New rite of the season, unfortunately, includes uptick in COVID-19 cases
COVID-19 vaccination event for adults and children offered through Richmond and Henrico Health Districts at Fairfield Middle School in Henrico County, Va, November 13, 2021. (Parker Michels-Boyce/For The Virginia Mercury)…
Southwest Virginia health districts launching long COVID study
An image of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. (Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Rocky Mountain Lab) As COVID-19 rates rise in Virginia and around the nation this…
Summer is one of the deadliest times of year for Virginia drivers
Evening traffic on Interstate 95 through Richmond. (Wyatt Gordon/For the Virginia Mercury) National Roadside Safety Awareness Month is in third gear now. And with lots of summer still left on…
Angry patients spur new state watchdogs to bring down drug prices
(Photo by Angela Breck for Maryland Matters) Spurred by fed-up consumers, states are trying to curb spiraling prescription drug costs by assembling special public boards to investigate and regulate pricing.…
The voices of unity in Colorado stand out
(Getty Images) When history gazes back on the darkest times, it remembers best the people who exemplify peace and unity. The United States is experiencing a hyperpartisan rift, political violence…
NM governor adds fire relief, organized crime and fentanyl to special session agenda
Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman, Lt. Gov. Howie Morales, and Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller look on as Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signs the proclamation for the first 2024 special…
FEMA trailers on their way to Ruidoso; at least 856 homes lost
Firefighters work along the roadway on June 18, 2024, fighting the South Fork Fire. (Courtesy of InciWeb.gov) Just more than a month after the destruction of South Fork and Salt…
Va. congressional campaigns’ summer cash flow and more state headlines
The state Capitol. (Ned Oliver/Virginia Mercury) • “Incumbents see cash advantage in competitive Virginia congressional races.”—Washington Post • “After last-minute VP frenzy, Youngkin seems to lay groundwork for 2028.”—Washington Post…
Biden tests positive for COVID, returns home to Delaware
President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. In this photo, he holds a news conference at the 2024 NATO Summit on July 11, 2024 in…
Salve Regina University wins $1 million federal grant for ocean research scholarship
Salve Regina students collect and test water samples near their Newport campus. The university has received a National Science Foundation grant to help high-achieving, low-income STEM scholars engage in the…