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“Children learn better in classrooms,” Gov. Ralph Northam said Friday, calling on all K-12 school divisions in Virginia to make in-person learning options available by March 15.
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Falling deaths are the fourth leading cause of suicide, according to CDC statistics.
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A new statement of risk of COVID-19 during high school sports emphasizes that proven cases of direct COVID-19 transmission during athletics remain relatively rare.
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Two healthcare bills introduced by Roanoke Del. Sam Rasoul have passed in the House of Delegates and will be considered in the State Senate.
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Mental health screenings are up 250 percent over the last year in the Greater Augusta region with a rising number of youth reaching out for mental health resources and connections.
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DeepOutbreak, a team of researchers from Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, and the University of Iowa, has taken first place in the COVID-19 Symptom Data Challenge.
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Officials at Fishburne Military School in Waynesboro have received word that a positive case of COVID-19 has been diagnosed within the campus community.
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Shenandoah University is now testing positive COVID-19 samples for variants to better ascertain the viral outlook of Winchester and Frederick County.
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Beginning today, the Virginia Department of Health will begin sending a series of text messages to people who receive a positive COVID-19 viral test result in Virginia.
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Virginia, from a review of the CDC COVID-19 vaccine dashboard, is actually doing better getting vaccines into arms. Which isn’t to say that we’re doing anything close to what we need to be doing.
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