
EMU awarded record-breaking total of more than $3.3 million in grants in 2017
In 2017, Eastern Mennonite University was awarded grants in excess of $3.3 million, including more than $2.2 million in federal funding.

In 2017, Eastern Mennonite University was awarded grants in excess of $3.3 million, including more than $2.2 million in federal funding.

Albemarle County police have identified the man who died in a collision with an Amtrak train carrying Republican members of Congress to a West Virginia political retreat Wednesday morning.

The 2017-2018 Lara D. Gass Symposium will feature a diverse collection of leading scholars and experts on immigration law to discuss emergent legal issues regarding the implementation of the Trump administration’s policies.

The Fairfax County Police Department released video footage this week that shows the U.S. Park Police shooting and killing an unarmed Iranian-American man, Bijan C. Ghaisar, in Fairfax County.

The Senate Courts of Justice Committee voted along party lines Monday to defeat a package of gun safety bills.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced their support for the Pet and Women Safety (PAWS) Act, a bicameral, bipartisan bill to protect victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and dating violence from emotional and psychological trauma caused by violence against their pets.

After a year-long migration process, the City of Staunton completed a significant upgrade of its E911 call system last week.

Groups vow to continue pressing federal, state, and local officials to reject the project, notwithstanding a certificate issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission late Friday.

Richard Spencer and a group or approximately 40 people held an unannounced tiki torch rally in Emancipation Park in Charlottesville.

The Commonwealth Commission on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will hold its first meeting Tuesday.
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