Governor Northam has now called for the General Assembly to vote on moving next month’s municipal elections...
Local Government, Civic Affairs and Education
Governor Northam wants the May municipal elections delayed until November. Many cities and towns, including Salem and...
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia Tech announced it will move all summer classes online and impose a...
From the City of Roanoke: The current COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has affected City government operations and its...
Independent candidate for Roanoke City Mayor – former longtime incumbent David Bowers – has sent a COVID-19...
The stimulus package has been signed into law. It features economic relief for small businesses that are...
Salem’s Parks and Recreation Department announced a pile of event cancellations today, and they demonstrate how deeply...
With Governor Northam’s decree today that all public schools will remain closed at least through the end...
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Two weeks ago, Virginia lawmakers approved legislation to allow developers to build five large...
The U.S. Department of Education said today that it would waive mandatory testing requirements. That could mean...
Teleconferencing, remote working and now on-line school lessons are also in the spotlight as a result of...
Governor Northam says state education officials are working with the federal government to make sure disruptions to...
The next Roanoke police chief will need no introduction to the force — but he will have...
Virginia U.S. Senator Mark Warner delivered a coronavirus update, ahead of COVID-19 legislation getting a look today...
One of the local non-profits working to repair some of the valley’s more run-down houses wants more...