FRONT ROYAL, Virginia, Sept. 9 -- Christendom College posted the following news: * * * Christendom to Welcome Author Nadya Williams and Sister Dede Byrne for Guest Lectures * Christendom's Department of History and Graduate School of Theology will both welcome guest speakers to campus this September, with the History Department hosting professor and author Nadya Williams on September 10 and the Graduate School welcoming Sister Deirdre (Dede) Byrne, P.O.S.C., and Leisa Maria Carzon, Ph.D., on  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Democratic National Committee issued a statement from Chair Ken Martin, who said a Virginia special election win proves Democrats are overperforming, having won 42 of 43 key elections this year. * * * Here is the text of the statement: Last night's special election in VA-11 was further proof that voters are fed up with Trump and Republicans' billionaire-first agenda. Rep.-Elect James Walkinshaw's victory wasn't an outlier -- it was the latest in a string of Democra  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Sept. 10 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following news: * * * FCPS This Week - September 10, 2025 * A student at Forest Edge Elementary School builds with blocks in art class. Have You Completed These Important Forms? The multiple school forms parents and caregivers receive during the first weeks of school can feel overwhelming, but each one helps set your child up for a successful school year. If you do not have a SIS ParentVUE account, please con  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Sept. 11 -- The George Mason University College of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Got (questions about) milk? Here's the whole (milk) truth By Taylor Thomas Soy, oat, skimmed, low-fat, and more. From dairy to plant-based, there seem to be endless milk options for your breakfast cereal, each with its own benefits and drawbacks. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr expressed intentions to revise the U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans d  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Sept. 11 -- The George Mason University College of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Social and behavioral scientist to strengthen food as medicine pathways in Southwest Virginia Social and behavioral scientist MB Mitcham, director of George Mason University's Online MPH Program and an assistant professor in the Department of Global and Community Health, received funding for "Strengthening Food as Medicine Pathways in Southwest Virginia." "I am extremely exci  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Sept. 11 [Category: BizNational Defense] -- Northrop Grumman posted the following news release: * * * Global Power Made in America: Northrop Grumman Makes it in Alabama Alabama, home to Rocket City and Redstone Arsenal, is critical to the design and manufacturing of space and missile defense technology. Northrop Grumman and its legacy companies have been making history in Alabama since the 1950s resulting in decades of innovation in the defense industry. The company ha  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * In Another Massive Democratic Overperformance, DNC Congratulates Representative-Elect James Walkinshaw on His Dominant Victory Arrow * Today, Democratic Representative-Elect James Walkinshaw continued the Democratic streak of massive overperformances, winning the open Virginia-11th Congressional District election handedly. The DNC was proud to support Walkinshaw by assisting voter protection   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Kiggans and Wittman Remain Silent as Virginia Health Clinics Close Because of Their Vote * Virginians are losing access to primary and emergency health care, but Jen Kiggans and Rob Wittman don't seem to care. First, Kiggans and Wittman voted for Republicans' Big, Ugly Bill, which Augusta Medical Group specifically cited as the reason why they are forced to close three health cl  more

IRVING, Texas, Sept. 10 [Category: BizMedia] -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: * * * Nexstar Television Stations Across Virginia To Air Exclusive Live Coverage of Gubernatorial Debate Between Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears and Former Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger on October 9 at 7 p.m. ET * Debate Represents the Only Time the Candidates Will Meet Face-to-Face Broadcast to Reach a Potential Audience of More Than Four Million V  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Billionaire-First Budget Shutters Health Clinics in Rural Virginia While Earle-Sears and Virginia Republicans Remain Silent Arrow * New reporting this week revealed three rural health clinics in Virginia will close because of the passage of Trump and Republicans' billionaire-first budget that rips health care away from working families and jeopardizes rural health care access, while Rep  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 11 -- The University of Richmond issued the following news release: * * * University of Richmond Student Receives Projects for Peace Grant to Support Women Artisans in Rural Pakistan Minahil Mobeen, a sophomore from Lahore, Pakistan, has received a $10,000 Projects for Peace grant for her project Women Weave Change. For Women Weave Change, Mobeen partnered with the Pakistani social development groups Democratic Commission for Human Development and Label STEP to impr  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 11 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Benchmark study tracks trends in dog behavior By Marjorielee Christianson A new Virginia Tech study published in PLOS One establishes a crucial baseline for understanding dog behavior on a large scale. The research, led by Courtney Sexton, a postdoctoral associate in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, and her colleague Yuhuan Li from the University of Washington, utilized four years  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 10 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Winsome Earle-Sears Campaigns Alongside Extreme Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders * # Sears and Huckabee Sanders share an extreme record attacking reproductive rights and supporting abortion bans VIRGINIA - Winsome Earle-Sears today is campaigning alongside Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who like Sears has an extreme record opposing abortion and reproductive rights. Hu  more