
Northam announces administration appointments
Gov. Ralph Northam announced additional appointments to his administration today.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced additional appointments to his administration today.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced five new state historical highway markers that highlight topics of national, state and regional significance to Asian American Pacific Islander history in the Commonwealth.

Virginia reported a record number of drug overdose deaths in 2020 — including a 47 percent increase in the number of opioid-related deaths from 2019 to 2020.

Attorney General Mark R. Herring is asking that funds be included in the introduced budget that will expand the Office of Attorney General human trafficking initiatives into other jurisdictions and provide support for victims in all corners of the Commonwealth.

Virginia plans to direct more than $114 million in federal and state funding to support public safety initiatives across the Commonwealth.

Old Dominion University football added to the future non-conference schedule with games against Army West Point and Bowling Green, ODU Director of Athletics Dr. Wood Selig announced on Wednesday.

The Terry McAuliffe gubernatorial campaign today launched its second television ad of the general election, “In His Own Words,” using Republican nominee Glenn Youngkin’s own words to remind voters about his support for a Trump-style election integrity plan.

Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier welcomes guest speaker Hampton Newsome on Aug. 5 at 7 p.m. to the Petersburg Civil War Roundtable.

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation has received a $1 million grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to expand the implementation of living shorelines in Rural Coastal Virginia.

Virginia has been awarded $1.5 million in federal funding to provide Virginia small businesses in the defense industry with required cybersecurity skills and certifications and help modernize the maritime industrial workforce.
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