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Uneven vaccine mandate enforcement at colleges and more Virginia headlines
NEWS TO KNOW Our daily roundup of headlines from Virginia and elsewhere. • Vaccine mandates at Virginia colleges are being enforced unevenly, with some schools treating the rules they announced “more like recommendations.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch • “U.S. health officials have begun offering coronavirus vaccines to Afghan evacuees arriving to Virginia, Gov. Ralph Northam said Friday.”—Washington Post • Inside Bristol […]
Campus-wide quarantine at Liberty and more Virginia headlines
NEWS TO KNOW Our daily roundup of headlines from Virginia and elsewhere. • More than 1,400 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Virginia as of Thursday. It marks the third highest total for a day since the pandemic began, according to the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association.—Virginian-Pilot • “Liberty University announced Thursday it will enact […]
Afghan refugees, hospitals overwhelmed by COVID, and more Virginia headlines
NEWS TO KNOW Our daily roundup of headlines from Virginia and elsewhere. • Marine Corps Base Quantico and Fort Pickett, a National Guard base in Nottoway County, are expected to temporarily house an estimated 15,000 Afghans. “We welcome these refugees, no matter how long or short they are here,” said Billy Coleburn, the mayor of Blackstone, […]
Child COVID hospitalizations rising and more Virginia headlines
NEWS TO KNOW Our daily roundup of headlines from Virginia and elsewhere. • “New data from the Virginia Department of Health shows the percentage of children among patients hospitalized with COVID-19 is increasing. Experts say the shift demonstrates the urgency of youth vaccinations and the need for continued precautions in school.”—WRIC • As COVID-19 cases continue to […]
A McAuliffe-Youngkin split on employer vaccine mandates and more Virginia headlines
NEWS TO KNOW Our daily roundup of headlines from Virginia and elsewhere. • Virginia’s redistricting commission decided to redraw political maps from scratch, reversing a previous plan to use old maps, which advocates complained were the product of partisan gerrymandering and therefore shouldn’t be considered.—Richmond Times-Dispatch • Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe urged businesses to mandate employee […]
Improved state eviction rates and more Virginia headlines
NEWS TO KNOW Our daily roundup of headlines from Virginia and elsewhere. • Hundreds of Afghan refugees are staying temporarily at a Northern Virginia community college campus.—Associated Press • A Marion man who burned a cross on a Black family’s lawn after a civil rights protest was sentenced to 18 months in prison.—Bristol Herald Courier • With COVID-19 […]
College vaccine mandates, overcrowded ERs, and more Virginia headlines
NEWS TO KNOW Our daily roundup of headlines from Virginia and elsewhere. • Ten people younger than 20 have now died of COVID-19 in Virginia. Six of those deaths were reported in the last three months.—Richmond Times-Dispatch • In a shift, Virginia Tech will now require its employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or risk […]
Transgender student policies, a ‘roaring’ economy, and more Virginia headlines
NEWS TO KNOW Our daily roundup of headlines from Virginia and elsewhere. • The Newport News School Board voted against complying with a new state law requiring it to adopt policies to accommodate transgender students, becoming one of the largest school districts in the state to do so.—Daily Press • In a budget speech, Gov. […]
Rocky Mount officers reject plea deal and more Virginia headlines
NEWS TO KNOW Our daily roundup of headlines from Virginia and elsewhere. • Police and fire unions are pushing back against Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney’s vaccine mandate for city employees.—Richmond Times-Dispatch • A Danville judge had to postpone a murder trial when too few people showed up for jury duty. “It’s a damning statement on our community.”—Danville […]
A digital system of vaccination proof and more Virginia headlines
NEWS TO KNOW Our daily roundup of headlines from Virginia and elsewhere. • Almost every part of Virginia is seeing substantial to high rates of COVID-19 spread, according to the state health department.—Richmond Times-Dispatch • With more organizations requiring vaccines, health officials say they’re working on a system to help Virginians pull up their vaccination status on […]
New COVID-19 surge and more Virginia headlines
NEWS TO KNOW Our daily roundup of headlines from Virginia and elsewhere. • “A new forecast by University of Virginia scientists indicates that even if the state were able to increase vaccinations to 85% of the population by Labor Day, Virginia would still experience a significant surge in new COVID-19 infections.”—Virginian-Pilot • State health officials say third […]
A decade of population changes and more Virginia headlines
NEWS TO KNOW Our daily roundup of headlines from Virginia and elsewhere. • Strong population growth in Northern Virginia pushed the state’s population to 8,631,393 over the last decade, according to U.S. Census data released Thursday. Virginia’s 7.9 percent growth rate was slightly above the national average.—Associated Press • Visualizations from the Virginia Public Access Project break […]