
Virginia War Memorial to honor those who died, were injured in 9/11 tragedy
The Commonwealth’s Patriot Day Ceremony will be held on Monday, Sept. 12, at 11 a.m. in the Heilman Amphitheater at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond.

The Commonwealth’s Patriot Day Ceremony will be held on Monday, Sept. 12, at 11 a.m. in the Heilman Amphitheater at the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond.
An off-duty police officer from Virginia was sentenced this week to 87 months in prison for his actions during and after the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

As ongoing shortages in Virginia and the U.S. continue, U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger pressed U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee leadership Wednesday to hold an additional hearing about the ongoing nationwide baby formula shortage.

A Tennessee man pleaded guilty to a felony charge for his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

The American gross domestic product (GDP) contracted 0.9 percent in the second quarter of 2022 according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Tim Kaine and Mark Warner are hoping to build bipartisan consensus to get legislation protecting abortion rights through the U.S. Senate, but both know it won’t be easy.

In the June 2022 Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report, the number of unemployed Americans remained essentially unchanged at 3.6 percent.

Virginia made major steps forward addressing the gun violence issue when Democrats controlled both houses of the General Assembly and the governorship.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 428,000 in April and the unemployment rate remained stable at 3.6 percent.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 431,000 in March and that the unemployment rate declined to 3.6 percent.
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