Virginia has executed nearly 1,400 people since its days as a colony. In modern times, the state is second only to Texas in the number of executions it has carried out, with 113 since the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976.
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RARA and Ben Grigsby, a former trustee of Washington and Lee University, each offered to buy the Piovano Building to save the organizations housed on site.
The report is unlikely to satisfy at least some of the victims’ families, who blame the shooting on a toxic workplace and failure by supervisors to recognize red flags.
High school football has returned in the spring with protocols designed to keep players and staff safe during the coronavirus pandemic.
The community clean-up effort returns this week after coronavirus cancelled last year’s competition.
The Virginia governor received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which requires one shot. Nearly 1.8 million people who live in Virginia – about 21% of the state’s population – have been vaccinated with at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine.
The Hollywood Cemetery spans 135 acres and overlooks the James River. Two U.S. presidents and more than 18,000 Confederate soldiers and generals are buried there.
Virginia is expecting about $6.8 billion in state and local allocations on top of other grant funding in the bill. Of that, $3.8 billion will go to the state government and the rest directly to local governments.
Public health officials, law enforcement and community organizations say shutdowns and limits on social gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic have led to increased drug overdoses among people who are struggling with loneliness and depression.
The Fairfield facility would be the largest in the county. Three similar facilities already exist. The BARC Electric Cooperative installed the first one in Kerrs Creek in 2016.