Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has selected the law firm Quinn Emanuel to conduct a review of the events surrounding the shooting at the University of Virginia.
Wednesday afternoon, Hard Rock International broke ground on a $500 million project that will bring a new hotel, casino and entertainment venue to Bristol.
The NCAA has granted an extra year of eligibility to Virginia football players whose eligibility has expired in the aftermath of the slaying of three members of the team.
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has ordered that the flags of the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Virginia to be flown at half-staff at all local, state, and federal buildings and grounds in the Commonwealth.
The $132 million project is adding three additional travel lanes on the busiest segment of I-95 in the Fredericksburg area, which carries around 150,000 vehicles a day.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin established the Commission to Combat Antisemitism on his first day of office after an increase in antisemitic incidents nationally and in Virginia.
According to the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office, the body of Martin “Marty” Eugene Lampkin Sr., 52, was found near Old Tower Lane in the Waynesboro area of Augusta County.
17-year-old Josie Cox was a passenger inside a car that slammed into a power pole on the intersection of 22nd street. Now neighbors who live there are calling for the city to step in and slow drivers down.
VEC Commissioner Carrie Roth said the agency is making progress on remaining backlogs involving unemployment claims, and continues to work on transforming the agency
“She came to a facility just crying. She lost everything. She didn’t have insurance. She didn’t know what to do. And I knew. I called the office and said this is the lady we have to help,” explained Shiles.
On Thanksgiving morning staff, at the Wildlife Center of Virginia prepared meals to feed 100 different guests of all shapes and sizes. The staff provided unique meals to a number of animal species that are currently staying at the animal hospital.
UVA Strong t-shirts are available at the UVA bookstore and online. 100% of the proceeds from these shirts go to the families of the shooting victims through the UVA Strong Fund.
According to AAA, over 1.3 million Virginians are expected to travel by car over the Thanksgiving holiday and they’re expecting to assist around 6,500 drivers who wind up in a collision or break down on the side of the road.
The Illuminate Light Show - now in its ninth season - is one of the nation’s largest drive-through Christmas light shows with over 2.5 million LED lights.
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