Old Dominion News

Virginia homicide rate estimated at 6.1 per 100,000 last year, FBI reports

By Metric Media News Service | Oct 7, 2021

Virginia last year recorded a homicide rate of 6.1 per 100,000 residents, compared to the U.S. rate of 6.5 per 100,000 and the state’s 4.7 rate a decade earlier, according to newly released FBI crime data.

The third quarter of 2021: Home prices in Poquoson increased

By Old Dominion News | Oct 7, 2021

The median sale price of a home sold in the third quarter of 2021 in Poquoson rose by $35,500 while total sales decreased by 57.3%.

Staunton-Waynesboro sees 51,700 nonfarm payroll employees in September

By Old Dominion News | Oct 7, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for September in Virginia's Staunton-Waynesboro metropolitan statistical area was 51,700, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

September 2021: Home prices in Poquoson fell

By Old Dominion News | Oct 7, 2021

The median sale price of a home sold in September 2021 in Poquoson fell by $23,000 while total sales decreased by 65.7%.

287 people die in Virginia from cancer in week ending August 14

By Old Dominion News | Oct 6, 2021

There were 287 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Virginia during the week ending August 14, a 1.7 percent decrease from the previous week.

Virginia: 436 people age 85 and older are estimated to have died during week ending September 4

By Old Dominion News | Oct 6, 2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 436 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending September 4.

13 people die with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause in Virginia during week ending July 24

By Old Dominion News | Oct 6, 2021

There were 13 deaths with COVID-19 listed as the underlying cause reported in Virginia in the week ending July 24, making up 0.9 percent of total deaths by all causes in Virginia.

Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News nonfarm payroll employees increase by 0.3% since April

By Old Dominion News | Oct 6, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for May in the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News metropolitan statistical area was 763,000, a 0.3 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Richmond nonfarm payroll employees unchanged since April

By Old Dominion News | Oct 6, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for May in the Richmond metropolitan statistical area was 644,200, unchanged from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Roanoke sees 157,600 nonfarm payroll employees in September

By Old Dominion News | Oct 6, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for September in Virginia's Roanoke metropolitan statistical area was 157,600, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Roanoke nonfarm payroll employees increase by 0.3% since September 2021

By Old Dominion News | Oct 6, 2021

The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for October 2021 in the Roanoke metropolitan statistical area was 158,100, a 0.3 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Pubic sector union aims to boost McAuliffe's gubernatorial bid

By W.J. Kennedy | Oct 6, 2021

Virginia’s former Democratic governor, Terry McAuliffe, facing a tough re-election bid, is receiving a big boost from one of the country’s most politically active public sector unions, the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), writes Hayden Ludwig, a senior investigative researcher with the Capital Research Center (CRC).