Sit-in at Senate Hart building draws attention to potential Medicaid, Medicare cuts
A march and rally to push back against proposed Medicaid and Medicare cuts took place on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.
A march and rally to push back against proposed Medicaid and Medicare cuts took place on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.
Washington & Lee University English professor Lesley Wheeler will hold a local launch for her new book of poetry, Mycocosmic, on Tuesday at 5 p.m. at Downtown Books in Lexington.

The University of Virginia is now committing to a mid-March public release of the external review into the Nov. 13, 2022, mass shooting that killed three UVA Football players.
Washington & Lee University, on Sunday, will host the 13th annual Souper Bowl, a fundraiser for Campus Kitchen at W&L’s Backpack Program.
VMI alum Erik S. Siebert was sworn in on Tuesday as the interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, where he will oversee a staff of approximately 300 prosecutors, civil litigators, and support personnel.
Three Notch’d Road: The Virginia Baroque Ensemble will present “If Music Be the Food of Love” on Feb. 14, 15 and 16.
The University of Virginia student who shot and killed three UVA Football players and wounded two others in a Nov. 13, 2022, mass shooting on Grounds has pleaded guilty to charges connected to the case.
The closure of the United Way of Staunton, Augusta County and Waynesboro shocked the community a few weeks ago, including Dan Sullivan, site coordinator for Valley VITA for 10 years.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has announced more than 60 administration and board appointments made in October.
A career in journalism and Instructional Technology has equipped long-time resident Jeff Overholtzer to run for Staunton City Council.
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