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Canelones, Uruguay delegation visits Loudoun County amid investigation into travel
ASHBURN, Va. (7News) — A delegation from Canelones, Uruguay visited Loudoun County Chair Phyllis Randall at the government center in Leesburg, Va. Monday as a part of its sister-city relationship. The discussion between the delegation from Canelones, Uruguay, and Randall, Supervisor Juli Briskman, and other Loudoun County representatives centered...
New details about Cedar Terrace at South Riding retail center
It’s been quite a while since we had an update on the Cedar Terrace at South Riding project — and while there are no major announcements yet that we know of, the landlord has started to market the new retail center. Longtime readers will remember that Cedar Terrace...
Heber Market hosts an Ethiopian restaurant, cafe, and grocery store
A new Ethiopian shop in Bailey’s Crossroad, Heber Market & Café, consists of a grocery store, restaurant, and coffee shop. It’s located in the former FedEx space at 3515 S. Jefferson Street in Leesburg Pike Plaza. The market stocks organic spices and herbs, grains, incense, coffee, woven...
‘I just have a fundamental belief in his patriotic ability to put country first’: Kaine weighs in on whether Biden should drop out of Presidential race
Kaine acknowledged that he’s had discussions with his Congressional colleagues in the last week about Biden’s future as the Democratic nominee. Kaine wouldn’t share the details of those conversations publicly or say whether Biden should drop out or stay the course.
Virginian woodrats help save their species in other states
Rodents captured in Virginia this summer are headed to breeding programs in other states to help bolster the populations there. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports. Allegheny woodrats are a type of packrat native to the Appalachian mountains. Their numbers are more stable in Virginia than elsewhere, so zoos in Ohio, Maryland, and Pennsylvania have established breeding programs to help bring woodrats back in those states. In June, researchers from Radford University caught nine of the rodents and took them to the Wildlife Center of Virginia in Waynesboro.
CEO of JABA Keane to retire at end of year
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- The Jefferson Area Board for Aging announced today that CEO Marta Keane has decided to retire at the end of the year. Keane first took charge of the private nonprofit in April of 2013. "Marta has taken JABA from a good to an excellent area...
Capitol Lens | Muggy for the cameras
It was a hot and humid Independence Day in the Washington area. But that didn’t stop folks from enjoying the fireworks and festivities. Nor did it deter politics, as candidates for Senate and the open House seat in Virginia’s 10th District canvassed voters amid the heat. Here are...
Oyster Mystery Disease Troubles Oyster Farmers
Scientists in the Virginia section of the Chesapeake Bay are studying a troublesome oyster trend. Yes—Virginia’s farm-grown oysters are still delicious and safe to eat. No, there’s nothing wrong with the ones sold in seafood stores and farmers’ markets. The Virginia Health Department monitors them carefully. And the state’s oyster industry is still the most productive on the East Coast.
Chemical Industry Hosts Successful STEM Fundraiser
The Alliance for Chemical Distribution (ACD) and the American Chemistry Council (ACC) hosted the inaugural Swings for STEM golf tournament on June 24 at Lansdowne Golf Course in Leesburg, Virginia, benefitting the Future of STEM Scholars Initiative (FOSSI). The event brought together nearly 100 participants, including chemical industry and affiliated...
Bring on the rain: Forecast shows precipitation likely in Virginia this weekend
The weather gods have not been kind to Waynesboro, one of many localities in Virginia in drought conditions. Other locations nearby have fared better reinforcing how unpredictable summer rainfall can be. Waynesboro reported about a tenth of an inch of rain on July 4 while nearby Charlottesville reported 1.29” despite...
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