
Northam urges coastal Virginians to prepare now for hurricane season
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is reminding coastal Virginia residents that the 2018 hurricane season begins June 1 and the time to prepare is now.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is reminding coastal Virginia residents that the 2018 hurricane season begins June 1 and the time to prepare is now.

Volunteers across Virginia today took part in the 30th annual Clean the Bay Day, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s (CBF) annual shoreline and stream cleanup and one of the largest volunteer events in Virginia.

The League of Conservation Voters Action Fund has announced its endorsement of Senator Tim Kaine for re-election to the U.S. Senate.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Jerry Moran (R-KS), Co-Chairs of the Senate Aerospace Caucus, introduced the Aeronautics Innovation Act to help boost innovation, research and development in the aeronautics industry.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $43,246,753 in federal funding to support affordable housing development across Virginia.

The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy has posted a Request For Proposals seeking qualified contractors to help deploy strategies that will strengthen Virginia’s position in attracting the offshore wind supply chain and service industry to the Commonwealth.

About 300 Virginians stood together on Saturday during the ninth annual Hands Across the Sand event to speak out against offshore drilling and advocate for clean energy.

As the summer travel season begins, VDOT is reminding motorists to stay focused on the road while heading to those first celebrations of summer.

A Virginia Information Technologies Agency contract with Science Applications International Corporation will create approximately 40 information technology service desk jobs in Clintwood, Dickenson County, by this fall.

The Virginia Department of Health announced an expansion of the shellfish harvesting area closure issued on Wednesday, May 16, involving the Back River and tributaries in the city of Hampton due to an updated report on the volume of the raw sewage spill.
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