
Warner, Kaine highlight mistreatment of dogs, puppies at Virginia facility
U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine are demanding action following more than 70 animal welfare violations at an Envigo breeding and research facility based in Cumberland.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine are demanding action following more than 70 animal welfare violations at an Envigo breeding and research facility based in Cumberland.

The Waynesboro Area Refuge Ministry board of directors has selected Leslie Lusk to serve in the role of interim executive director as the board continues its search for a successor to past executive director, Debra Freeman-Belle.

The temporary locking arrangements at Sussex I and Sussex II State Prisons installed by the Virginia Department of Corrections passed a surprise inspection and were proven safe by the Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office last week.

Certified Origins will invest $25 million to establish its first U.S. production facility in the City of Newport News to meet increased demand for its branded and private-label products.

Staunton city leaders say they have identified a path forward to meet the funding request of the school system.

Blue Ridge Community College has been recognized by the Virginia Economic Developers Association for its advanced manufacturing training program developed in response to the Shenandoah Valley’s struggle to recruit and retain employees.

There’s a piece of legislation sitting in the House Veterans Affairs Committee — H.R. 5905 — that cuts a swath 75 years deep into American history and attempts to undo the sort of wrong we’re no longer supposed to talk about in the classroom.

The City of Staunton has been awarded an Industrial Revitalization Fund Planning Grant for $100,000 through the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development to support the Arcadia Project.

Frank Shushok Jr., vice president for student affairs at Virginia Tech, has been named the 12th president of Roanoke College. Shushok will succeed Michael C. Maxey, who will retire at the end of the 2021-22 academic year.

Virginia job openings held steady over the month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ January 2022 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.
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