
On the rail: Amtrak routes in Virginia see record ridership for two months
After a record-setting July, Amtrak’s state-supported trains in Virginia reached another record high in August.

After a record-setting July, Amtrak’s state-supported trains in Virginia reached another record high in August.
Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced additional appointments to his administration and various boards.

Spotted lanternflies are thriving in the Northeast including New York City where it has been reported that the exterior walls of buildings are covered in the speckled bugs.

A former Virginia ABC lead sales associate has pleaded guilty to computer trespass and embezzlement for passing along internal ABC inventory information that ended up being sold online.
The Commonwealth of Virginia begins a celebration of Hispanic history and culture on September 15.

Virginia’s most infamous hitchhiker is on the move again: the spotted lanternfly.
Mikayla Elaine Triglia has been located and is safe, according to a report from The Aware Foundation.

MurLarkey Distilled Spirits will be relocating and expanding its operations within Prince William County, with an $8.1 million investment that looks to create 42 new jobs.

Ken Chandler, a history teacher on staff at the University of Richmond’s School of Professional and Continuing Studies, was invited to the Augusta County Fair this year to educate the public on the American Civil War.
White-tailed deer, once nearly gone from Chesapeake Bay drainage states, are now so plentiful that they threaten landscape vegetation and human safety. As a result, they are increasingly in the crosshairs of rifle scopes.