RICHMOND, Va. – As the major winter storm exits the Commonwealth, Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) crews remain focused on plowing and treating roads around the...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam on Saturday, December 8th, declared a state of emergency in advance of winter weather effects on southern Virginia anticipated to begin this weekend...
WILLIAMSBURG—Speaking at the Virginia Chamber Foundation’s 2018 Virginia Economic Summit, Governor Ralph Northam today presented his Comprehensive Economic Development Policy for the Commonwealth, which focuses on...
RICHMOND—Proclaiming December 3–9, 2018 as Computer Science Education Week in Virginia, today Governor Ralph Northam will join First Lady Pamela Northam and administration officials to kick...
RICHMOND – The 2018 Thanksgiving holiday weekend proved deadly for 12 drivers and passengers, to include a City of Winchester police officer. During the statistical counting...
RICHMOND—On November 27th, at an event held at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Governor Ralph Northam announced a collaborative effort to transform workforce programs offered through...
RICHMOND—Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, NASA, and Virginia Space celebrate a successful NG-10 launch for cargo resupply to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission occurred on...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam announced that Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate held steady in October at 2.9 percent. The October 2018 seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for Virginia...
WASHINGTON –The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the Virginia’s House of Delegates redistricting case. On Tuesday morning, an order granting the hearing, the court asked for...
ARLINGTON—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Amazon, Inc. will invest approximately $2.5 billion to establish a major new headquarters in Virginia that will create more than...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, met with American servicemembers at Naval Station Rota in...
RICHMOND – Attorney General Mark R. Herring on Thursday joined a coalition of 18 state attorneys general calling for the recusal of Acting Attorney General Matthew...
FREDERICKSBURG—Sixty-five years after the launch of the original Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VFMA) Artmobile, Governor Ralph Northam and VMFA Director Alex Nyerges today hosted a...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced an award of $556,321 in grant funding from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for ten Virginia agriculture-related projects. The...
RICHMOND – Saying he “felt sick” upon reading a grand jury report on clergy abuse in the Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania, Attorney General Mark R. Herring...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Glaize & Brother Juice Company, LLC will invest over $1.03 million to build a new apple pressing operation in the...
RICHMOND – National Teen Driver Safety Week kicked off Monday, and Governor Ralph Northam, Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security Brian J. Moran and Virginia...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that beginning on November 1, 2018, state agencies will accept applications from Virginia adults newly eligible for health coverage under Medicaid...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam announced today that Rocket Lab, a California-based company, has chosen Virginia Space and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport as the location for Launch Complex-2...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam announced today that Virginia’s request for a major disaster declaration to speed aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and other federal...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam announced today that $869,508 has been awarded to the Virginia Center for School and Campus Safety (VCSCS), housed within the Department of Criminal...
RICHMOND—Today Governor Ralph Northam announced the 30th Annual October Virginia Wine Month, which kicks off this year with the unveiling of a new brand for Virginia...
What’s Happening Crews continue shifting travel lanes and setting up concrete barriers to create safe work zones along Interstate 66. Other upcoming planned construction activities include:...
RICHMOND—Today, Governor Ralph Northam announced that Virginia was awarded $15,809,989 in a State Opioid Response (SOR) grant from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam and members of his administration will celebrate Public Lands Week, which begins with National Public Lands Day on Saturday, September 22. Established in...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by 0.1 percentage point in August to 3.0 percent and was down 0.7 percentage...
RICHMOND—Governor Northam announced today that the Focus Features production, Harriet, will film in Central Virginia this fall. It will be the first feature-length film to tell...
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam has issued a proclamation declaring the week of September 16–22, 2018 as in Virginia. Forensic science and forensic medicine play critical roles in...
What’s Happening Crews will continue shifting travel lanes and setting up concrete barriers to create safe work zones along Interstate 66. Other planned construction activities include:...
RICHMOND—Virginia emergency managers are working today to reposition state and federal resources stockpiled in advance of Hurricane Florence to assist Central and Coastal Virginia. State response...