Last week 2,706 people filed for unemployment. This week it was nearly 18 times higher. Nearly 47,000 people filed unemployment claims in Virginia last week, marking another grim record in the novel coronavirus pandemic. Within a week, the number of claims filed...
Pharmacies throughout the Commonwealth say they are having a tough time coming across the drug chloroquine, which is commonly used to fight malaria. It was recently mentioned by President Donald Trump as a potential “game changer” to treat the novel coronavirus,...
Welcome to today’s edition of the Dogwood Daily. We’ve got a round-up of all of today’s Virginia news coming right up. But first... While the coronavirus has disrupted a lot of normal life in Virginia, there are still multiple municipal elections taking...
With the novel coronavirus spreading throughout Virginia, senior citizens have a higher risk of becoming seriously ill and dying from the virus. In order to help those shoppers, these Virginia grocery stores are creating special hours for seniors to shop. Local...
Pandemic could lead to a drop of $1 billion or more in expected state revenue Virginia lawmakers passed a budget earlier this month that would give teachers and state employees raises and bonuses — a win for public sector workers who said they'd suffered too many...
Welcome to today’s edition of the Dogwood Daily. We’ve got a round-up of all of today’s Virginia news coming right up. But first... Richmond's Ironclad Coffee delivered over six gallons of vacuum pressed, cold brew to Virginia Commonwealth University...
The laws are awaiting the governor's signature, with a deadline of April 11. In addition to emptying shelves of toilet paper and canned goods to hunker down during the coronavirus pandemic, Virginians are also stocking up on firearms, just weeks after the General...
Over 1,000 Liberty University students have returned to the Lynchburg campus RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Officials in Lynchburg, Virginia, were fielding complaints Tuesday about the hundreds of students that have returned from their spring break to Liberty University,...
Welcome to today’s edition of the Dogwood Daily. We’ve got a round-up of all of today’s Virginia news coming right up. But first... A 100-year-old Virginia Beach woman celebrated her birthday in quarantine. Callie “Granny” Buck celebrated with a surprise...
Virginia public schools will remain closed for the rest of the current school year and certain types of businesses, like bowling alleys, gyms and theaters, must close in response to the coronavirus outbreak, Gov. Ralph Northam said Monday. Northam's order would not...
