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The Virginia Department of Health unveiled an outbreak dashboard Tuesday to raise awareness of how the virus has spread at institutions of higher education.

The Botetourt County School Board found itself in a bit of a situation last spring. The board and its superintendent had parted ways after less than a year, and a global pandemic was on.

Virginia Democrats have revived bills to mandate that businesses provide paid family and medical leave for employees. The National Federation of Independent Business is concerned about the effects on small businesses.

The Virginia General Assembly must again consider whether to ban electronic gaming machines, which have proliferated at convenience stores and other businesses across the state. They’ve helped in tight economic times, some business owners say.

Sen. Ben Chafin, R-Russell, died Jan. 1 from complications of COVID-19.

Virginia now participating in unified COVID-19 tracing tool

Gov. Ralph Northam along with state health and safety officials will be giving an update Wednesday at 1 p.m. on the fight against COVID-19 in Virginia.

Gov. Ralph Northam along with state health and safety officials will be giving an update Wednesday at 1 p.m. on the fight against COVID-19 in Virginia.

Roanoke College removes students after virus results

ROANOKE — No sooner had Ballad Health finished a news briefing in April to say it would begin treating seriously ill COVID-19 patients with antibodies from survivors’ plasma, when one of its executives raised his arm to donate.