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After the last couple of years of relative darkness, the North Garden Christmas Tree Lighting and Caroling Celebration returns for the season Saturday evening at a new location.

Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger has appointed the current Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Richmond Field Office, Stanley Meador, as the Commonwealth’s next Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security.

This year, there are 3,781 children on the list, representing about 1,800 families. That’s 550 more children than last December.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for the Charlottesville and Albemarle County area Friday from 1 a.m. until 4 p.m.

The two boards met to discuss adding the $230 million project to the upcoming budget, but the BOS expressed concerns.

Figueroa served as Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources during the Northam administration.

Governor-elect Abigail Spanberger named Shenandoah Valley native Katie K. Frazier as Virginia’s next Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry.

UVA Health is part of a worldwide clinical trial examining a potential COVID treatment using a drug made with antibodies gathered from healthy people who’ve recovered from the illness and had received a COVID vaccine.

More than 4,000 got a speeding ticket.

The donation-based resale boutique sorted through a record number of applications to determine this year’s grant recipients.