
Wild Virginia Forest Defense Task Force applications now open
Wild Virginia is accepting applications for people to join in the effort to protect the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests.

Wild Virginia is accepting applications for people to join in the effort to protect the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests.

Today, Governor McAuliffe announced that the City of Newport News and a contractor for the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility have agreed on principles to transfer property needed for a major expansion of the lab.

Former Virginia U.S. Sen. Jim Webb is reportedly considering a run for president as an independent. The Webb campaign said in a statement that Webb will hold a news conference on Tuesday at the National Press Club in Washington.

Since coming to Washington, I have continually fought to get our fiscal house in order and restore common sense to our budgetary policy. While we remain mired in over $18 trillion in debt, we have managed to reverse course over the last five years and have made some progress toward fiscal responsibility.

ODU football coach Bobby Wilder talks with reporters on Monday. The Monarchs (3-3, 1-1 Conference USA) plays Florida International (3-4, 1-2 C-USA) on Saturday.

The New York Jets overcame three first-half turnovers with a strong second half in a 34-20 win over the Washington Redskins on Sunday.

David Washington found Zach Pascal in the end zone for an 11 yard touchdown pass with 2:18 to play and the ODU defense forced a Lee McNeill pass incomplete on fourth and 13 as the Monarchs came back to defeat Charlotte 37-34 Saturday evening at Foreman Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium.

So what, that UVA basketball is coming off back-to-back ACC regular-season championships, back-to-back 16-2 ACC regular seasons at that. Back-to-back 30-win seasons. That coach Tony Bennett has 76.9 percent of his minutes returning from 2014-2015. Virginia is still Virginia, which is to say, not North Carolina or Duke.

Against the backdrop of the official opening of its Center for Engaged Learning yesterday, Bridgewater College announced that the Center’s new Institute for Teaching and Learning will bear the name of its benefactors, Ben F. and Janice W. Wade, in recognition of their support and their service to higher education.

A Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission report released Tuesday highlighted the General Assembly’s responsible spending and the continued growth of Medicaid in Virginia.
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