RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 21 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Federal judge rules Virginia may no longer deny registration for hundreds of thousands of disenfranchised voters A federal judge issued a new order this week in King v. Youngkin, a class action lawsuit filed by ACLU of Virginia, Protect Democracy, and WilmerHale, explicitly ruling that Virginians with convictions for all but 11 specific felonies should be able to register to   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is providing public notice each week, for four consecutive weeks, of receipt and availability of an application for renewal of early site permit (ESP) ESP-003 for the North Anna ESP site from Virginia Electric and Power Company, doing business as (dba) Dominion Energy Virginia. Renewal of the ESP would allow the licensee to reference ESP-003 in a construction permit (CP) or combined license (COL) application for an addit  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 21 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * NIH bets $2 million on a virologist studying how cells decide to die By Andrew Mann Every time your body fights a virus, cells are making split-second decisions that determine whether an infection spreads or stops. Some sacrifice themselves to protect the tissue around them. Others are hijacked before they get the chance. A Virginia Tech virologist just won a rare federal award to find out what tips the balance.  more