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Two nurses help move a patient at Sentara Albemarle Medical Center.
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Health
Virginia launches $4.8 million program to pay nursing students for clinical work
Yiqing Wang
A new Virginia grant program will give nursing students more opportunities to earn wages while gaining hands-on clinical experience, part of a broader effort to grow the state’s nursing workforce.
Beth Dryer, founder and executive director of the 757 Creative Reuse Center, stands in front of newly installed gardening beds during the "Back to Our Roots" community event along Colley Avenue.
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Brian Saunders
Local Government
757 Creative Reuse Center and Elizabeth River Project join forces for Colley Avenue community garden
Brian Saunders
With support from the nonprofit Community Farmers, the organizations aim to make growing local food approachable by offering hands-on learning and shared produce.
A photograph from an August 2026 Government Accountability Office report shows suspected mold in a barracks closet at Naval Station Norfolk. The report said military officials identified the suspected mold in 2023 and have closed the affected room. But the mold had not been removed as of February 2026.
Government Accountability Office
Military & Veterans
Almost a year after the Pentagon formed a 'barracks task force,' some say repairs are moving slowly
Steve Walsh
The Pentagon received $1.2 billion from Congress last year for repairs to barracks around the world, which have been plagued for years by problems such as mold, insects, and safety hazards.
Coast Guard students run practice drills at Coast Guard Training Center at Yorktown.
Photo by Steve Walsh
Military & Veterans
Coast Guard Training Center at Yorktown is bracing for a new wave of students
Steve Walsh
As recruitment rebounds, the service wants to grow by 15,000 new Coasties.
A statue of Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson
Virginia Government
Final Confederate statues removed from Virginia Capitol Square
Jahd Khalil
Six years ago, the City of Richmond removed a statue of Confederate Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson on Monument Avenue.
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