Virginia is proposing clearer nursing-home sanction-review triggers as the state works through overdue inspections and complaint investigations. Families can comment through September 9, 2026, and report suspected problems to VDH.
A delayed Virginia groundwater analysis warns that eastern aquifers are constrained and projected to decline, raising questions about data centers, private wells, utilities and future state action.
Ja’Real Wilkins received 40 years and Tysheem Boykins 16 years after jury convictions in a 2022 Alexandria hotel case.
VDOT is studying Route 419/Electric Road from Starkey Road to Springwood Park Drive, while Roanoke County prepares smaller SMART SCALE funding applications for August 2026.
The Grundy County School Board approved Amendment 3, aligning the district’s public-school safety grant budget with available funds and eligible uses.
Fauquier County’s FY 2026-2030 capital plan assigns more than $5.7 million to Marshall-area water and wastewater projects, led by a $4.355 million Cunningham Farm expansion.
Tazewell County Public Schools will begin its clear-backpack procedure in August 2026, with the new policy in place as students return for the 2026-27 school year.
Austrian company RINGANA plans its first U.S. headquarters at Blue Ridge Commerce Park, with 435 projected jobs and $85 million in investment.
Portsmouth’s Economic Development Authority is seeking plans for the vacant Crawford Bay waterfront, with developer selection scheduled for November.
Alexandria has moved forward on the planning framework around a major waterfront redevelopment while RiverRenew enters its final construction year.
Newport News says its Momentum for Peace plan exceeded public-safety goals, reporting a 63% drop in homicides and a 38% decline in nonfatal shootings.
WJCC presented revised attendance-zone proposals on Aug. 4, but no final map has been adopted. New zones are planned for August 2027.
Richmond’s third zoning-code refresh draft is scheduled for Aug. 17, with residential density, worship sites and household size still unresolved.
Virginia Beach will re-advertise a public hearing on the National Golf Club proposal after correcting the property size from 300 acres to 350.
Norfolk City Council approved a compensation-plan amendment giving eligible city and constitutional-office employees total fiscal 2027 increases of 3.5% or 4%.
Construction is scheduled to begin in April 2026 at the Route 360 and Route 624/Newland Road intersection in Richmond County, with a new crossover planned for westbound drivers heading toward Warsaw.
Paving on South Franklin Street is scheduled to begin July 27 and last approximately two weeks, weather permitting.
Fairfax County and Fairfax County Public Schools will expand the Beyond the Bell before- and after-school program for the 2026-27 school year.
Pennington Gap held a VDOT-required public hearing on a proposed right-of-way access road for a hotel planned on town-owned property, as separate redevelopment and transportation projects continue in the area.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has released a draft environmental assessment for a proposed Phase 5 expansion of the National Memorial Cemetery at Quantico in Triangle, Virginia.
Newport News City Council has begun a referendum process for a proposed retail tax of up to 1% dedicated to school construction and major renovations.
Richmond’s Planning Commission approved a nearly $50 million redesign for roughly half a mile of Shockoe Valley streets, preserving $33.3 million in federal funding.
