Trump calls Department of Education ‘con job,’ seeks immediate closure
President Donald Trump’s plan for the U.S. Department of Education is one of immediacy: close it as soon as possible.
President Donald Trump’s plan for the U.S. Department of Education is one of immediacy: close it as soon as possible.

For the first time since 2018, the number of drug overdose deaths nationwide has decreased, and Virginia is also seeing the decline.
Elon Musk and DOGE’s invasion of the U.S. Treasury payment system endangers the private information of America’s veterans and their families.
The Fredericksburg Nationals will pay homage to an all-Black team that played in downtown Fredericksburg beginning in 1919 and through at least the late 1930s.
A community health assessment is under way to identify the greatest needs of residents in Augusta County and beyond.
Following up to fulfill a campaign promise, President Donald Trump and his team are pledging to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education.
Because of the growth of power-hungry data centers, Virginia now imports more electricity than any other state. The electricity imported from neighboring states is both more expensive and more dependent on fossil fuels.
Through Massanutten Regional Governor’s School, Briana Brown has attended Stonewall Jackson High School in Shenandoah County.
Donald Trump, with dozens of bodies in the water literally a mile away, callously used the collision of a military helicopter and a commercial airliner that killed 67 people to spew racist, homophobic and misogynistic lies about DEI.
UVA Health has been honored on Becker’s Hospital Review’s 2024 list of 100 health systems with great neuroscience and spine programs.
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