Elusive Mississippi kite admitted to Wildlife Center of Virginia
On July 9, an officer with the Henrico Animal Protection department found a young raptor – a nestling, not yet able to fly or fend for itself – on the side of the road.
On July 9, an officer with the Henrico Animal Protection department found a young raptor – a nestling, not yet able to fly or fend for itself – on the side of the road.

Haley Hopkins delivered her first hat trick on Sunday, scoring three times in the first 14 minutes, to help No. 8 Virginia to a 5-0 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson at Klöckner Stadium.
As part of its recent quarterly meeting this week, the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors discussed what is nationally a very hot topic in higher education: student mental health and well-being.
A unique program at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine is helping students who are underrepresented in medicine reach their dreams of medical school.

Registration is now open for the 2022 Virginia Veterans & Military Affairs conference to be held Wednesday, Sept. 14 from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.

The Virginia Department of Transportation will suspend highway work zones and lift lane closures from noon on Friday, Sept. 2 until noon on Tuesday, Sept. 6.

The Virginia State Police has been asked to investigate an officer-involved shooting that led to the death of a man who had fired at officers overnight.

The path toward safer Virginia roadways begins with drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists sharing the mutual responsibility of road safety.
Everyone knows that eating a balanced diet and exercising are important to maintaining one’s physical health, but what about one’s cognitive health – the ability to think, learn, and remember?

On the heels of back-to-back losing seasons, the Virginia men’s soccer team isn’t off to a good start to its 2022 campaign, losing its season opener, 1-0, to Xavier on Thursday night at Klöckner Stadium.
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