
Squirrels snap skid in doubleheader split
The Richmond Flying Squirrels (47-54) and Erie SeaWolves (49-53) split a doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon at UPMC Park.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels (47-54) and Erie SeaWolves (49-53) split a doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon at UPMC Park.

The House of Representatives passed H.R. 2345, the National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) is a cosponsor of the measure.

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) released the following statement after the Senate voted 86-9 to confirm Robert Wilkie to serve as the next Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

UVA women’s basketball alum Jenny Boucek has been named an assistant coach with the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks.

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) met on Wednesday with the directors of the Hampton VA Medical Center, the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond, and the Salem VA Medical Center.

U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) introduced bipartisan legislation to provide financial relief to certain civilian federal employees who move for work.

The Richmond Flying Squirrels (46-48) and Erie SeaWolves (45-50) split a pair of games in a doubleheader matinee Wednesday at The Diamond in front of 7,519 fans.

Virginia Tech football’s Josh Jackson, Ricky Walker talk with reporters at the 2018 ACC Kickoff.

Today, a group of top Senate Democrats wrote to President Trump, urging him in the strongest possible terms to avoid meeting alone with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

For the second consecutive night, the Flying Squirrels (44-45) and Trenton Thunder (50-40) went into extra innings at Arm & Hammer Park. After losing in ten innings on Thursday, Richmond responded with a ten inning, 7-6 win on Friday.
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