
Ruth Saunders named Grower of the Year by the Virginia Vineyards Association
The Virginia Vineyards Association has named Ruth Saunders of Silver Creek Orchards in Nelson County as the organization’s 2017 Grower of the Year.

The Virginia Vineyards Association has named Ruth Saunders of Silver Creek Orchards in Nelson County as the organization’s 2017 Grower of the Year.

More than $772,000 in grants have been awarded to tourism initiatives as part of the Virginia Tourism Corp.’s Marketing Leverage Program.

Three bills designed to limit Virginians’ ability to participate in fair, transparent elections passed the Virginia Senate on Monday.

DC-area residents took an ice-cold plunge into the Potomac to take a stand against Virginia’s proposed fracked-gas pipelines.

From 12 a.m. Saturday (Jan. 7) through 6 p.m. Sunday (Jan. 8), Virginia State Police have responded to 772 traffic crashes.

Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced the award of three planning grants from the Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund.

Beginning today, Virginians with excess or unused prescription opioids or other drugs can pick up a drug deactivation kit at one of dozens of locations.

The Virginia State Police will graduate its 124th generation of state troopers. The 44 new troopers will be presented diplomas Friday.

The Department of Veterans Affairs will award $9.5 million to help ongoing efforts to prevent veteran homelessness and provide stable housing.

Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced that 19 Virginia localities will receive more than $2 million in grants from HUD.
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