
Warner, Kaine announce $6.2M for Virginia college readiness programs
U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $6,236,161 in federal funding for 15 Virginia schools for Upward Bound programs.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $6,236,161 in federal funding for 15 Virginia schools for Upward Bound programs.

Virginia is in its third year of recognizing Juneteenth as an official state holiday and is celebrating the holiday all month long with events, speaker series, tours, and virtual offerings across the state.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin today announced the creation of a task force of executive branch and Office of the Attorney General officials to better align strategies to reduce violent crime in cities and communities across the Commonwealth.

Update: Monday, 1:14 p.m. Maiah Daniel has been located, according to a report from The Aware Foundation.

Staunton has been awarded $317,340 in federal funding for affordable housing, and Waynesboro stands to get $187,537 in affordable housing funds from monies coming from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced more than $1,261,859 in Growth and Opportunity for Virginia grant awards for eight projects focused on creating critical talent pipelines.

Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier will host the third annual Breakthrough Car Show on Saturday, May 14.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin has announced the members of the new Commission to Combat Antisemitism, which will make recommendations to the governor and General Assembly with the goal of identifying ways to reverse increasing antisemitic incidents in the Commonwealth.

A Prince George man pleaded guilty this week to tax fraud and executing a conspiracy to defraud individual lenders, financial institutions, and his employer out of almost $9 million.

Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier welcomes guest speaker Carleton Young on Thursday at 7 p.m. to the Petersburg Civil War Roundtable.
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