
McAuliffe announces tourism revenue reached $24 billion in 2016
Virginia tourism revenue reached $24 billion in 2016, a 3.3 percent increase over 2015, outpacing the national growth rate of 2.7 percent.

Virginia tourism revenue reached $24 billion in 2016, a 3.3 percent increase over 2015, outpacing the national growth rate of 2.7 percent.

Five days of much-needed rain helped bring about an early end to spring wildfire season in Virginia, according to the Virginia Department of Forestry.

A drug dealer who used his drug supply to coerce women into prostitution was sentenced Monday to 18 years in prison.

Virginia has the distinction of having had the first mental health hospital in the country although it was called an insane asylum.

The Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech will participate in the National Service Animal Eye Exam Event in May.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Thursday the recipients of the 2017 Governor’s Volunteerism and Community Service Awards.

The Governor has vowed to use his remaining time in office, which will end in January 2018, looking for ways to expand Medicaid.

The following is a list of highway work that may affect traffic in the Staunton District during the coming weeks.

Americans for Responsible Solutions and members of the Virginia Coalition for Common Sense applaud actions taking on several gun bills.

Arrests have been made in a multi-state ATM skimming ring that included incidents in Waynesboro.
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