
Gerry Connolly on DC VA Medical Center inspector general report
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) comments on the Veterans Administration Office of Inspector General report on the Washington, D.C. VA Medical Center.

Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-VA) comments on the Veterans Administration Office of Inspector General report on the Washington, D.C. VA Medical Center.

Virginia will distribute $644.6 million in federal COVID-19 relief funding to local governments in its second and final round of allocations.

Pamela Hall, a STEM teacher at Carrollton Elementary School in Isle of Wight County, was one of eight teachers nationwide selected as 2020 National Excellence in Teaching About Agriculture Award recipients.

While many parents think this could never happen to them, statistics show even the most doting parents can fall victim.

The Climate Action Alliance of the Valley (CAAV), a non-profit, grassroots group of volunteers in the Central Shenandoah Valley, produces “The Weekly Roundup of Climate and Energy News” to inform legislators and the public.

Remember when people could easily, or at least safely, visit their loved ones and friends at home and in care facilities, without fear of exposing them to the coronavirus?

Gov. Ralph Northam is calling the General Assembly into special session on Aug. 18 to adopt a budget based on the revised revenue forecast.

University of Virginia Medical Center and UVA Children’s have earned excellent scores for their support of breastfeeding in a nationwide survey of hospitals conducted by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Attorney General Mark Herring today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education challenging their action to unlawfully repeal the 2016 “borrower defense” regulations

Backyard poultry flocks are increasingly popular as people explore ways to raise their own food and become more self-reliant amid the pandemic.
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