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Unsecured checks found in Richmond finance dept. desks and more Virginia headlines
The state Capitol. (Ned Oliver/Virginia Mercury) • “Stoney: unsecured checks discovered when finance department desks were searched.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch. • “Three Meals: What voters in Virginia really care about as election day approaches.”—CBS News. Seniors With Sciatica Pain: This Device is a Game Changer. NeuroFlex...
Virginia launches new enhanced 2024 Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign
Richmond, Va. – Today, Virginia launches its new enhanced 2024 DUI enforcement and public education campaign, Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. Governor Glenn Youngkin kicked off the campaign alongside law enforcement, medical professionals, and EMS responders who work tirelessly day and night to save lives from the dangers of drinking and driving. The campaign is in […] The post Virginia launches new enhanced 2024 Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign appeared first on The Virginian Review.
Hampton Roads is losing young adults. What rural Virginia can learn from a study about why.
The study found those most likely to stay are those most involved in the community. The post Hampton Roads is losing young adults. What rural Virginia can learn from a study about why. appeared first on Cardinal News.
AmeriCorps grants to fund tutoring programs in Southside
The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in Danville and United Way of Henry County and Martinsville were among those chosen for funding this year. The post AmeriCorps grants to fund tutoring programs in Southside appeared first on Cardinal News.
Historically Black Colleges see rising enrollment
Sybille Delice, a Haitian-American student from Everett, is enrolling this fall at Howard University, one of the nation’s oldest historically Black colleges and universities. She said she wanted to be around other Black students after finishing an internship working with other students of color in a Cambridge lab. “All...
Meet ‘Uncle Gary’: The Loudoun Co. man who owns one of the biggest individual comic book collections on the East Coast
In today’s episode of “Matt About Town,” WTOP’s Matt Kaufax took a trip to Leesburg, Virginia, to meet a man who is one of the biggest individual comic book collectors in the United States. Local legend Gary Lawhorne, known as “Uncle Gary” by many in the...
Virginia deli meat contamination becomes largest listeria outbreak since 2011, CDC says
The sicknesses and deaths linked to a massive contamination of deli meats made in Virginia has become the largest listeria outbreak in 13 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.
PHOTOS: Raising money for Special Olympics Virginia
Raising money for Special Olympics Virginia by covering the cruiser. Spotsylvania Deputy Margarida Figueroa collected money on Tuesday for Special Olympics Virginia for seven hours in the heat. Wawa is raising money for Special Olympics Virginia with its “Wawa with the Law” week.
MPD officer dead after being shot while recovering suspect's gun from storm drain
WASHINGTON D.C. (7News) — A D.C. Police officer died after he was shot while trying to recover a suspect’s gun from a storm drain in Northeast Wednesday evening, according to Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officials. Officials said members of the Violent Crime Suppression Division were in the 4500...
New catch limits set for Maryland blue crabs
ANNAPOLIS — Starting Aug. 30 at 12:01 a.m., there are new recreational limits in place for the number of blue crabs one can catch per day. These new regulations go farther in breaking down who can catch and the daily limits. Beginning Aug. 30, an unlicensed boat with one person crabbing can take no more than two dozen crabs per day. Two unlicensed crabbers on an unlicensed boat can take four dozen. A licensed boat with any amount of licensed or unlicensed crabbers has a one bushel — or six dozen male crabs — catch limit. Recreational crabbers may not keep females. Until the new regulations go into effect, any recreational crabber is allowed to take a bushel of male crabs daily.
ABC store thefts down in Roanoke despite statewide rise
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - $800,000 worth of alcohol was stolen in the first six months of 2024, according to Virginia ABC. A chunk of that money is coming right out of the Roanoke Region. Shoplifting is a statewide problem and ABC stores across Virginia are increasingly falling victim to the...
VDACS accepting applications for Beehive Distribution Program
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is accepting applications for its annual Beehive Distribution Program. The program began back in 2018 and was introduced in response to growing concerns over the declining bee populations around the U.S. Its goal is to help increase bee populations around the state.
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