
Harrisonburg Fire Department names Dr. Peter Williams new medical director
Dr. Peter Williams has been named the new medical director for the Harrisonburg Fire Department.

Dr. Peter Williams has been named the new medical director for the Harrisonburg Fire Department.

Elizabeth McClanahan, a former justice on the Supreme Court of Virginia who now serves as president and dean of the Appalachian School of Law, has been named CEO of the Virginia Tech Foundation.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced additional appointments to his administration on Friday.

Gov. Ralph Northam today announced new executive actions to support the Virginia Coastal Resilience Master Planning Framework announced in October.

Six years ago, a young, emaciated sei whale that normally inhabits the deep waters of the Atlantic was spotted swimming erratically in tidal rivers and creeks near the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay.

In the 2019-2020 academic year, Waynesboro Schools received two $50,000 Extended Year Planning Grants from the Commonwealth of Virginia for the planning of programs at Waynesboro High School and Kate Collins Middle School.

George Mason will begin its 2020-2021 campaign with a short trip across the Potomac for three contests in the DC Paradise Jam.

During dry weather, two little streams in Hollin Hills trickle gently downhill, shaded by a thick canopy of oak, hickory, beech and tulip trees.

In May 1999, the Washington Football Team and the Jack Kent Cooke Stadium were sold in a blind auction to an investment group led by Daniel Snyder.

As the talented trumpeters, clarinetists, and drummers of The Marching Virginians prepare for another year of performing “Tech Triumph” at football games and university events, they have an advantage that few marching bands can match: their very own weather forecaster.
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