Category Archives: Local News

(Richmond)- A burn ban is in effect in Virginia through the end of April. The state Department of Forestry says there’s no burning allowed until after 4 p.m. They urge people not to burn on ...Read more

(NoVA)- Northern Virginia will soon get a mass vaccination clinic. It will be located in Alexandria along Eisenhower Avenue. Health officials say that the clinic can vaccinate around six-thousand ...Read more

(Richmond)- he Virginia Department of Health says that Virginians should update their pre-registration records in the statewide system.  This is to make sure that the data in the system is ...Read more

(Wakefield)- Two Virginia farmers are transforming a field into a memorial for COVID victims. Amy and Michael Drewry, of Wakefield, have placed more than seven-thousand flags on their blueberry ...Read more

(Richmond)- Central Virginia now has its first reported case of the South African COVID-19 variant. The State Department of Health says it was detected in an adult. Officials say the individual had ...Read more

(Richmond)- Virginia has received federal grant money to study how the coronavirus pandemic has had an impact on area schools. Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. James Lane said the money ...Read more

(DC)- Members of the National Guard are staying longer in DC. That is the message from U.S. Capitol Police as they officially put in their request to hold the troops at Capitol Hill at least 60 ...Read more

(Richmond)- State Health officials say COVID-19 has claimed the life of a young person in Central Virginia. The Virginia Department of Health says the child is under the age of ten but did not ...Read more

(Richmond)- Virginians will be able to opt out of having their consumer data collected and sold by companies. Governor Northam signed the Consumer Data Protection Act, making Virginia only the ...Read more

(Blacksburg)- Virginia Tech is holding a virtual graduation ceremony this spring. The university is still planning for some limited in-person events depending on restrictions. The ceremony for the ...Read more