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The Virginia Department of Health announced Friday that a teenage resident in the Southside Health District who had tested positive for COVID-19 has died.

A Stafford County day care worker has been charged with murder and neglect in the 2019 death of an infant.

An estimated 2.4 percent of adult Virginians have antibody test evidence of a prior COVID-19 infection, with the presence of antibodies highest in Hispanic people.

Firefighters in Charlottesville, Albemarle County, and other areas will be receiving a total of more than $9.5 million in federal funding.

Governor Ralph Northam has cast his vote on the first day of the state’s 45-day early voting period.

Friday is the first day Virginians can begin to vote early in-person for November’s election, and there are two new changes to the ballot process.

The Virginia Department of Elections has launched a new absentee mail-in ballot tracker to allow voters to follow their ballots before receiving them, and after they’re sent back to the registrar, to make sure they're processed.

A line could be seen outside the Albemarle County Office Building on Fifth Street around 8:30 Friday, September 18, as early voting began in Virginia.

Earlier this month, Augusta County Public Schools started the year in a hybrid-format with virtual learning three days and in-person learning for two days.

Hurricane Isabel is the most recent hurricane to have devastating effects on the Shenandoah Valley, striking the area 17 years ago.

As of Friday, September 18, Virginia has had 138,702 total cases of COVID-19, including confirmed lab tests and clinical diagnoses, according to the Virginia Department of Health.

Almost 100 years after American aviator Amelia Earhart took her first flight her resting place has yet to be found but a local aviation group is helping to find an answer.

University of Virginia students are coping under quarantine as additional positive COVID-19 cases are reported at a residence hall. Thursday night, students learned the number has risen to 15 total confirmed cases, as nine more students received positive results as part of point-prevalence testing.

The local health department and HCPS have collaborated throughout this process to contact trace. Richards said a dedicated epidemiologist was assigned to the school’s case.

The Church of Solsburg upgraded its broadband connection and is working to set up a socially distanced workspace in the building’s basement.

The western wildfires have caused great impact to the western region of the United States bringing poor air quality due to the smoke being on the ground. But in our area the effects aren’t on the ground, they’re up in the sky!

A former Winchester-based attorney facing felony charges turned himself in to Virginia State Police on Thursday.

According to a poll done by the Center for Public Policy at the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University, four in 10 Virginians say they’re not likely to get a COVID-19 vaccine.

Inmates and activists say the coronavirus outbreak at the Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women is complicating the standard of care inside the walls and barbed wire.

Governor DeWine highlighted the state’s history in aviation

The Virginia Supreme Court denied rapper Kanye West’s appeal to be on the November ballot.

Missionaries in the Charlottesville area are giving back and volunteering their time to teach Spanish virtually.

Nathaneal Daniel, 55, is wanted by the local police.

On Thursday, the state Board of Education recognized 15 Virginia school divisions as “School Divisions of Innovation." One of those divisions is Staunton Public Schools.

Since July, Shenandoah County has helped 33 small businesses through its COVID-19 Recovery Assistance Program, and county officials say the program will continue after receiving more funding last week.

“We have looked at our numbers... and so we have collectively said we need help this year to rescue Christmas."

The Virginia State Police is investigating a two-vehicle crash that occurred on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. in Shenandoah County.

VDOT has reported a vehicle crash on US-340N in the vicinity of Ladd Road and Rt. 631 E/W in Augusta County.

Friday, mail-in absentee ballots will also begin going out for anyone who has requested one.

CVS Health has announced it will open an additional 21 new COVID-19 testing sites in Virginia — one of them being in Harrisonburg, and another being in Staunton.