
Northam kicks off Virginia Women Veterans Week
Gov. Ralph Northam celebrated the start of Virginia Women Veterans Week on Monday with a proclamation and video message honoring the service and sacrifice of women veterans across the Commonwealth.

Gov. Ralph Northam celebrated the start of Virginia Women Veterans Week on Monday with a proclamation and video message honoring the service and sacrifice of women veterans across the Commonwealth.

Justin Fuente announced Monday that 40-year coaching veteran Jon Tenuta is joining Virginia Tech as a senior defensive analyst.

The campaign of former governor Terry McAuliffe released a new video, “Yasmine,” on Monday, spotlighting the story of Yasmine Charles, a Navy veteran in Hampton Roads, and her experience with homelessness.

A coalition of 11 states, including Virginia, has secured a settlement with Healing Heroes Network Inc. resolving allegations of deceptive sweepstakes mailers and telephone solicitations to help wounded veterans.

George McKenzie, a U.S. Navy veteran, received a new roof from Best Choice Roofing, an Owens Corning Platinum Roofing Contractor, as part of the Owens Corning Roof Deployment Project.

The Virginia Department of Veterans Services has cancelled the public wreath laying cemeteries at its state veterans cemeteries in Amelia, Dublin and Suffolk in the month of December.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is encouraging veterans to take the first step to stop smoking as part of the annual Great American Smokeout to improve their physical and mental health by combining cessation counseling with other VA clinical resources and support.

3587, the Senate companion bill to Congresswoman Elaine Luria’s VA Website Accessibility Act, passed the House and is now headed to President Trump for signature into law.

A middle-schooler from Alexandria and a high school junior from Henrico County were the first place winners in the Virginia War Memorial’s 2020 Veterans Day Student Essay Contest.

Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) today introduced bipartisan legislation to fix an issue in the Free Application for Federal Student Aid that has unfairly penalized disabled veterans and their families.