virginia
Virginia has finalized an agreement with Norfolk Southern Corporation to expand passenger rail service to the New River Valley for the first time since 1979.

Virginia has finalized an agreement with Norfolk Southern Corporation to expand passenger rail service to the New River Valley for the first time since 1979.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced additional appointments on Friday.

Although the two jackpot-winning tickets in the Jan. 5 Powerball drawing were not bought in Virginia, the Commonwealth benefitted from all the excitement.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced additional appointments on Friday.

The winning numbers have been drawn in Virginia’s New Year’s Millionaire Raffle. The question now is: Who has those four $1 million winning tickets?

Virginia State Police Senior Trooper D. Gray is investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash in Frederick County that occurred on Tuesday at 5:35 p.m. at the intersection of Route 522 and Hunting Ridge Road.

The Virginia Museum of History & Culture will re-open in May after the most extensive and transformative renovation in its nearly 200-year history.

Gov. Ralph Northam today announced $24.5 million in grants awarded from the Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund, which is made possible with funding from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

Gov. Ralph Northam’s two-year budget proposal will provide historic funding for the Chesapeake Bay, clean water infrastructure and conserving the Commonwealth’s natural resources.

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine is calling for swift passage of the Build Back Better bill that will lower costs and extend the Child Tax Credit.
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