The University of Virginia is part of a consortium of universities across the Commonwealth lending expertise in nuclear engineering, materials science, and computational modeling in what Governor Youngkin is establishing as a $1.2-million Virginia Innovative Nuclear Hub, or VIN Hub.
Virginia First Lady Suzanne Youngkin is celebrating successes in Chesterfield County, just outside of Richmond, for their above-state average percentage fentanyl deaths. Her “It Only Takes One” initiative is a statewide effort in education and other preventative measures in which localities have freedom to try initiatives and programs, and share what has worked for them and what hasn’t.
State Police say one person is dead and several others injured, though none life-threatening, in a Sunday afternoon multi-vehicle crash on Route 29 just south of the Town of Madison.
Another revelation following the crash of a helicopter into a jet approaching Reagan National in February, this one that a hotline military and air traffic control has not worked in over three years.
UVA Olympian and multiple NCAA Champion swimmer Gretchen Walsh receives her McIntire School of Commerce degree, as an academic All-American, as long-time swimming broadcaster Rowdy Gaines touts her potential to transcend the sport of swimming.
Indivisible Charlottesville is holding what they express will be a peaceful Saturday protest against a Tesla showroom proposed at the Shops at Stonefield.
The city is announcing former Asheville, NC Deputy City Attorney John Maddux as Charlottesville’s new City Attorney.
A potentially lifesaving new smartphone app can help people determine if they are suffering heart attacks or strokes and should seek medical attention, a clinical study suggests. The ECHAS app (Emergency Call for Heart Attack and Stroke) is being developed by experts at UVA Health, Harvard, Northeastern and other leading institutions.
UVA Health has named Stephanie Schnittger, a longtime healthcare finance leader at health systems across the mid-Atlantic, as UVA Health’s chief financial officer.
The City of Charlottesville announced a resident survey to get input on government services and measure the quality of life in the community. Charlottesville plans to use this data in its upcoming strategic plan.