
Virginia celebrates Bike to Work Week May 13-17
Governor Ralph Northam issued a proclamation encouraging commuters to bike to work during Bike to Work Week May 13-17.

Governor Ralph Northam issued a proclamation encouraging commuters to bike to work during Bike to Work Week May 13-17.

Governor and First Lady Northam and the Virginia Council on Women have announced the winners of the eighth annual STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Essay Contest for young women in their junior and senior years of high school.

The Virginia Bankers Association Education Foundation has announced the winners of the 2019 VBA Bank Day Scholarship Program.

Great news for spring season turkey hunters in West Virginia, as early predictions show there are plenty of birds to hunt for the 2019 season, which means it’s bound to be a busy one.

When the Qualcomm Thinkabit Lab opened in Virginia Tech’s National Capital Region in fall 2016, planners were hoping the facility would average 2,000 student visits per year.

Dwight Shelton, who has served Virginia Tech in a variety of key administrative capacities over the past 40 years, has announced his retirement as the university’s vice president for finance and chief financial officer.

The EPA announced Monday that Metropolitan Washington, D.C., which includes numerous jurisdictions in Northern Virginia, has formally attained the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standard for ozone.

Governor Ralph Northam announced $2.2 million in Homeless Reduction Grants through the Virginia Housing Trust Fund (VHTF) for 30 projects in Virginia.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined Sens. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Tom Carper (D-DE), and 30 other Senators in condemning the President’s plan to cut national security funding to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.

The Virginia Tech Autism Clinic and Center for Autism Research’s Mobile Autism Clinic has won the 2019 Innovative Rural Award from the Virginia State Office of Rural Health (VA-SORH).