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Virginia receives $6M in teacher apprenticeship funding
Virginia is planning the development and expansion of teacher apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship pathway opportunities, thanks to a recent $6-million federal grant. The State Apprenticeship Expansion Formula grant from the U.S. Department of Labor will support the development and growth of registered apprenticeship programs for K-12 educators, helping the state provide $2.55 million in competitive grant funding to local school divisions and universities to fund about 170 teacher apprenticeships and new partnerships with about 80 local education agencies, according to state officials.
Feds bust up 'Fentanyl Robbery Gang,' announce arrests in four deaths
LUZERNE COUNTY, Pa. — Gang members trafficking drugs and guns committed robberies that resulted in four deaths, according to federal investigators. Seven people are charged in what was known as a "fentanyl robbery gang." Federal investigators from Scranton, Philadelphia, Boston, and New York joined state police and local officers...
Youngkin celebrates Virginia ranking No. 1 state for business
Virginia has been ranked the No. 1 state for business in 2024, marking the sixth time it has led the nation as the best state for business. This is the third win for the state in five years and its first win under Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA). “Economic development is a team sport, and Virginia’s […]
USDA Restricts PACA Violators in Arkansas, New York, and Virginia from Operating in the Produce Industry
WASHINGTON, DC - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). Direct from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service:
VDH warns of harmful chemicals impacting Roanoke River
RICHMOND, Va. (WFXR) — The Virginia Department of Health has listed the Roanoke River in its recreational water and fish consumption advisory. VDH says these advisories have been issued in connection to the release of chemicals, which include fuel, fertilizers, herbicides, and others, into runoff water after an industrial fire in South Hill on July 6. The runoff water used to extinguish the fire polluted nearby rivers which flowed downstream into the Roanoke River.
Carilion Clinic to transfer revenue operations to third-party management company
Carilion said the Ohio-based company will offer comparable wages, benefits and positions to the nearly 800 employees who will be affected by the transition. The post Carilion Clinic to transfer revenue operations to third-party management company appeared first on Cardinal News.
Alleghany’s Delethea Quarles guest speaker for 2024 Commonwealth Games before heading to Paris
LYNCHBURG, Va. – The annual Virginia Commonwealth Games are just around the corner, with five events starting this weekend and the opening ceremony set for next Friday, the 19th, at Liberty University. This year, the Games feature five new sports and expanded opportunities for adaptive competitions, including wheelchair tennis and able bowling.
LS Greenlink USA, Virginia Panel Corporation, To Invest Total $692M In Virginia
Asubmarine cable manufacturing facility will bring $681 million of investment to the City of Chesapeake, Virginia. GreenLink USA, Inc. plans to build a 750,000-square-foot high-voltage direct current submarine cable manufacturing facility to serve the global offshore wind industry on approximately 100 acres of brownfield in the city. The new facility will create over 330 full-time jobs.
Drought conditions affect Western Tidewater crops
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality coordinated with the Virginia Drought Monitoring Task Force to issue a drought watch advisory June 24 for a list of 95 counties and cities that includes Southampton County, Isle of Wight County and Suffolk. In a July 3 interview, Southampton County Farm Bureau President Gary Cross summed up drought […]
A Virginia Couple is Eating Their Way Across the U.S.
ZANESVILLE, OH – A retired couple from Virginia is on a mission to eat at every Texas Roadhouse location in the United States. Judy and Mike McNamara recently made their 438th stop at the Texas Roadhouse in Zanesville. Their dream of visiting all the Roadhouse locations began back in...
Rainy daze: Flash flood watch issued across our area as heavy precipitation approaches
Heavy rain set to begin during Friday’s overnight hours could bring flash flooding to parts of the area, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a pre-emptive watch beginning at midnight. The NWS office in Wakefield issued the flood watch Thursday afternoon as a slow-moving front will cross over...
$250K pandemic conspiracy results in five year prison sentence for Virginia woman
A Hampton woman under court supervision for mail fraud used pandemic-assistance programs to fatten her bank account and spent the money on gambling, travel and clothing. Lapondia Wallace, 53, was responsible for at least 22 fraudulent pandemic loan applications and five additional fraudulent applications for pandemic unemployment insurance benefits, according to court documents.
Off the Hook with Matty D: Fly fishing for bowfin and gar in Virginia
Captain Keegan Lemcke and Captain Simón Valencia joined Matt DiNardo in the WRIC Now livestreaming studio today for another episode of Off the Hook, where they discussed fly fishing for bowfin and gar in Virginia.
June was a record-breaking month for dryness in Virginia
NORFOLK, Va. — June was dry across Virginia. Not just "kind of" dry: it was record dry!. North Carolina lacked rainfall across the state as well. 2024 was the second driest June on record for the Tarheel state. When you look nationally, much of the southeastern US, up through...
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