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There were 12,000 substantiated cases of elder abuse, neglect or exploitation in Virginia in 2018. Legislation from Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Rockingham County, SB 695, aimed at preventing continued abuse is headed to the desk of Gov. Ralph Northam.
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The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services anticipates administering nearly $540,000 in funds for the development of specialty crops.
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Gov. Ralph Northam today signed 16 pieces of legislation into law, including a bill to reform parole eligibility for certain juvenile offenders.
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The Augusta County Library in Fishersville will host a pair of Census 2020 Open House events – on April 1-2 and May 6-7 – to help local area residents fill out their U.S. Census response.
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Barbara Kelly, the first full-time female member of the athletics staff at the University of Virginia, passed away this week in her hometown of Garner, N.C.
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Bridgewater College will host State of the Culture, a facilitated panel engaging in conversation around politics, diversity, culture and more, at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, in the Boitnott Room.
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Two new historic markers were unveiled Thursday honoring renowned civil-rights attorneys Oliver Hill and Spottswood Robinson.
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New state port host community grants will help Virginia’s oyster industry upgrade the Menchville Marina in Newport News.
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Rob Portman, R-Ohio, are encouraging the Department of Education to expand its planned analysis of federal K-12 education spending to include dual and concurrent enrollment programs and early college high schools.
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Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU has launched a partnership with McGuireWoods and Dominion Energy to make an additional 50 attorneys available to families with legal needs that impact the health of their children.
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