
Tim Kaine announces events across Virginia next week to launch Senate re-election campaign
Senator Tim Kaine announced details for more than 20 events on his barnstorm tour across Virginia to launch his re-election campaign next week.

Senator Tim Kaine announced details for more than 20 events on his barnstorm tour across Virginia to launch his re-election campaign next week.

Are you planning to travel over the Easter holiday? VDOT is reminding motorists to put safety first, during holiday trips and throughout the year.

The VMI lacrosse team kept pace with visiting Furman through three quarters before the Paladins pulled away in the fourth for an 11-7 victory over the Keydets on a cold Saturday afternoon at Drill Field No. 2.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) issued the following statements after Congress approved a $1.3 trillion spending bill to fund the federal government through September 30, 2018.

Nearly $420,000 will be awarded to 28 localities across the Commonwealth as part of a competitive process under the Supplemental Local Emergency Management Performance Grant program. The Virginia Department of Emergency Management will administer the funds, which Virginia receives annually from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

The Commonwealth Transportation Board approved nine contracts at its monthly meeting Wednesday totaling $61.1 million for a construction project in the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Northern Virginia District and paving projects in the Bristol, Culpeper, Hampton Roads and Lynchburg districts.

Societal issues are driving an increase in death rates among Virginia’s white population, according to a new report from the VCU Center on Society and Health. Stress-related conditions—including unintentional drug overdoses, suicides, alcoholic liver disease and alcohol poisonings—are killing white Virginians ages 25-54 at increasing rates.

Harriet Kaplan, executive director and Head Start director of the Monticello Area Community Action (MACAA), was recently honored by the Blue Ridge Mountains Rotary Club with two prestigious awards.

No. 1 overall seed Virginia (31-2) plays No. 16 seed UMBC (24-10) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, March 16 in Charlotte, N.C. Tipoff at Spectrum Center (20,200) is set for approximately 9:20 p.m.

A winter weather system is forecasted to bring rain changing to snow in the Shenandoah Valley. The rain will begin late on Sunday, March 11 and change over to all snow overnight.
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