WASHINGTON, June 16 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * "FOLDED": Kiggans and Wittman Skewered in Local Press for Breaking Promise Not to Cut Medicaid * "If Wittman and Kiggans had done what they said they would, the bill would have failed." After spending weeks pledging to their Virginia constituents that they would not vote to cut Medicaid, Jen Kiggans and Rob Wittman did an about-face by casting the deciding votes for the largest c  more

ROANOKE, Virginia, June 17 -- The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Neuroscientist explores ways to reduce seizures in children Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientist tests whether potassium channel blockers may hold key to inhibit gene-related seizures By Lena Ayuk Humans have tens of thousands of genes, many of which produce proteins essential to basic bodily functions. The KCNT1 gene, for example, codes for a protein th  more

MCLEAN, Virginia, June 17 -- Mars Inc., a manufacturer of snacks, food and pet care products and services issued the following news release: * * * Mars raises the bar for seafood traceability in petfood Mars raises the bar for seafood traceability in petfood by partnering with the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability and Wholechain * Mars becomes world's first petfood company to commit to meeting the Global Dialogue on Seafood Traceability Standard (GDST) * Mars joins the GDST and partne  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, June 17 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: * * * Marshall joins ZinnStarter Network, awarded $10,000 to advance student entrepreneurship Marshall University is proud to announce its selection as the newest ZinnStarter affiliate, joining a prestigious and growing network of universities committed to nurturing the next generation of entrepreneurs. Funded by Ray Zinn -- former CEO of Micrel and the longest-serving CEO in Silicon Valley -- ZinnSta  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 17 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on June 16, 2025: * * * Medical student investigates rare surgical complication that changed her grandfather's life Alex Erling's grandfather lost his leg to a post-operative infection. She wants to understand why and prevent it from happening to others. By Grace McOmber, School of Medicine Alan Lane wasn't surprised when his granddaughter, Alex Erling, was accepted into the Virginia Commonwealth Unive  more

TYSONS, Virginia, June 17 -- TEGNA Inc., a broadcast, digital media and marketing services company, issued the following news release on June 16, 2025: * * * TEGNA Announces Major Local News Expansion: Adding More than 100 Hours of New Daily Programming Across 50+ Markets Broadcaster adding dedicated 7-9 a.m. streaming programming to meet increased demand for local coverage on connected TV platforms * Tysons, Va. - TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced that its stations will be significan  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 17 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on June 16, 2025: * * * VCU students embrace the call of the wild Two recent environmental studies courses reflect how hands-on learning - sometimes far from campus - is at the heart of the new School of Life Sciences and Sustainability. By Haley Tenore Spring and summer breaks often are a chance to unwind, but students in two recent field courses at Virginia Commonwealth University were instead windin  more