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Several local breweries recognized in Craft Beer Cup
RICHMOND, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- Several area breweries earned recognition from the 2024 Virginia Craft Beer Cup. This year’s competition was held at Old Ox Brewery in Ashburn. According to a release, a record 128 breweries from across the Commonwealth submitted their wares, including 20 new participants. Brewers were...
Thousands Watch Chincoteague Wild Ponies Complete 99th Annual Swim in Virginia
CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. (AP) — Thousands of people gathered in Virginia to watch the Chincoteague wild ponies make their annual swim across the Assateague Channel, the 99th year of the popular tradition. The ponies made the short swim across the channel Wednesday as the crowd erupted in cheers. Foal No....
Youngkin approves changes to animal waste rules aimed at reducing groundwater pollution
Virginia is on track to implement updated rules for animal waste created by certain farming operations, despite disagreement on how to regulate older earthen lagoons that pose a greater risk of releasing pollutants into groundwater. Wednesday, Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin approved the regulation changes for farmers who confine cows, pigs and more for 45 days […]
Voter registration up over 35% in Virginia with VP Harris now leading Democratic ticket
Data obtained by 8News shows that voter registration in Virginia is on the rise after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race for President and Vice President Kamala Harris announced her plans to seek the Democratic nomination for president.
Sentara cuts climate pollution from gas used for anesthesia
This story was reported by WHRO News. Sentara Health officials say they are reducing climate pollution from a greenhouse gas used for anesthesia, part of the system’s wider effort to reduce health care’s sizable carbon footprint. The health system’s hospitals throughout Virginia and North Carolina have largely phased...
Richmond Food News: July 25-31
Burgers are iconic. They evoke nostalgic flashbacks of drive-thru visits with the family, memories of grease-stained paper bags and visions of summertime cookouts. Some might claim burgers are having a mainstream resurgence, while others would say their juicy momentum never faltered. Find these blank canvases all over Richmond, sizzling on griddles at divey holes-in-the-wall, dressed up with caviar or cornichons, reimagined for plant-based eaters, and always serving up simple joy. From straight shooters to beefy bargains, lacy smashed patties and alternative takes on the classic, we’ve compiled a local lineup of 14 must-tries (including a map to get you there). We also feature crispy sides and fresh-made buns, trace the lineage of an enduring Lakeside mainstay, find a Venezuelan spin on the burger, share road-trip patty stops and more. (Richmond magazine)
Forecast: Dry with lower humidity this weekend
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Pleasant late July weather for the upcoming weekend!. Friday Evening: Mostly to partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Saturday: Mostly sunny with lower humidity! Highs in the mid 80s. Sunday: Mostly sunny with low humidity. Lows in the mid 60s, highs in the upper 80s.
Meet-a-Ram: The Graduate School’s Melissa Tyler puts a strong foot forward for Ph.D. diversity
Associate dean with deep roots at VCU was honored recently for her support of the State Doctoral Scholars Program. Melissa Tyler knows something about going the extra mile for students – and with more than three decades at Virginia Commonwealth University, she has covered a fair distance. So a recent recognition she received is fittingly named.
Elisa Gonzalez wins 27th annual Levis Reading Prize for ‘Grand Tour’
Her debut full-length poetry collection is selected by the MFA in Creative Writing program at VCU. Elisa Gonzalez has won the 2024 Levis Reading Prize for her poetry collection “Grand Tour.” The prize is awarded annually for the best first or second book of poetry published in the previous calendar year, and the winner is chosen by the MFA in Creative Writing program at Virginia Commonwealth University. The prize honors the memory of poet Larry Levis, who was a VCU faculty member at the time of his death in 1996.
Richmond-area Verizon Wireless Retailers Giving Away Backpack on Sunday
In an effort to ease the financial burden for families heading into another school year, Richmond-area Verizon Wireless retail locations will be giving away hundreds of FREE backpacks on Sunday, July 28 at 1 p.m. With 42% of U.S. parents saying they will go into debt to pay for their...
New VCU head baseball coach Sean Thompson discusses his promotion
VCU athletics announced on Monday, that Sean Thompson would be promoted from pitching coach to head coach. Thompson became the Rams' third head coach in four years and the youngest Division I head baseball coach in the country.
2024 Futures – Richmond Day 1: Daniel Diehl swims 1:47.65 in the 200 free
LCM (50m) Live Results (on Meet Mobile as “USA Swimming Futures – Richmond – 2024”) The first day of the 2024 Futures Championships in Richmond, Virginia, which featured the men’s and women’s 200 free, 100 breast, 200 fly, and timed finals of the women’s 800 free and men’s 1500 free, has come to a close.
Clean-up efforts ongoing nearly three weeks after South Hill warehouse fire
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - It’s been nearly three weeks since a fire destroyed the Nutrien Ag Solutions warehouse in South Hill, and clean-up efforts are ongoing. While the Nutrien warehouse is a total loss, there was still a hive of activity Thursday, with workers collecting runoff water around the clock to store and take to other locations.
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