
Warner, Kaine applaud $2 million to help preserve Virginia HBCUs
U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine applauded an announcement by the National Park Service that it will award $2,267,306 in grant funding for four Virginia HBCUs.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine applauded an announcement by the National Park Service that it will award $2,267,306 in grant funding for four Virginia HBCUs.

The Harlem Globetrotters will take to the court at the James R. Wilkins, Jr. Athletics & Events Center on Monday, Nov. 5.

The Virginia Tech Board of Visitors approved a resolution that will implement Commonwealth of Virginia Executive Order Twelve (2018), Parental Leave for Commonwealth Employees.

The No. 7 UVA field hockey team (1-1, 0-0 ACC) fell 1-0 at No. 6 Penn State (1-0, 0-0 Big Ten) on Sunday (Aug. 26) in University Park, Pa.

Roscoe Roberts, who has served as senior assistant attorney general and University counsel at the University of Virginia since 2014, will retire at the end of the month following a distinguished career in public service.

More than 8 in 10 Virginians favor letting nonviolent offenders with mental illness participate in community-based treatment programs instead of being sentenced to prison or jail.

A majority of Virginians see two-year community colleges and four-year public universities as worth the cost, according to a new statewide poll by the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University.

A new statewide poll by the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at VCU finds that Virginians increasingly see mental health approaches as important for school safety.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released a report showing that diseases from vectors, such as mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas, have tripled since 2004 in the U.S.

Waynesboro City Council approved a resolution Monday providing $1 million in incentives to the Virginia Museum of Natural History to build a Waynesboro campus downtown.
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