11+ hour, 12+ min ago  (756+ words) WTVR. com Gov. Spanberger signs bill guaranteeing paid sick leave for all Virginia workers into law RICHMOND, Va. " Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed legislation Wednesday that will create a statewide paid sick leave program for all Virginia workers. The new legislation…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (443+ words) RICHMOND, Va. " Nurses nationwide are retiring or leaving the profession early due to burnout faster than nursing programs across the country can replace them. Now Virginia Commonwealth University is expanding its nursing program to help address a statewide shortage of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (429+ words) RICHMOND, Va. " The Supreme Court of Virginia struck down a redistricting referendum Friday that voters narrowly approved in a special election, ruling that Democratic lawmakers violated procedural rules when they referred a constitutional amendment to the ballot to create Virginia's…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (459+ words) RICHMOND, Va. " Traffic safety advocates and Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) officials are reminding drivers to follow the state's "Move Over" law following a series of recent crashes that injured first responders and roadside workers. The law requires drivers to…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (178+ words) HANOVER COUNTY, Va. " A Mechanicsville veteran injured during his second deployment to Iraq received the keys to a new, mortgage-free, specially adapted home Saturday morning during a ceremony hosted by the nonprofit Homes for Our Troops. Retired Army Staff Sgt....

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (245+ words) RICHMOND, Va. " Richmond Mayor Danny Avula sent a letter to the Spanberger Administration outlining his concerns with two statewide collective bargaining bills in the Virginia General Assembly, as the Richmond Times-Dispatch was first to report. The bills would repeal a…...

3+ week, 5+ hour ago  (657+ words) NORFOLK, Va. " As the Port of Virginia enters a new phase of multi-billion-dollar upgrades, leaders say the benefits won't just be measured in cargo volumes " but in how those changes affect daily life for families across Hampton Roads. Along Hampton…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (431+ words) HENRICO COUNTY, Va. " Henrico County leaders are moving forward with the demolition of the former Best Products headquarters to make way for a proposed $2 billion arena and mixed-use development. The 93-acre site along Brook Road near Interstate 95 has sat empty…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (242+ words) RICHMOND, Va. " Searching for affordable childcare is a major challenge for many working families. But new help is on the way in Virginia. State lawmakers passed several bipartisan bills to make childcare more accessible and to help employers support their…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (134+ words) RICHMOND, Va. " Virginia Sen. Mark Warner shared his thoughts Monday, one week after his 36-year-old daughter Madison passed away following a decades-long battle with juvenile diabetes. Warner and his wife, Lisa Collis, announced on April 20 that Madison had passed away....