
Ken Plum: Changing images of Virginia
On the east side of Capitol Square near the Executive Mansion in Richmond is the Virginia Civil Rights Memorial featuring 16-year-old Barbara Johns.

On the east side of Capitol Square near the Executive Mansion in Richmond is the Virginia Civil Rights Memorial featuring 16-year-old Barbara Johns.

A free service provided by life insurance companies has helped 2,996 Virginia residents recover $37,338,096 pledged to them as beneficiaries of life insurance policies and annuity contracts since 2017.

George Mason could not overcome a red-hot shooting performance from St. Bonaventure, falling to the host Bonnies 84-67 on Saturday inside the Reilly Center.

More than 50 public health professionals and organizations have sent a letter to Virginia General Assembly leaders urging them to take actions that protect public health and communities.

U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner will host a free webinar on Friday at 10:30 a.m. for Virginia’s business community on the resources available to them to weather the economic crisis caused by COVID-19.

Virginia Tech will host seven games at Lane Stadium this fall, kicking the 2021 football season off with a conference clash with North Carolina on either Thursday, Sept. 2 or Friday, Sept. 3.

Norfolk Democratic Del. Jay Jones has received the endorsement of the Mid-Atlantic Region of the Laborers’ International Union of North America (LIUNA) for his campaign for the Democratic Party attorney general nomination.

Five nonprofit arts organizations recently were honored as 2021 Dominion Energy ArtStars for inspiring people of all ages in creative endeavors.

Gov. Ralph Northam today announced that 11 localities will gain access high-speed internet through $29.6 million in grants awarded through the Virginia Telecommunication Initiative.

Two teams that you hate running offense against: Virginia, and its Pack Line, and Syracuse, and its 2-3 zone.
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