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Dr. Norman Oliver, the state health commissioner, is overseeing the state's emergency response.
Mar 14, 2020

Virginia reports first coronavirus death

UPDATE, MARCH 15: As of Sunday night, Virginia has 45 known cases of COVID-19, according to the Virginia Department of Health. Virginia Health Commissioner Dr. Norman Oliver said for the first time Sunday that he is concerned about community spread of the virus in the Peninsula Health District, where one person has died. For mor[...]

Gov. Ralph Northam speaking at a Wednesday press conference addressing updates on coronavirus.
Mar 13, 2020

Northam orders all Va. K-12 schools closed for at least 2 weeks

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has ordered all K-12 schools in Virginia to close for a minimum of two weeks, due to the spread of COVID-19 in the commonwealth. Schools will close starting on Monday, March 16, through at least March 27. Localities will be able to make their own staffing decisions to ensure students continue [&hellip[...]

Gov. Ralph Northam discussed coronavirus response plans with Bon Secours Mercy Health representatives on March 13 at Richmond Community Hospital.
Mar 13, 2020

Va. coronavirus cases jump to 30

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Virginia jumped to 30 Friday — up from 17 confirmed cases on Thursday, according to the Virginia Department of Health. Ten patients are hospitalized and there have been coronavirus-related deaths in Virginia. There are now seven cases in James City County, six cases in Fairfax County, [...]

Mar 11, 2020

Tysons-based IT company announces new leadership

Tysons-based information technology company Applied Insight announced Wednesday several executive appointments including a new executive chairman, CEO, chief product officer, chief technology officer and chief financial officer.  Former CEO John Hynes has taken on the role of executive chairman. “As executive chairman, I’ll be providing strategic counsel to the leadership and working to enhance our […][...]

Mar 11, 2020

Va. universities moving classes online amid coronavirus worries

UPDATED 6 A.M. MARCH 13 As the novel coronavirus continues to spread across Virginia, more than 15 colleges and universities across the commonwealth — including the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, George Mason University, Virginia Commonwealth University and James Madison University — are moving all classes online. A student at Longwood University, which is closing […]

Gov. Ralph Northam speaking at a Wednesday press conference addressing updates on coronavirus.
Mar 11, 2020

First Central Va. coronavirus case confirmed, ninth in the state

UPDATED: Cases 10 and 11 in Virginia were announced by Longwood University in Farmville and by the Alexandria Health Department late Wednesday. The Virginia Department of Health has not yet made an announcement regarding the cases. Wednesday at 10 p.m., Longwood University President Taylor Reveley IV posted a message on the uni[...]

Mar 11, 2020

Health insurers say they’ll waive coronavirus testing fees

WASHINGTON — Major health insurance companies will waive copayments for novel coronavirus testing, Vice President Mike Pence said at a briefing with firm executives and President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday. “While the risk to the average American of contracting the coronavirus remains low, we want a full partnership with industry and […]

Casino plans move forward with GA vote
Mar 9, 2020

Casino plans move forward with GA vote

A bill allowing commercial casinos in five cities is expected to be signed by Gov. Ralph Northam after it passed the Virginia General Assembly on Sunday by a 60-35 vote in the House of Delegates, a day after the state Senate passed the bill 27-12. HB4 authorizes casino gaming in Portsmouth, Richmond, Norfolk, Danville and [&hell[...]

Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, in his duties as president of the Senate, brings Saturday's session to order. (Photo by Chip Lauterbach | Capital News Service)
Mar 9, 2020

Democratic lawmakers reflect on historic General Assembly session

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia lawmakers passed over 1,200 new laws in two months, a variety of them in the final days of the 2020 session, which expanded into Sunday evening to accommodate the backlog of legislation. This session has been the first time since 1994 that the Democrats have controlled both chambers of the General [...]

Virginia has distributed more than 54,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses in the past two weeks.
Mar 4, 2020

Still no Virginia cases of coronavirus, but state prepares for outbreak

As of Wednesday afternoon, Virginia still has no confirmed cases of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus that has spread to 60 countries. However, as more cases are reported nationally, as well as nine deaths in the U.S., officials in Virginia are urging caution and taking preventive measures. So far, 17 people in Virginia have been [...]

In 2019, General Dynamics landed a $714 million contract to upgrade M1 Abrams battle tanks at the Army-owned factory the corporation runs in Lima, Ohio.
Mar 1, 2020

Maximum impact

When President Donald Trump stepped onstage at a General Dynamics Corp.-run factory last spring, an American flag and four M1 Abrams battle tanks served as his backdrop. “God Bless the U.S.A.” by Lee Greenwood played. Employees of the Lima, Ohio, plant chanted, “USA, USA!” and Trump smiled. “Well, you better love me,�[...]

Feb 28, 2020

$112M flood resilience project breaks ground in Norfolk

Gov. Ralph Northam and Norfolk Mayor Kenneth Cooper Alexander broke ground Friday on the Ohio Creek Watershed project, aimed at protecting two Norfolk neighborhoods from flooding due to sea-level rise. The project will include the new Resilience Park, which will connect the historic Grandy Village and Chesterfield Heights neighborhoods, as well as a flood berm, […]

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