
Del. Steve Landes highlights dollar-saving budget amendments
Del. Steve Landes, R-Weyers Cave, highlighted his cost saving budget amendments for the 2016 General Assembly Session.

Del. Steve Landes, R-Weyers Cave, highlighted his cost saving budget amendments for the 2016 General Assembly Session.

Virginia’s growth moderated since 2010, reaching nearly 8.4 million as of July 1, 2015, according to the UVA Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.

In the early years of the 20th century travelers were advised not to come to Virginia because of the poor condition of the roads.

Nearly 80 percent of the almost 1,000 fatal drug overdoses in Virginia in 2014 involved prescription painkillers or heroin.

The Virginia House of Delegates on Wednesday passed legislation to require General Assembly approval of Virginia’s implementation of the federal Clean Power Plan.

Since Friday, Staunton has been working to repair nine water main breaks at various locations in the city.

A House subcommittee struck down bills that would have forced any participant of VIEW programs to submit to substance abuse testing in order to receive benefits.

The Staunton Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a female involved in the larceny of a wallet from a customer at Walmart.

Virginia football released its 2016 football with a slate that features 12 regular season games, including six home contests.

The 2016 North American Raspberry & Blackberry Conference will be held March 1-4 at the Williamsburg Lodge.
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