Bird flu reported in Virginia, egg prices up due to HPAI in flocks nationwide
A commercial poultry flock in Virginia has tested positive for H5N1 Avian Influenza, more commonly referred to as the bird flu or HPAI.
A commercial poultry flock in Virginia has tested positive for H5N1 Avian Influenza, more commonly referred to as the bird flu or HPAI.
A Virginia man was sentenced to more than five years in prison and ordered to pay $98,000 in restitution for his actions on Jan. 6, 2021.
TikTok will shut down operations of its social media platform in the United States on Sunday in compliance with a federal ban.
Virginia, in 2020, became the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, the effort led by Jennifer McClellan, then a state senator, now a congresswoman.
A Harrisonburg man was sentenced to 15 months in prison and fined $2,000 for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.
The sweeping wildfires in Los Angeles are just another horrific manifestation of the rapidly increasing and deadly effects of climate change.
U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner are pushing the Biden administration to extend Temporary Protected Status to foreign nationals from countries experiencing armed conflict, natural disasters, and other extraordinary conditions that render return unsafe.
For 10 years we have heard the far right’s cry to Make America Great Again. But how did America become a superpower; what is it that made America a great nation?
House Speaker Mike Johnson, with the votes of our local congressmen, Ben Cline and John McGuire, got the bare minimum of votes needed – 218 – to win re-election to the congressional leadership post on Friday.

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