
Virtual vigil will highlight continued efforts to prevent gun violence
The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence and partner groups are holding a virtual vigil on Monday to highlight continued efforts to stem the epidemic of gun violence.

The Coalition to Stop Gun Violence and partner groups are holding a virtual vigil on Monday to highlight continued efforts to stem the epidemic of gun violence.

You may have noticed a Waynesboro fire truck parked at the Residence Inn by Marriott on Windigrove Drive. What you wouldn’t have naturally assumed is: has to do with COVID-19.

The interstate highway system launched in the 1950s as the most ambitious public works project in the world. Spanning 48,000 miles, the system aimed to connect cities and towns throughout the nation.

Virginia is still barely a fifth of the way toward its goal of getting COVID-19 vaccines to healthcare workers and long-term care facility residents, but Gov. Ralph Northam is thinking ahead.

Angela L. Navarro was sworn in Tuesday as the 37th commissioner of the State Corporation Commission.

Attorney General Mark Herring has created an Office of Civil Rights within the AG’s office, and is backing legislation to make the office a permanent feature

As students, faculty, and staff anticipate a return to Virginia Tech’s campuses in January, they are encouraged to take note of several key aspects of the spring semester plan.

Democratic Party lieutenant governor nomination candidate Andria McClellan hosted a digital listening session with LGBTQ+ leaders from around the Commonwealth earlier this week.

The world collectively faces the threat of climate change driven by human-made pollutants and environmental degradation. President-elect Joe Biden has made it clear that he intends to work to address and mitigate the climate crisis as the U.S. president.

Electroporation has been used in many medical applications, such as gene transfection and electrochemotherapy, since the 1980s.
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