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Athletics, student housing and dining are driving the spending increases at four-year public colleges more than direct instru...
If you plan on moving, you're advised to do some homework before hiring a moving company. The Attorney General's Offi...
Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Terry McAuliffe was back in the Winchester region on Friday. McAuliffe stopped at Lord Fairf...
Congressman Wolf is pleased a pair of issues he's been focusing on are addressed in the Fiscal 14 Agriculture Appropriati...
The Commonwealth saw a 20.5 percent increase in revenues last month. The increase was driven by a major increase in individua...
Attorney General Cuccinelli has reported checks are going out this week to more than 22,500 Virginians whose mortgages were f...
The State Corporation Commission is calling attention to a scam targeting Virginia corporations. The SCC says a Richmond-base...
The Winchester-Frederick County Economic Development Commission tweaked its list of targeted businesses at its Friday meeting...
Senator Mark Warner is Virginia's most popular politician and Governor McDonnell is the most effective. That's the fi...
Gas prices are a tad better. A.A.A.'s Monday fuel price survey showed the U.S. average for a gallon of regular dropped a ...
Shenandoah University has broken ground on the school's new Health Sciences building. The 71,000 square-foot building wil...
There are 75 new jobs coming to Frederick County. Dairy product company H.P. Hood will be investing $84.6 million to expa...
The process of gathering public comment for the state's new Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program has accelerated. ...
The Virginia Department of Agriculture says collection for the 2012 Census of Agriculture is officially coming to a close on ...
Virginia's sixth annual emergency preparedness sales tax holiday is available the final week of May. The effort is annual...
The Virginia Department of Agriculture is clucking about state egg production during National Egg Month. Officials are recogn...
Virginia's seasonally adjusted jobless rate is at its lowest level since late 2008. The Virginia Employment Commission sa...
Virginia's revenue collections rose in April. The 2.2 percent increase from April of last year was primarily driven by an...
Preservation Virginia is out with its 2013 Most Endangered Historic Sites in the Old Dominion. The preservation group's l...
The transportation funding package received promotion with a Governor McDonnell ceremonial bill signing Monday. The plan come...
The reversal in the price at the pumps continues to reach more areas. The Tuesday statewide average for a gallon of regular g...
The reversal in the price at the pumps continues to reach more areas. The Tuesday statewide average for a gallon of regular g...
The reversal in the price at the pumps continues to reach more areas. The Tuesday statewide average for a gallon of regular g...
The Winchester-Frederick County Economic Development Commission continues to seek out new companies that would be a perfect f...
The online site Gas Buddy is expecting the price at the pumps to inch higher in the weeks ahead. Analyst Patrick DeHaan cites...
The Old Dominion is ranked third nationally for innovation and entrepreneurship in a new U.S. Chamber of Commerce report. Vir...
New local-level unemployment figures show a decrease in area localities. The Virginia Employment Commission data for March sh...
A.A.A. says almost two-thirds of motorists nationwide are in favor of increased federal funding for road improvements. A rece...
Governor McDonnell is congratulating the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for receiving Phase Two Dulles Metrorail ...
Virginia has joined North Carolina as the only states to have dedicated agricultural trade offices in China. Governor McDonne...
The Frederick County Finance Department is out with another issue of its quarterly newsletter in an ongoing effort to keep th...
It has never been more important to register potential organ, eye and tissue donors. That's the word from Donate Life Vir...
NASA's commercial space initiative is all systems go. A rocket launch occurred from the Old Dominion's Wallops Flight...
The Old Dominion's unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level in over four years. The Virginia Employment Commissio...
A.A.A. has released the 2013 "Your Driving Costs" study. It shows the average cost of owning and operating a vehicl...
Virginia saw a 6.1 percent reduction in state revenues last month compared to the same month last year. Officials point out t...
Area localities saw unemployment improvement from January to February. The Virginia Employment Commission's new local-lev...
A new Genworth Financial cost of care survey shows a room in a private nursing home is nearly $84,000 a year both nationa...
California, China and Japan are the stops on the more than two-week job creation and economic development marketing mission G...
The American Association of University Professors has released a report showing improvements in the economics of higher educa...
A public-private partnership has been launched in the Commonwealth aimed at extending the state and D.C. region's leaders...
Loudoun County's fiscal '14 budget has been set. Supervisors approved the approximately $1.8 billion spending pla...
February marked the third straight month of Virginia having a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 5.6 percent. The natio...
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is reminding that not all limousine services are equal. D.M.V. officials are offeri...
A General Assembly lawmaker has decided that 52 years is enough. Independent Bedford County Delegate Lacey Putney has announc...
Virginia has received the Microsoft Dynamics Customer Excellence Award for the public sector. Governor McDonnell's office...
Dominion Virginia Power says it will not seek an increase in its base rates for at least two years. The utility says base rat...
Dominion Virginia Power says it will not seek an increase in its base rates for at least two years. The utility says base rat...
The Virginia 529 prePAID college savings plan's annual enrollment period closes April first. It's the only one of the...
The Frederick County Information Technology Department has received $25,000 in state grant funding to improve high-speed ...
Gas prices are predicted to continue sliding in the short term. That's the word from A.A.A.'s weekly gas watch report...
The Virginia Employment Commission's new local level jobless data shows Arlington County with the lowest unemployment rat...
Surveys regarding universal background checks for gun purchases have found overwhelming support. Quinnipiac University has co...
The price at the pumps has slipped a bit more. A.A.A. Mid-Atlantic's John Townsend says falling crude oil prices and refi...
Agricultural exports in the Old Dominion have reached a new record high. Governor McDonnell detailed the over $2.6 billio...
One of the influential bond rating firms is pleased Virginia lawmakers agreed to travel the transportation funding route. Moo...
The implementation of automatic federal spending cuts has prompted a Governor McDonnell Executive Order to reconstitute Virgi...
Business retention and strategic new business activities will continue to be part of the Winchester-Frederick County Economic...
Loudoun County is hoping to become the new home of the FBI. The county's Department of Economic Development has submitted...
A new report details the economic impact of National Park Service facilities. It shows that in 2011 there was $13 billion...
The State Corporation Commission is advising Virginians of the importance of investment planning as part of America Saves Wee...
The Commonwealth's Free File program that helps low and moderate income Virginians with their federal and state tax retur...
Steep price increases continue at the pumps. AAA's Daily Fuel Price Survey for Tuesday showed the Virginia average for a ...
Governor McDonnell is congratulating Dulles-based Orbital Sciences Corporation on Friday night's successful Hot Fire test...
Delegate Beverly Sherwood is thanking her fellow General Assembly conferees who on Wednesday reached a compromise on transpor...
On Wednesday, General Assembly conferees sent the effort for a major transportation funding plan speeding toward votes by the...
You're paying more at the gas pumps than ever before for this time of year. A.A.A. continues to blame price speculation, ...
The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metro area has the third highest concentration of high income households in the nation at...
The Virginia Department of Taxation is promoting electronic filing with a new online video. The video entitled How to e-File ...
Last month was a good one for state revenue collections. The Commonwealth posted a 19.5 percent gain compared to January of 2...
Pain at the pumps is expected to continue through this month and next. That's the word from A.A.A. Mid-Atlantic's wee...
The Frederick County government's Finance Department is promoting the publication of its quarterly newsletter. Officials ...
The Virginia Association of Realtors 2012 Housing Report shows signs of recovery. The Association says home sales and values ...
Loudoun County Administrator Tim Hemstreet's fiscal '14 spending plan has being detailed. The $1.8 billion propos...
The National Association of College and University Business Officers is out with a comprehensive report on school endowments....
The price at the pumps has seen a dramatic rise. A.A.A.'s Tuesday fuel price survey showed the Virginia average for a gal...
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is continuing to drive its mobile customer service centers around the Commonwealth....
The members of Governor McDonnell's recently-created Rural Jobs Council have been announced. Lieutenant Governor Bolling ...
Scammers are quick to try to find new ways to gain your personal information. The Virginia Department of Taxation is warning ...
The region's jobless rate has grown. New Virginia Employment Commission local-level unemployment data shows the Wincheste...
Governor McDonnell is continuing to seek support of Virginia's Road to the Future. The Republican's transportation fu...
Area localities offer real estate tax relief to qualifying elderly and disabled homeowners. The City of Winchester is remindi...
Gas prices had climbed four cents a gallon nationally and were up a penny statewide in the past week on Monday, but prices re...
The Virginia Employment Commission says the statewide seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in December was 5.5 percent. That...
The process of solidifying a Frederick County Public Schools budget for the upcoming fiscal year is hitting high gear. Superi...
Virginia wine has seen record sales. The nearly 485,000 cases of wine sold in fiscal '12 represents a 1.6 percent from th...
The Virginia Employment Commission is out with local level unemployment data for November. Arlington continued to have the lo...
The Virginia Chamber of Commerce has several hopes for the new General Assembly session. The business advocacy organization h...
Virginia may become the first state to eliminate its gasoline tax. Governor McDonnell's transportation legislative agenda...
The price at the pumps continues to climb. A.A.A.'s Tuesday fuel price survey showed the national average was up a penny ...
Liquor continues to quench a lot of thirst in the Commonwealth. For the 14th consecutive year, the Virginia Department of Alc...
Winchester-Frederick County Economic Development Commission Executive Director Patrick Barker says 2012 was a fantastic year ...
Dulles Toll Road users will need to carry extra change in the new year. Starting New Year's Day, a 25-cent toll increase ...
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the Commonwealth fell one tenth of a...
Kraft Foods is expanding its Frederick County operation. The $25 million investment is to increase production of Kraft...
The price at the pumps continues to plummet. A.A.A.'s Tuesday fuel price survey shows the average price for a gallon of r...
Winter farmers' markets have become more popular. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says there's been a 52 percent i...
Wind energy efforts are whipping up in the Old Dominion. Governor McDonnell is applauding the award of an offshore wind techn...
The Year of the Historic Home website has launched. Governor McDonnell recognized 2013 as the Year of the Historic Home in Se...
Virginia is number two in the new Forbes Best State for Business rankings. The Commonwealth has the top regulatory climate fo...
The Peace Corps is promoting its top volunteer states and metropolitan areas. The state rankings again have California number...
The Virginia Education Association says Congress' failure to reach a fiscal cliff deal would be a big blow to the state&#...
Red may be one of the holiday colors, but the Center for Responsible Lending wants you to avoid going into the red when buyin...
Virginia Tech remains tops among Commonwealth colleges in research. With more than $450 million in research expenditures ...
Gas prices have slipped even further. AAA's daily fuel price survey for Tuesday showed the national average for a gallon ...
The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia reports over one billion dollars in fines and forfeitures. Tim Heaphy ...
A new initiative aims to help farmers implement high-priority conservation practices and improve water quality statewide. The...
The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation has concluded a year-long study that crossed jurisdictional boundar...
The Commonwealth's 2012 Pesticide Removal Program collected more than 42,500 pounds of unwanted pesticides. The program r...
Analysts are expecting gas prices to tick lower the remainder of the year, but there's no hope that 2012 won't end up...
The state is offering a new tool for localities to support their agriculture- and forestry-based businesses. The Governor'...
The Commonwealth is being included in the first-ever renewable energy lease sale on the Outer Continental Shelf. The federal ...
The state is detailing grants for tourism marketing. The Virginia Tourism Corporation's Marketing Leverage Grant program ...
The price at the pumps has stayed steady. A.A.A.'s Tuesday fuel price survey had the Old Dominion average for a gallon of...
Gas prices continue to improve with the Monday average for a gallon of regular in Virginia down three cents in a week to $...
The Commonwealth's general fund revenue collections rose nearly 16 percent last month. State officials cite such factors ...
The Virginia Economic Development Partnership has launched a new mobile app aimed at attracting business to the Commonwealth....
Virginians are now paying less at the gas pump than at this time last year. A.A.A.'s Monday fuel price survey showed the ...
The Virginia Economic Development Partnership has launched a new mobile app aimed at attracting business to the Commonwealth....
Governor McDonnell says our returning veterans have stood up for the Commonwealth and we must open the doors of our colleges ...
The Winchester area is no longer the lower cost option for manufacturing prospects that it once was. That's according to ...
Terry McAuliffe is running for governor. The Democrat has confirmed his long expected run in an e-mail to supporters. He says...
The economic impact of the film and television industry in the Old Dominion totaled over $394 million last year. That'...
The U.S. Geological survey says the Virginia earthquake last year has shown that quakes in the eastern United States have a m...
The state is offering advice for new exporters. The Virginia Economic Development Partnership has developed Export Services -...
Attorney General Cuccinelli says Dominion customers will ultimately pay less for electricity due to the Virginia Supreme Cour...
Utilities across the region made progress restoring service following superstorm Sandy. At 7:30 Thursday morning utilities ha...
The state's new local-level unemployment data shows improvement. The Winchester metro area's jobless rate slipped fro...
This year's high winds, excessive heat and drought conditions across the Commonwealth have prompted the Small Business Ad...
Attorney General Cuccinelli says a nearly $3.3 million dollar check will soon be turned over to the state's General F...
The Commonwealth's K-12 public school on-time graduation rate has risen. The Virginia Department of Education says the 88...
Gas prices slid significantly in the past week and A.A.A. is predicting the trend will continue over the next few weeks. A.A....
The Old Dominion's public colleges and universities and the State Council of Higher Education have signed a Memorandum of...
The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority has announced five teams have been selected to bid on the design and construct...
September general fund revenue collections in the Commonwealth were down. State officials say the 0.7 percent decline was dri...
The Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation recently launched an online store. Executive Director Denman Zirkle says the st...