
VCU research: Fecal transplants may reduce alcohol use
A Virginia Commonwealth University researcher has published preliminary but striking evidence that shows the transplantation of gut bacteria may have implications for addiction disorders.

A Virginia Commonwealth University researcher has published preliminary but striking evidence that shows the transplantation of gut bacteria may have implications for addiction disorders.

The Small Business Administration (SBA) recently opened its forgiveness portal for small business owners who participated in the SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).

Daniel McMahon, 32, was sentenced today in federal court in the Western District of Virginia to 41 months of imprisonment for threatening an African-American Charlottesville City Council candidate because of his race.

Kendall Demarko Wysinger, a Martinsburg, W.Va., man who used heroin as a means to control numerous women he trafficked as part of a commercial prostitution ring, was sentenced today to life in prison.

Haizhou Hu, a Chinese national conducting research at the University of Virginia, was arrested today and charged via criminal complaint with a pair of federal crimes just days after he attempted to board a flight to China.

The Commission on African American History Education in the Commonwealth today presented its final report to Gov. Ralph Northam, the Virginia Board of Education, and other key advocates for diversity and inclusion in Virginia classrooms.

Virginia gas prices have risen 6.9 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.13/gallon today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 4,081 stations.

First Lady Pamela Northam will make socially distanced and virtual visits to child care classrooms, family day homes, Head Start programs, elementary schools, and other providers that serve the Commonwealth’s most vulnerable children and families.

The Harrisonburg Rockingham Living Wage Campaign, a project of the Richmond-based Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy, continues to work to inspire businesses to pay employees a living wage in order to keep them out of poverty and homelessness.

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