
McAuliffe anounces matching $812,000 in tourism grants
More than $812,000 in matching grant funds will be awarded to 39 local tourism initiatives as part of Virginia Tourism Corporation’s Marketing Leverage Program.

More than $812,000 in matching grant funds will be awarded to 39 local tourism initiatives as part of Virginia Tourism Corporation’s Marketing Leverage Program.

Monmouth averted a series sweep with a 6-4 win over the No. 8 Virginia baseball team Sunday afternoon at Davenport Field.

The Stonewall Jackson House reopened for the season March 1 after being closed for the winter months of January and February.

With one week before the scheduled adjournment of March 12, the 2016 General Assembly is nearing completion on all major issues.

Several local religious communities have come together to launch a weekly prayer vigil at the Virginia State Capitol to call for climate leadership and action.

The No. 2 Virginia men’s tennis team (9-2, 1-0 ACC) opened conference play with a 7-0 victory at Louisville (7-6, 0-1 ACC) on Friday.

Columbia Gas of Virginia customers continue to benefit from low natural gas commodity prices with a 7.5 percent reduction in total customer bills.

The return of cold air into this weekend will deliver one to two rounds of snow and slippery conditions along the Interstate 81 and 95 corridors in the Mid-Atlantic.

Today, the Virginia House Republicans voted to reject the confirmation of Justice Jane Roush to the Virginia Supreme Court.

George Washington held a double-digit lead the entire second half as George Mason fell at the Revolutionary Rivalry foe 74-52 on Tuesday evening in the Smith Center.
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