
Patriotic picnic will cost less this year
This year’s Fourth of July cookout will cost slightly less than last year, according to a survey conducted by the American Farm Bureau Federation.

This year’s Fourth of July cookout will cost slightly less than last year, according to a survey conducted by the American Farm Bureau Federation.

Gun reform is the most important issue for LGBTQ Americans in this election year, according to a new poll that’s the first comprehensive look at the views of the LGBTQ community on the issues of guns and gun reform.

U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine has an 18-point lead on Republican challenger Corey Stewart, chair of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors, according to a Quinnipiac University Poll released today.

Dominion Outsourcing LLC, a provider of outsourced services for the healthcare industry, will invest $370,000 to expand its client engagement center in Henrico County.

Virginia Tech and University of Pittsburgh researchers have discovered that when a person with the flu coughs or exhales, mucus and other airway secretions are expelled and appear to protect the virus when it becomes airborne, regardless of humidity levels.

EMU alum Blake Rogers was honored by the American Association of Physician Assistants with the PA Student of the Year Award.

The Commonwealth of Virginia and partnering health care providers have implemented a comprehensive process for nursing homes throughout the state to assist each other during disasters.

Physicians and staff in Augusta Health’s Emergency Department are able to diagnose certain conditions quickly and without radiation with a Hand-Held Ultrasound device.

Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was down 0.1 percentage point in May to 3.2 percent and was down 0.6 percentage point from a year ago.

Bipartisan legislation would make it easier for students to get degrees they have already earned by ‘reverse’ transferring college credits from four-year institutions to community colleges.
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