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How Virginia is taking a new approach to prison reform
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (698+ words) The improvement, she said, is the result of simply asking why things were being done the way they were. On top of a 56% drop in assaults between January and May compared with the same time last year, Spanberger said use-of-force…...
David Teel: Will Virginia's FBS programs author a collective encore to 2025?
12+ hour, 54+ min ago (1321+ words) Only eight Saturdays remain without college football, and half of them will be occupied by the World Cup. This includes two round-of-16 matches July 4 " good luck to soccer eclipsing Nathan's hot dog eating contest on Independence Day " and two quarterfinals…...
Editorial: Measles surge prompts action from Virginia health officials
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (454+ words) By 2000, the United States had effectively eliminated measles, earning certification from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and an independent panel of outside experts. It maintained that status for 24 years, a remarkable triumph of public health efforts to eradicate…...
Column: For rural Virginia, data centers are more than technology
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (395+ words) Since the first data center project was announced in Mecklenburg County in 2010, union workers have helped build these facilities and the energy infrastructure powering them. For many rural communities, projects of this scale are among the few capable of bringing…...
Virginia MOCA honors longtime teaching artist with retrospective of her work
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (713+ words) Stevens emerged from that class with a picture of a beautiful, brightly colored sea turtle. At that moment, she fell deeply in love with art. Decades later, Stevens has combined her work as an award-winning gallery artist with teaching classes…...
Virginia's transportation board approves $28. 5 B six-year plan
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (264+ words) RICHMOND " Virginia's Commonwealth Transportation Board has approved the Six-Year Improvement Program for the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Department of Rail and Public Transportation. It will allocate $28. 5 billion to transportation projects over the next six fiscal years beginning'July 1, 2026, according…...
Virginia lawmakers strike a budget deal
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (242+ words) RICHMOND " With just days to go before the commonwealth's current budget expires, the Virginia House and Senate have reached a $185 billion budget deal that would take effect July 1. The deal includes an energy consumption fee for data centers. The budget…...
Virginia Beach nonprofit reimagines Juneteenth event, highlighting anti-violence message
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (538+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH " The LAMBS Foundation, a nonprofit focused on community engagement, is hosting its fifth year of Juneteenth events but with a new theme that zeroes in on mitigating violence. "We wanted to activate another side of the community, where…...
Boutique hotel project seeks some public financing at Virginia Beach Oceanfront
2+ week, 1+ day ago (379+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH " A upscale boutique hotel could soon be coming to the Oceanfront with help from a state tourism financing program supported by taxes generated by the project. CLM Watermans Hotel, LLC. , owned by Ed Denton, plans to overhaul the Ramada…...
Virginia budget negotiations stall, again. But a backup plan emerges.
2+ week, 4+ day ago (395+ words) RICHMOND " Democrats in the General Assembly don't appear to be any closer to reaching a budget deal. Money committee chairs Sen. Louise Lucas of Portsmouth and Del. Luke Torian, Prince William, met Friday morning with Gov. Abigail Spanberger. "Today, the…...