
Grant to study role of volcanism in continental rifting
The Earth’s surface is composed of more than 56 tectonic plates that are constantly in motion.

The Earth’s surface is composed of more than 56 tectonic plates that are constantly in motion.

The VDOT Jamestown-Scotland Ferry Facility received $4.19 million through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration Passenger Ferry Grant Program.

The Virginia Department of Forestry’s seedling nurseries in Augusta and Southampton counties produce millions of tiny trees for landowners, foresters and conservationists.

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine will join members of the Virginia Rural Health Association on Friday to host a virtual discussion focused on tackling racial and geographic disparities in maternal health.

Virginia hospitals are running at 76.7 percent of their pre-surge capacity, according to numbers from the Virginia Department of Health and Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association updated on Monday.

The Commonwealth Transportation Board will study Virginia’s 320 miles of the Interstates 64 and 664 corridors between the West Virginia state line and the Hampton Roads region.

Dominion Energy today announced that 11 historically black colleges and universities in Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina and South Carolina will receive support through a $35 million initiative aimed at promoting higher education equity.

Skip the Cracker Jacks, and pass the peanut butter. We’re eating sandwiches and watching baseball at home this year.

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) have introduced the Mothers and Newborns Success Act, legislation to help reduce the egregious racial inequities in maternal and infant mortality.

The Virginia approach to gun violence is going national with a bill introduced in the U.S. Senate by Mark Warner and Tim Kaine.
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