
Eastbound Rio Road East closed overnight at Route 29 for utility work
Beginning at 9 p.m. tonight, the eastbound lanes of Rio Road East will be closed between Route 29 and the traffic signal at the Albemarle Square/Mall Drive intersection.

Beginning at 9 p.m. tonight, the eastbound lanes of Rio Road East will be closed between Route 29 and the traffic signal at the Albemarle Square/Mall Drive intersection.

Today U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA), Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) urged President Obama to protect Virginia and Maryland’s seafood industry by strengthening efforts to prevent seafood fraud.

United Way of Greater Augusta will hold its annual Corporate Cup event on Sunday. This year’s event will demonstrate how teamwork and healthy competition build camaraderie among organizational employees.

Virginia Tech’s Marc Edwards — a nationally renowned expert on municipal water quality — is traveling to Flint, Michigan, as part of a National Science Foundation-funded $50,000 one-year study into a “perfect storm” of water distribution system corrosion problems.

Dr. Richard Wilkes, State Veterinarian with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, says that Virginia has not yet seen a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza this year, as have many states in the West and Midwest.

The following is a list of highway work that might affect traffic in the Staunton transportation district during the coming weeks.

Under the terms of their 10-year contract with the National Park Service, the Delaware North Company is making significant improvements in many aspects of the concession-operated facilities at Shenandoah National Park, according to Park Superintendent Jim Northup.

Dr. Sheri Fink, author of Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital, will speak on healthcare crises at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, in Cole Hall at Bridgewater College.

Cirque Italia, a unique aquatic spectacular that combines Italian culture and acrobatics on a 35,000-gallon water stage, will make a splash at Charlottesville Fashion Square this weekend.

The redistricting of 2011 packed black voters from Richmond to Norfolk in a single congressional district ensuring the probable election of one black representative while reducing the likelihood of another one being elected.
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