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Youngkin directs Virginia State Police and prisons to cooperate with ICE --- RICHMOND — Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday an executive order that would make Virginia the latest state to revive a decades-old program that trains and deputizes state and local [...]

Virginia governor orders state police to cooperate with ICE --- Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order on Thursday instructing state police and prison officers to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. In the order, Youngkin said he aims to “improve the [...]

Tougher academic standards ahead for Virginia students --- Virginia students may soon face tougher academic benchmarks as the state aligns its performance levels with the higher standards of a national assessment. Starting next month, the Virginia Board of Education will begin adjusting [...]

The Loudoun County School Board has voted to update its restraint and seclusion policy, and will no longer physically isolate students who are deemed a threat to themselves or others. --- The Loudoun County School Board has voted to update its [...]

Hung Cao is back in the national headlines, with President Donald Trump announcing on social media that Cao will be the next United States Under Secretary of the Navy. --- PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) - Hung Cao is back in the national [...]

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) has introduced a digital forensics and incident response concentration in its Master of Science in forensic science program that will roll out in the fall. --- RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) has introduced a [...]

Drought conditions gone for most of Virginia --- RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has lifted drought advisories for most of Virginia as February’s rain and snow has left many areas waterlogged. February, even without factoring in [...]

Virginia’s Unemployment Claims Drop, But Continued Claims Keep Climbing --- RICHMOND, VA (CVILLERIGHTNOW) – Fewer Virginians filed for unemployment last week, but the number of people continuing to claim benefits is still on the rise. Virginia Works reported 2,473 initial unemployment claims [...]

Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears began the week as the clear Republican gubernatorial frontrunner, but in just days, her once-uncontested path to the nomination has turned into a primary fight. With 10 months until Virginia’s gubernatorial election, two GOP challengers [...]

The Virginia War Memorial Foundation has announced a multi-year program dedicated to providing a venue and reuniting Virginia veterans with their units and the American conflicts in which they served. --- RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- The Virginia War Memorial Foundation has [...]