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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s administration has received notification that the Department of Defense has authorized the use of Marine Corps Base Quantico to house A

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam's administration has received notification that the Department of Defense has authorized the use of Marine Corps Base Quantico to house Afghan refugees, as well as a national guard installation in central Virginia

Military leaders and officials in Blackstone in Nottoway County are now preparing for what could be thousands of refugees arriving at Fort Pickett. Governor Northam confirmed the arrival of the refugees on Tuesday afternoon.

MICHAEL MARTZ Richmond Times-Dispatch In an escalating battle over responsibility for mentally ill people in crisis, Virginia’s private hospitals are pitching a new plan for using $33 million in federal aid to expand options for diverting people in psychiatric emergencies away from the state’s overcrowded and understaffed mental hospitals. The private hospitals, agitated by what they call “misinformed criticism” about their role in a crisis that prompted Virginia to halt emergency admissions to five state hospitals, said in a letter to General Assembly budget l...

Milk is a rich resource in Virginia, with 505 dairy farms producing 173 million gallons of milk in 2019.