
6 ways to support moms with Down syndrome children
Being a parent to a Down syndrome child is certainly not an easy job. These are some tips to send your encouragement and care.

Being a parent to a Down syndrome child is certainly not an easy job. These are some tips to send your encouragement and care.

Virginia Tech’s growing impact in the greater Washington, D.C., metro area will receive a significant boost thanks to a multimillion-dollar gift from Octo founder and CEO Mehul Sanghani and his wife, Hema Sanghani.

Dr. Jonathan Wortham will give a virtual lecture on Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. as part of Washington and Lee University’s Mudd Center for Ethics series on Global Ethics in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities.

The Commonwealth Cyber Initiative has tapped top cybersecurity leaders to provide strategic guidance as part of its inaugural Technical Advisory Board.

Climate Action Alliance of the Valley produces The Weekly Roundup of Climate and Energy News. Excerpts from a recent Roundup follow; full Roundup is here.

Virginia Democrat Gerry Connolly and Pennsylvania Republican Brian Fitzpatrick have introduced the Preventing a Patronage System Act.

Dr. Michelle Montgomery will be the keynote speaker at a virtual event 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18 as James Madison University observes its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Week.

Roadways can be dangerous, both for drivers and for pedestrians. What measures can we take to improve road safety? And how good of a job are we actually doing?

The ambitious effort to roll out the COVID-19 vaccine to a new priority group of people in the New River Valley is moving quickly and drumming up excitement in its wake.

The latest COVID-19 report from Middle River Regional Jail has two additional positive COVID tests among inmates, and no additional positives among staff.