Powerball jackpot grows to $800M; two Virginians win $100k in Wednesday drawing
There hasn’t been a Powerball jackpot winner yet, and excitement is growing, as the Saturday night drawing is estimated at $800 million.
There hasn’t been a Powerball jackpot winner yet, and excitement is growing, as the Saturday night drawing is estimated at $800 million.
Virginia State Police is asking the public for information related to an individual who escaped early Monday from Eastern State Hospital in Williamsburg.

Public comment is sought on key documents for Virginia’s coastal resilience planning from October 17 to November 18, 2022.
Among the four recipients of this year’s First Lady’s Spirit of Virginia award, Hope’s Legacy Equine Rescue in Afton was awarded.
Cleanup from the devastation of Hurricane Ian continued across the Carolinas and Virginia following its landfall on the coast on Friday.
In Virginia, impacts of Ian will likely be felt late Friday or early Saturday, according to Stephanie Zick at Virginia Tech.
A coalition of public interest groups have hired counsel to explore a lawsuit protecting the right whale from Dominion Energy’s efforts to place an offshore wind project directly in their habitat off the coast of Virginia.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced last week the milestone of 100,000 veterans hired throughout the Commonwealth via the Virginia Values Veterans (V3) Program.

Virginia’s unemployment rate fell to 2.6 percent in August, a 1 percent decrease from August 2021.
The Adventure Park at Virginia Aquarium, a zipline and climbing adventure experience, announced their schedule of autumn-themed events for 2022.
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