RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 24 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * BREAKING: As Sears Touts Work as Lt. Gov., She Has "Empty" Schedule And "Spends Long Periods Not Actively Working" * As Virginians call for transparency about what she's done in office, Sears refuses to respond VIRGINIA - New reporting from NOTUS details that while Winsome Earle-Sears touts her work as Lt. Gov., the reality is she has a largely empty schedule and "spends long periods not ac  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Oct. 23 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following statement on Oct. 23, 2025, by Superintendent Michelle C. Reid: * * * Hello FCPS Staff and Families, Per our commitment to transparency, I am sharing the latest information in our ongoing efforts to resolve a matter with the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) concerning Fairfax County Public Schools' (FCPS) policies and regulations on bathroom and locker room use based on a student's gender identity. At t  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 24 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Federal Workers Miss First Paycheck as Sears Refuses to Call on Trump to Reopen Government * Virginia is home to thousands of federal workers impacted by the government shutdown VIRGINIA - Today, as federal workers are slated to miss their first full paycheck as the government shutdown continues, Winsome Earle-Sears continues to refuse to call on Donald Trump to stop attempting to fire more  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Oct. 25 -- The George Mason University College of Public Health issued the following news: * * * George Mason Public Health PhD alum tackles barriers to research in postdoc at University of Florida By Katie Pearce When global health studies fall short on participants, critical research can stall. That's the challenge George Mason PhD graduate Kevin Cevasco is tackling through his postdoctoral work at the University of Florida's One Health Center for Excellence. Backed by   more

MCLEAN, Virginia, Oct. 25 -- Hilton Worldwide Holdings posted the following news release on Oct. 23, 2025: * * * Hilton Set to Double Its Presence in Oman with Trio Signing, Including the Sultanate's First Waldorf Astoria * Milestone signing also includes hotels under the global hospitality company's flagship Hilton Hotels & Resorts and award-winning DoubleTree by Hilton brands * Located in Barr Al Jissah, the three hotels will open in January 2026 with Al Husn Hotel Muscat undergoing an ext  more

EVANSTON, Illinois, Oct. 24 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Redistricting or rigging? Experts available * Northwestern University has fantastic experts in political strategy, political science and law who can weigh in on the growing number of states pushing for mid-decade congressional redistricting. Just yesterday, Virginia Democrats announced plans to redraw congressional maps that could give their party two or three new seats. On Tuesday, North Carolina  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 24 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Saving the best: Meet VCU field hockey star goalie Emma Clements * By Sian Wilkerson As a sophomore in high school, Emma Clements faced an important decision. The star goaltender on the Fredericksburg Academy field hockey team wanted to pursue her sport at the Division I level. She wanted to study biomedical engineering. And she wanted to stick close to home. "I made a long list," Clements s  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 25 -- The University of Richmond issued the following news release: * * * University of Richmond Professor Kurt Beals Awarded National Fellowship for Work in German Translation Kurt Beals, a German studies professor and humanities fellow in literary translation at the University of Richmond, has been awarded a fellowship by the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Founded in 1971, the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts is an internationally renowned artist resid  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 24 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * VCU students follow in John Milton's footsteps -- literally * By Amelia Heymann and Drew Thompson It's one thing to get wrapped up in a work of literature. It's another to actually inhabit the space, and even the methods, of the author. This past summer, Virginia Commonwealth University students found themselves in "Paradise Lost" author John Milton's world. Sponsored by the Department of Eng  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 25 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Can the red spruce thrive in Appalachia again? Efforts to expand the range of the red spruce focus on acclimatizing the species to warmer climates. By Chris Moody For those who haven't spent time on an Appalachian sky island, the red spruce is a rare site. Sky islands are not a domicile of George Jetson or something out of "Star Wars," they are high elevation mountaintops in the Appalachians cut off by topogra  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 25 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Long-term partnership between Hume Center, RTX creates opportunities for students By Isabella Rossi This spring, Ella Rasmussen walked across the graduation stage and right through the door as a software engineer at RTX. It was a door that opened in part because of her participation in the workforce development program between the global aerospace and defense company and Virginia Tech. "The [RTX Fellowship] pr  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 25 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Murat Kantarcioglu named fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics By Barbara L. Micale Murat Kantarcioglu has been elected a fellow of the American College of Medical Informatics (ACMI). A professor and Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Faculty Fellow in the Virginia Tech Department of Computer Science and core faculty at the Sanghani Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics, Kantarcioglu   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 24 -- The Virginia Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * WINSOME, LOSE SOME: With the Final Week of Campaigning Around the Corner, Sears Can't Stop Lying About Her Dangerous Record and Extreme Agenda * # VIRGINIA - With a week and a half to go until Election Day, Winsome Earle-Sears can't stop lying about her dangerous record and her extreme agenda for the Commonwealth. SETTLING THIS WEEK'S SCORE Winsome's Wins: * Sears' Wide-Open Schedul  more