There's now a historical marker in the Southwest Virginia city, marking the accomplishment.

CDC advisers are recommending the use of two separate COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest children made by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech, paving the way for vaccine rollout as early as next week.

Making pharmaceutical drugs is a labor intensive job, so more than 70% of the medications Americans take are coming from China and India, where labor costs are low. Now, however, Virginia Commonwealth University has set out to bring the process home.

Virginia legislators considered dozens of budget amendments from Governor Glenn Youngkin in a session that ran into late Friday evening.

Several groups in Pulaski County are hosting a Juneteenth celebration this Sunday. The Juneteenth event is sponsored by the Wilderness Road Regional Museum, the Pulaski County Library System and the Calfee Community & Cultural Center, a group that’s working to turn a historically Black school into a community center.

The General Assembly takes up Governor Glenn Youngkin’s budget amendments later today.Jeff Schapiro of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Michael Pope have more on that and a look at next week’s Congressional primaries.

One budget amendment was a prohibition on using state funds for abortion services that would not apply in situations required by federal law.

Two years ago, lawmakers approved a bill that made it possible for prisoners to earn early release by following the rules and taking part in various programs. Now, however, Governor Youngkin has amended the budget in a way that will bar many of them from consideration.

One of the governor's budget amendments will redirect $5 million that would have gone to financial aid for undocumented students and set it aside for students at HBCUs.

Governor Glenn Youngkin makes 38 budget recommendations