
Powerball ticket bought in Virginia wins $1 million
Although the jackpot-winning ticket in the Oct. 4 Powerball drawing was not bought in Virginia, the Commonwealth benefitted from all the excitement.

Although the jackpot-winning ticket in the Oct. 4 Powerball drawing was not bought in Virginia, the Commonwealth benefitted from all the excitement.

Tamara Brown has never been one to take the easy road. The Virginia Tech School of Communication alumna has made treks all over the United States in pursuit of the next big sports journalism career.

Virginia’s gas price average is above the three-dollar mark for the first time since October 2014, according to AAA.

The ACC announced today that the start time for Virginia’s Oct. 16 home football game against Duke will be at 12:30 p.m. The contest will be televised on the ACC’s regional sports networks.

Virginia Tech returns to action this week with a ranked opponent as it hosts No. 14 Notre Dame at 7:30 p.m. ET Saturday on ACC Network.

Farm Credit of the Virginias announced Emily Hanger assumed the position of credit and lending trainee at the Harrisonburg branch.

Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger (D-VA-07) announced a federal grant totaling $308,246 to help strengthen telehealth services across Central Virginia.

Gov. Ralph Northam has announced a $24.7 million federal GEAR UP grant to increase access to higher education and jobs training for Virginia students.

As of Friday, the Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy is now known as the Virginia Department of Energy.

Across the commonwealth, gardeners and community members are encountering more fall armyworms than ever, as the high number of early named storms in the Atlantic has pushed currents of warm air — and moths — north into Virginia.
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