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Youngkin administration issues draft of cell phone-free policies for schools
Virginia is moving closer to restricting cell phone use in schools after the Virginia Department of Education published a draft of its “cell phone-free” guidelines on Thursday after a series of public input events. The draft defines “cell phone-free” education as “bell-to-bell,” meaning phones should be turned off...
Election 2024: Derrick Anderson, Eugene Vindman to debate on Oct. 2 at UMW
The University of Mary Washington will host a public political debate between candidates for Virginia’s Seventh District congressional seat on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. Derrick Anderson, a Republican, and Eugene Vindman, a Democrat, will face off in George Washington Hall’s Dodd Auditorium. The debate is hosted...
Two Tango Collaborative in Richmond develops campaign for Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles Highway Safety Office to promote motorcycle safety
Two Tango Collaborative in Richmond has developed an integrated campaign for Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles Highway Safety Office to promote motorcycle safety and the Virginia Rider Training Program. In 2023, states a release,” there were 2,127 crashes involving motorcyclists on Virginia’s roadways, and 125 motorcyclists lost their lives. Shockingly,...
Pinpoint Weather: Late-week showers and storms
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Increasing rain chances are anticipated across Southwest and Central Virginia on Friday as a cold front approaches from the west. The potential for showers and storms will continue throughout the weekend. While some morning mountain rain showers and storms are possible, there is a slightly greater chance for scattered showers and […]
Here’s how different Virginia school systems plan to keep your child safe this 2024-25 year
The "back to school" season may bring a sigh of relief for some families, but a sense of fear for others. 8News spoke with school leaders across Central Virginia to hear how they plan to keep kids safe this 2024-25 school year.
UVA Health is working to increase quality health care in rural Virginia
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - UVA Health is partnering with other health care systems to help those in rural areas. UVA Health has a decade long partnership with Mountain Empire Older Citizens which works to provide cancer in support of Southwest Virginia. With both organizations working together, they have been able...
With deadline looming, Virginia leaders reflect on what’s next for Chesapeake Bay Agreement
A decade ago, states around the Chesapeake Bay signed an ambitious agreement to restore and protect the nation’s largest estuary. The 2014 agreement outlined dozens of outcomes leaders hoped to achieve by 2025 – many of which the bay partners now agree won’t happen in time. What...
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