Make sure to implement food safety into your Fourth of July celebration
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VDACS encourages everyone to protect against foodborne illnesses by implementing food safety precautions into Fourth of July celebrations.
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Be safe while having fun: Anticipate summer hazards before grilling, boating, driving
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Summer is here, and for many, the season is packed full of grilling, boating, driving and more. The State Corporation Commission Bureau of Insurance reminds Virginians to review insurance coverage ahead of any fun in the sun.
Mosquito season: Tips to prevent bites, keep mosquitoes from breeding
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While almost everyone has been bitten by a mosquito, some carry germs and infections like West Nile Virus, Zika, dengue and malaria.
Is it OK for the environment to use a bug zapper to keep the mosquitoes at bay?
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Electric bug zappers have gained in popularity, but while these little electrocution stations do kill some adult mosquitoes, many wonder what costs they may bring to ecosystems in general.
Charlottesville: Belmont Bridge traffic advisory for the week of July 3-7
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Work continues this week on Belmont Bridge July 3-7. However, no work is scheduled on Tuesday, July 4, in observance of the holiday.
Virginia DEQ details strategy for protecting wetlands, streams post-Sackett
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Virginia DEQ has worked out an approach to splitting the difference between economic development and protecting wetlands and streams in light of the Trump Supreme Court decision in Sackett vs. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
State Fire Marshal: Leave fireworks to the professionals, avoid ‘catastrophic outcomes’
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The State Fire Marshal’s Office is reminding Virginians ahead of the Fourth of July holiday weekend to leave fireworks to the professionals.
Virginia’s State Parks get anniversary gift: Deed to Natural Bridge
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Virginia’s Natural Bridge is now owned by the Commonwealth of Virginia according to the deed recorded in Lexington in June.
Mailbag: Our fundamental freedoms are being attacked by the Supreme Court
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The partisan right-wing majority on the bench gutted voting rights, opened the floodgates to unlimited corporate money in our elections, struck down gun safety laws, and limited the government’s ability to protect our air and water.
Boating safety encouraged during holiday weekend, including wearing life jackets
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Stay safe and sober this summer while boating is the message from the Virginia DWR and the NASBLA, and always wear a life jacket.
