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“Personhood” Status for Unborn Emerges as New Front Line in Abortion Battle
“Fetal personhood” has emerged as the next step of the anti-abortion movement.
By amending state constitutions or passing new laws, a number of state legislatures across the country are attempting...
Virginia Residents Will Need ‘REAL ID’ to Board An Airplane Starting May 2025
Do you have a star on your Virginia driver’s license? If not, there’s still time...
Amtrak Virginia Sets New Record With March 2024 Ridership
Double-digit increases seen on all four corridorsThe Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) marked yet another...
Marine Terminal Improvements Almost Complete – No Impact Yet From Maryland Bridge Collapse
The Richmond Marine Terminal has not seen an increase in traffic following the Francis Scott...
Police Clash With Protesters at VCU Pro-Palestine Event
Law enforcement officers arrested 13 individuals during a chaotic clash that involved use of chemical...
Crowdfunding Campaign Supports Master Naturalists’ Grassroots Leadership and Mission
A crowdfunding campaign aims to increase leadership training and administrative support for Virginia’s large corps of 1,800-plus trained master naturalists.Master naturalists are volunteers who conduct outreach...
Tech Board of Visitors Takes Next Step to Acquire VTC School of Medicine
During its quarterly meeting the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors took another significant step in the acquisition of the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine.That...
Northam and Gillespie Deadlocked; Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General Races Also Tied
With just days remaining in the campaign, Democrat gubernatorial candidate Ralph Northam and Republican Ed Gillespie are tied (47%-47%), while Libertarian Cliff Hyra garners...
UVA Study Finds Breastfeeding For 2 Months Reduces Risk of SIDS by Half
Breastfeeding for at least two months cuts a baby’s risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome almost in half, a sweeping new international study has...
Engineers Without Borders Crowdfunding Campaign Serves Underdeveloped Communities
Engineers Without Borders, a student-run organization at Virginia Tech, is supporting a wastewater treatment project in Guatemala, a solar energy project in Uganda, and...
Roanoke’s Commonwealth Coach and Trolley Museum Devastated by Fire
A late-night fire called in early on November 1 destroyed much of a vintage bus collection overnight and now museum officials will try to...