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Dollar General spotlights ‘Hunger Action Month’
Dollar General is spotlighting Hunger Action Month in September by encouraging people to support food banks in its footprint. The company has helped donate more than 460,000 pounds of food to Feeding America partner food banks in Virginia during the first seven months of the year. Locally, it partners with Feed More.
Body Found in Maine Appears to Be Missing Virginia Woman
Maine State Police are investigating the discovery of a body in Dayton that appears to be a missing Virginia woman. Autumn Cleveland, 23, was reported missing in Newport News, Virginia. Police Say the Deceased Was in a Parked Car. Just before 3:30 Monday afternoon, a 911 caller reported that a...
Leaf Peeping in the Blue Ridge: Fall Foliage Forecast
The intense heat is starting to break, and the first hints of refreshing breezes are reminding us fall is just around the corner. Autumn in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions are uniquely stunning due to diverse landscapes and elevations, resulting in long and colorful foliage seasons. To prepare for leaf-peeping,...
RFK won't be on the ballot in Virginia, but these five presidential candidates will
Virginians will see five presidential candidates on their ballots in the 2024 election, but Robert F. Kennedy Jr. won't be one of them, a spokesperson for the Virginia Department of Elections tells Axios. Why it matters: Kennedy suspended his campaign late last month and endorsed former President Trump, and he's...
South Carolina Man Sentenced to Over Eight Years for Gun Store Burglary in Virginia
ROANOKE, Va. – Bradley Wayne McGraw, a 43-year-old man from Gaffney, South Carolina, was sentenced to 100 months in federal prison for his role in the burglary of a Patrick County, Virginia gun store during the early morning hours of September 22, 2022. McGraw had previously pleaded guilty to charges of stealing firearms from a federal firearms licensee and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
AdvanSix taps former Youngkin official as new VP of public affairs and sustainability
AdvanSix has tapped a former Youngkin administration official for a newly created role that will be based in Virginia. The New Jersey-based chemistry company announced Tuesday that Rachel Jones will be AdvanSix’s first vice president of public affairs and sustainability. She will be tasked with leading “the next chapter of a comprehensive public-affairs program for AdvanSix and accelerate the company’s commercial and environmental, social and governance priorities,” the company announcement read. ...
Va. AG Miyares joins multistate inquiry into asset managers’ environmental investments
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares joined a cohort of 24 attorneys general seeking answers from financial institutions that are prioritizing investments in companies with greenhouse gas reduction targets. Miyares signed onto a letter citing research from Consumers’ Research, a nonprofit organization, that highlighted large asset managers voting for recommendations by Institutional Shareholder Services on climate-related […]
Youngkin appoints environmental justice advocate to council
The latest appointments to the state’s Council on Environmental justice include Hope Cupit, a former Air Pollution Control Board member who has consistently raised awareness on the topic, and Eureka Tyree, vice chair of the Cumberland County Board of Supervisors. Two seats on the air board, one of which was Cupit’s, have also been filled […]
More deaths linked to Boar’s Head listeria outbreak likely to come: Attorney | NewsNation Live
The largest listeria outbreak in 13 years has led to nine deaths and 57 hospitalizations, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Foodborne illness lawyer Bill Marler warns there will likely be more deaths linked to the outbreak. Marler discusses how the investigation into the Virginia plant where the tainted meat was […]
Civil War and West Virginia: Who is considered the first Union casualty?
GHENT, WV (WVNS) — Did you know that the first Union casualty in the American Civil War is buried in West Virginia? So, according to the Tipperary Museum of Hidden History, the first actual casualty in what would become the Civil War was actually an accident. Private Daniel Hough, an Irish immigrant, perished after a […]
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