For the fourth consecutive year, Virginia has the lowest recidivism rate in the country. The newly announced rate of 23.1 percent is down slightly from last year, when Virginia posted a rate of 23.4 percent.

James Lane, Virginia's Superintendent of Public Instruction, has announced the launch of #GoOpenVA, an online platform allowing Virginia educators and schools to access and share teacher-created digital open educational resources.

An ambitious new study of genes in Asian populations is filling in big gaps in our understanding of human genetics, shedding light on the history of human migration and ultimately aiming to improve our ability to treat disease, according to a news release from the University of Virginia School of Medicine.

Virginia individual income tax returns can be filed starting on Monday, Jan. 27. Due to changes in federal tax law, the Virginia standard deduction has increased for tax year 2019.

The Virginia House of Delegates passed the Equal Rights Amendment on Wednesday, Jan. 15.

State Senator Scott Surovell and fellow legislators, who represent the Prince William area, plan a series of town halls throughout the 36th District in January and February. Below is a list of the times and locations for three town halls this coming weekend, Jan. 18-19, and and one Facebook Town Hall on Jan. 21.

The two through lanes of southbound Route 1 (Jefferson Davis Highway) between the Occoquan River bridge and the Marumsco Creek bridge have been shifted onto new pavement as part of the Route 1 widening project, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation. The shift began the afternoon of Thursday, Dec. 19.

The ramp from southbound Fairfax County Parkway (Route 286) to southbound I-95 will be closed from 10 p.m. Friday night, Nov. 22 to 5 p.m. Sunday night, Nov. 24 for stormwater pipe repairs, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.