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The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced this week that the World Organization for Animal Health has recommended that the Unites States’ risk classification for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) be upgraded to negligible risk.
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Freshman left-hander Brandon Waddell (Houston, Texas) struck out 15 batters over six dominant innings and the offense piled up 15 hits as the 25th-ranked UVa. baseball team exploded for a 15-0 victory over Toledo Friday on a brisk afternoon at Davenport Field.
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Another poll, this one from Quinnipiac, has Bill Bolling in the low teens in a possible three-way gubernatorial race with Republican Ken Cuccinelli and Democrat Terry McAuliffe.
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U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner announced on Thursday that he will reintroduce the bipartisan CAMPUS Safety Act, which would consolidate existing federal campus safety programs into a single, National Center for Campus Public Safety, to strengthen training and research initiatives and improve collaboration.
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The UVa. women’s basketball fell 64-62 at Clemson, losing a double-digit second-half lead to drop its third game in a row.
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U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, a new member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, continued his defense tour across Virginia today with stops in Staunton, Stafford and Quantico to discuss the harmful impact budget uncertainty and sequestration are already having on military readiness and the future of our national defense.
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The State Senate voted 37-2 on Thursday to pass a bill that would make it easier for those who have been wrongly convicted of a crime to bring up new evidence to prove their innocence, even beyond 21 days after their convictions.
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Gov. Bob McDonnell this morning signed important legislation to improve the 2007 law that re-regulated electricity in Virginia. With the governor’s leadership while he was attorney general, the 2007 law adopted a new framework for regulating Virginia’s investor owned utilities, a framework aimed at protecting consumers from rate volatility and incentivizing urgently needed investment in new generation facilities.
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Central Shenandoah EMS Council is now accepting nominations for its 2013 Regional EMS Awards program. This regional program consists of 11 state level EMS awards and two local awards. The regional recognition program honors the exceptional contributions of EMS providers in the Central Shenandoah Valley make to their communities.
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An ACLU of Virginia lawsuit challenging Charlottesville’s ban on panhandling on the Downtown Mall within 50 feet of cross streets may proceed, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled today. The opinion reverses the earlier dismissal of the case by U.S. District Court Judge Norman Moon.
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