Students in Lynchburg won’t be going back to in-person classes until October. The decision was made Tuesday night by the Lynchburg School Board, citing the explosion of COVID-19 cases in the city in recent days.
Harrisonburg restaurant workers say they are preparing for the influx of students which includes working on their social distancing set-up or possibly closing some parts of the restaurant.
Tropical Storm Isaias left destruction in its wake traveling through the Northern Neck, severely damaging a vineyard and dozens of homes and trees in the area.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed into law legislation that will devote nearly $3 billion annually to conservation projects, outdoor recreation and maintenance of national parks and other public lands. The measure was overwhelmingly approved by Congress.
Virginia will join five other states in an agreement to expand rapid COVID-19 testing, according to an announcement from Gov. Ralph Northam on Tuesday.
Annual school accreditation will be waived for the 2021-2022 school year, the Virginia Department of Education announced Tuesday. Schools will be given a rating of ‘Accreditation Waived,” the same given to schools for the 2020-2021 school year in April.
Kroger Mid-Atlantic announced plans Tuesday to relocate its division office from Roanoke to Richmond by the end of the year. Kroger says it will establish division operations in a location that is better positioned to serve all markets.
Four and a half months into the coronavirus pandemic and rapid testing for COVID-19 remains scarce for some. Many people getting tested are not getting results until a few days later.
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has confirmed a third horse in Suffolk County has tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE).
The 2020 Veterans Day Student Essay Contest is open to all Virginia middle and high school-aged students, whether they attend public or private school or are home schooled.
A Virginia judge has dissolved one injunction but imposed another preventing Virginia’s governor from removing an enormous statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.
A new documentary produced by the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia about the United States’ 41st president will hit television screens Tuesday.
Virginia State University will delay the return to in-person classes by four weeks, and in the meantime, faculty, staff and students will be tested for COVID-19.
The Virginia Department of Transportation is preparing for Tropical Storm Isaias as high winds, flooding and road closures are excepted to impact the commonwealth.
A judge on Monday dissolved one injunction preventing Gov. Northam’s administration from removing an enormous statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond but immediately instituted a new one in a different lawsuit.
Former students of the University of Lynchburg in Virginia want to cut ties with Liberty University and rename part of a building dedicated to the late Rev. Jerry Falwell.
The On Your Side Investigators teamed up with CareerBuilder, LinkedIn, and VEC to pinpoint which jobs have the most open positions in Central Virginia.
We are about a month away from some local children heading back to school and most school districts may require your child to wear masks throughout the entire school day.
The mask mandate in Virginia is creating communication challenges for the deaf community. One woman said she faced communication issues after a Walmart employee refused to pull down his mask to help her.
Senator Tim Kaine hosted a virtual discussion Friday, July 31, about legislation he introduced with Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska last week.
The real number of Virginians infected with coronavirus could be at least twice as high as the number that have tested positive, according to new research being conducted by UVA Health and the Virginia Department of Health.
School leaders from the Virginia Military Institute say they will not be removing Confederate statues or renaming buildings that were named after Confederate leaders.
Virginia’s government watchdog agency has investigated complaints about the state Parole Board and found “substantiated” allegations but is withholding further details about its work, citing an exemption in the state open records law.
Chesterfield Animal Control says the bodies of two deceased dogs were found in plastic bins and bags on a Chesterfield road. The gruesome discovery was made by a woman walking her dog on Saturday.
The Virginia House of Delegates Joint Committee Meeting of Courts of Justice and Public Safety Committees put the spotlight on police training and mandatory minimum sentencing.
The Virginia Department of Health says contact tracing, testing and the focus on health disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic is increasing in the Commonwealth.
A Virginia teenager accused of bludgeoning his neighbor with a claw hammer and then scrawling gang graffiti in the victim’s home has been sentenced to 35 years in prison.
A member of President Donald Trump’s coronavirus task force said Virginia should restrict bars, push for more outdoor dining and limit the size of social gatherings.
The Roanoke City Sheriff’s Office confirms 12 of its staffers have tested positive for COVID-19. The office says no inmates have tested positive for COVID-19.
Richmond's mayor, other city and state officials, and activists held a news conference in Shockoe Bottom to outline plans for a memorial campus composed of a museum to tell the stories of enslaved people and a park for reflection.
Virginia lawmakers passed a new law that protects patients and their families from receiving unexpected medical bills after they have already paid their fair share of health insurance costs.
For the second year in a row, James Madison University was voted the best college in Virginia for getting a job, according to the U.S. Department of Education statistics. During the coronavirus pandemic, the university’s Career and Academic Planning Center has been looking to help students.
If you’re one of the thousands of Virginians without a job due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s a virtual job fair on Tuesday through the Virginia Employment Commission.
Governor Ralph Northam announced $70 million for small businesses and nonprofit organizations whose normal operations were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fewer new voters are registering to vote in Virginia because of the coronavirus pandemic. Reports indicate that new voter registrations are significantly lower compared with the two most recent presidential elections.
A Roanoke man is speaking out after he says he knocked over a downtown confederate monument. Now, 70-year-old William Foreman from Roanoke is facing charges in connection to the damage.
