
Northam announces administration appointments
Gov. Ralph Northam announced additional appointments to his administration on Friday.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced additional appointments to his administration on Friday.

Gov. Ralph Northam this week announced the recipients of the 2020 Governor’s Fire Service Awards, in conjunction with the Virginia Department of Fire Programs and the Virginia Fire Services Board.

Four defendants pleaded guilty in the Eastern District of Virginia this week to federal dogfighting and conspiracy charges for their roles in an interstate dogfighting network across the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and New Jersey.

Walraven Inc., a global installation company, will invest $7.15 million to relocate its U.S. headquarters and manufacturing operation from Cadillac, Mich., to Danville-Pittsylvania County.

The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the upcoming week.

Twenty-five years ago, two young female hikers on hike through the Shenandoah National Park were murdered at their backcountry campsite near Skyland Resort.

VCU Health System and BAYADA Home Health Care are launching an initiative for in-home health and hospice care in the Richmond metropolitan area.

Late scoring guided the Altoona Curve to a 4-2 victory over the Richmond Flying Squirrels Thursday night at The Diamond.

State officials will conduct a test of the Emergency Alert System and the early warning siren system on Wednesday, June 9 at 11:10 a.m. for the Surry Power Station.

Lauren Rhodes of Augusta County, a senior at Fort Defiance High School, earned first place in the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Young Farmers Youth Discussion Meet, held virtually May 20.
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