
Remarks by President Obama at Virginia Beach campaign event
President Obama talks to voters at a campaign event in Virginia Beach on Friday

President Obama talks to voters at a campaign event in Virginia Beach on Friday

Sen. Jim Webb announced on Tuesday that he will introduce the Military Service Integrity Act of 2012, which could bring criminal penalties to any individual for making a false claim to have served in the military or to have been awarded a military medal, decoration, or other device in order to secure a tangible benefit or a personal gain

Consumer Reports magazine gave RMH one of the highest patient safety ratings among Virginia hospitals included in a study released in its August issue

The famed Tuskegee Airmen of World War II will be recognized in a community-wide celebration at the gym in Gypsy Hill Park, Staunton, on Sunday, July 15

Bluegrass will return to WTA’s Gateway on Friday, July 13. Featured will be B-BaM! and Blue Mountain Sunrise. Performance will begin at 8 pm at 329 West Main in Downtown Waynesboro

Gov. Bob McDonnell announced the recipients of the Governor’s Public Service Awards at a ceremony today at the Executive Mansion including the winner of the second annual “30 Day Sprint” competition honoring the best innovation idea from a state employee. The Governor’s Public Service Awards highlight state employees who have shown an exemplary degree of service and dedication to the Commonwealth of Virginia

The Salem Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center Community Based Outpatient Clinics located in Lynchburg and Staunton, Virginia will be closed on Monday, July 2, due to loss of power as a result of recent severe weather

U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine met with Northern Virginia seniors to discuss his economic vision and strategies to strengthen vital programs like Social Security and Medicare. During the 90-minute conversation in Alexandria, Kaine highlighted his commitment to Virginia seniors

Helayne Spivak, an acclaimed veteran creative director in the advertising industry, has been named the new director of the Virginia Commonwealth University Brandcenter, the university’s marketing communications and advertising graduate program

Sen. Jim Webb, author of the landmark Post-9/11 G.I. Bill, today renewed his call for quick enactment of his bipartisan legislation to preserve those veterans’ education benefits from abuses by certain schools
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