Hundreds of Alexandria City High School students, with the approval of Principal Alexander Duncan and school officials, walked out of classes on Thursday to support Palestinians in the current Israeli-Hamas war in Gaza, following the Oct. 7 slaughter of 1,400 Israelis and the 240 taken hostage. The protest, part of a nationwide protest on school campuses by the activist group Code Pink, called “Shut it Down! For Palestine” came on Nov. 9–the 85th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s infamous Kristallnacht, or the night of shattered glass when Nazis initiated a roundup and slaughter...
Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Virginia will make a significant investment to launch a biotechnology, life sciences, and pharmaceutical manufacturing network to foster collaboration among three of the Commonwealth’s major existing university research institutions.
Eight Crisis Receiving Centers and Stabilization Units projects across seven localities will help to connect Virginians to the behavioral health services they need
Governor Glenn Youngkin and First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin donate salary to Canine Companions at the Petersburg YMCA on Friday, December 1, 2023. Official Photo by Lori Massengill, Office of Governor Glenn Youngkin.