Category Archives: Local News

(Richmond)- Three community colleges have been given approval to their name change proposals. Lord Fairfax Community College has been changed to Laurel Ridge Community College. John Tyler Community ...Read more

(Richmond)- State leaders are zeroing in on ways to make Virginia roads safer. The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles has an online survey for you to complete that will get ideas on how to cut ...Read more

(Richmond)-   State health officials are thinking of new ways to get vaccines into the arms of Virginians.  The Virginia Department of Health is partnering with the Washington Football Team to ...Read more

(Richmond)-   Virginia is investing millions-of-dollars to help improve air quality in public schools across the state. It’s a 500-million-dollar project with 250-million of it coming from ...Read more

(DC)- There is a major need for blood across the country and region. INOVA Health will hold a blood drive tomorrow at Nationals Park. Officials say they have set the goal of drawing 650 units which ...Read more

(Chesterfield)- A name change for a community college in Chesterfield County. A state board yesterday approved renaming John Tyler Community College as Brightpoint Community College. Tyler was the ...Read more

(Lexington Park)- Pet owners in Southern Maryland are concerned after learning that a fox found in St. Mary’s County tested positive for rabies. The health department says that the fox was ...Read more

(Annapolis)- The number of vaccinated adults across Maryland continues to rise. As of yesterday, 76-percent of Marylanders over the age of 18 have protection against COVID-19. That puts Marylnad at ...Read more

(DC)- Smithsonian will make some major changes to several museums today. The timed-entry passes required for entry at most facilities will become a thing of the past. Meanwhile, the free passes are ...Read more

(Richmond)- Today is the deadline to submit ideas for the time capsule that will go in the place of the 134-year-old one inside the Lee Statue pedestal. That time capsule was placed there in 1887 ...Read more