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Gov. Ralph Northam announced five new state historical highway markers that highlight topics of national, state and regional significance to Asian American Pacific Islander history in the Commonwealth.
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Virginia reported a record number of drug overdose deaths in 2020 — including a 47 percent increase in the number of opioid-related deaths from 2019 to 2020.
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Aimée Surprenant, associate vice president and dean of the School of Graduate Studies for Memorial University of Newfoundland, will serve as the new dean of Virginia Tech’s Graduate School, effective Sept. 1.
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The Augusta County School Board voted down a required model policy on treatment of transgender students because board members feel the county’s existing policy is already in compliance with state law. The Virginia Department of Education is saying, nuh-uh.
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AARP Virginia announced today that The People’s Debate, the state’s largest and most widely-broadcast debate sponsored by a nonpartisan organization, has been cancelled for 2021 due to the decision of Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin not to participate.
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Virginia Tech and ClubCorp are partnering to build a new, premier venue within Lane Stadium that is designed to revolutionize the game-day experience and bring an already engaged fan base even closer to the university.
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Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA-08) this week welcomed new guidance from the Biden administration to support the large community of Americans suffering from long COVID.
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Gov. Ralph Northam announced additional appointments to his administration on Friday.
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The House of Representatives voted this week to approve funding for 10 Central Virginia projects totaling more than $6.3 million for Virginia’s Seventh District.
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Blue Ridge Community College student Cassady Bush is one of 207 Phi Theta Kappa members named a 2021 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar and will receive a $1,000 scholarship.
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