
VDEM announces $2.6 million in EMPG funding allocations
The Virginia Department of Emergency Management has announced the award of more than $2.6 million in grant funding for the Emergency Management Performance Grant Program.

The Virginia Department of Emergency Management has announced the award of more than $2.6 million in grant funding for the Emergency Management Performance Grant Program.

The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the upcoming week.

Gov. Ralph Northam has announced a $24.7 million federal GEAR UP grant to increase access to higher education and jobs training for Virginia students.

As of Friday, the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy is now known as the Virginia Department of Energy.

Sean Nelson has been selected as the new VDOT Culpeper District engineer.

Across the commonwealth, gardeners and community members are encountering more fall armyworms than ever, as the high number of early named storms in the Atlantic has pushed currents of warm air — and moths — north into Virginia.

The CDC has awarded a $6 million grant to two VCU researchers who will co-lead a project on community-led strategies to promote healthy communities, positive youth development opportunities, and to prevent and decrease youth violence in Richmond.

A federal jury convicted two individuals on charges relating to drug trafficking and money laundering.

U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark R. Warner have reintroduced the School Infrastructure Modernization Act, legislation to help modernize schools in Virginia and across the nation.

Virginia health centers will receive $28,545,390 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to better serve vulnerable communities that have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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