GLENNS, Virginia, Oct. 19 -- Rappahannock Community College posted the following news: * * * Alumna Juggled Work, Family, and Classes * For years, LaToya Bea Bunns talked about going back to school. With five children, a career, family responsibilities and the many demands of everyday life, there always seemed to be a reason to put that dream on hold. But after the death of her husband in 2023, her children decided it was time for a change. For Christmas that year, they gave their mom a collection of Rappahannock Community College swag and more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 19 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * ATA Honors Trucking Role Models and Image Leaders * Charlotte, NC - Today, the American Trucking Associations honored outstanding efforts to enhance the image of the trucking industry with the presentation of the 2026 Mike Russell Trucking Image Award. "The Mike Russell Award recognizes the individuals and organizations who take ownership of trucking's story and share it with authenticity, passion, and purp more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 19 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International issued the following news release: * * * AUVSI Endorses American Shipyard Investment Act * AUVSI endorses the American Shipyard Investment Act of 2026 (H.R. 9921), bipartisan legislation led by Reps. Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) and Mike Kelly (R-PA) and co-sponsored by Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA) that would help U.S. companies build the production capacity needed to manufacture uncrewed surface and undersea vessels at scale. The more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 20 -- BAE Systems issued the following news release: * * * BAE Systems, US Department of War sign long term agreement to increase APKWS production 19 October 2026 Framework agreement accelerates delivery of proven, cost-effective precision munitions - BAE Systems has signed a landmark multi-year framework agreement for up to seven years of multi-year procurement with the U.S. Department of War (DoW) to increase production capacity of APKWS(R) laser guidance kits up to 35,000 units per year, providing surge-ready  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer Statement On East Potomac Park * Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), who represents a Northern Virginia district in the U.S. House across the Potomac River from Washington D.C., today blasted President Trump's announcement that he would destroy East Potomac Park to build an expensive new golf course. Beyer recently led a site tour at East Potomac with cyclists, runners, and other local residents to raise awareness of the Trump Administration's malfeasance  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Benjamin Cline, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Cline Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Streamline Copyright Registration for Photographers * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06), alongside Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37), introduced the Visual Artists Copyright Reform Act (VACRA), bipartisan legislation aimed at making copyright registration more affordable and accessible for photographers and small businesses who register large volumes of their work. The legi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Benjamin Cline, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Cline Urges CMS to Improve Access to Rural Healthcare in Virginia's 6th District * FINCASTLE, VA - On September 22, 2026, Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) sent a letter to Center for Medicare and Medicaid Administrator Mehmet Oz, urging the agency to reconsider the non-rural designations in Virginia's Sixth District so more rural communities have the opportunity to receive funding to improve access to healthcare through the Rural Health Transformat more PR

AUBURN, Alabama, Oct. 19 -- Auburn University College of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Engineering faculty part of $4.8M NSF project * Auburn Engineering faculty part of $4.8 million NSF project to bring AI-powered networks to disaster response Published: Oct 19, 2026 10:00 AM By Joe McAdory Three Auburn Engineering researchers -- Yin Sun, Shiwen Mao and David Roueche -- are part of a $4.8 million national effort to help first responders access essential data when every second counts. Heterogeneous Edge Intelligence for D more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Announces $1.3 Million DOT Grant for Helene Relief * The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a Hurricane Helene-related grant to the Eastern Federal Lands Division. The funding breakdown of the grant is as follows: In response to this grant notice, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Hurricane Helene's destruction impacted Ninth District federal lands, including two of Virginia's l more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Announces More Than $7.5 Million DOT Grant for Virginia Tech to Establish New Rail Resilience Center * The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has awarded Virginia Tech, based in Blacksburg, Virginia, a $7,509,783 grant. This funding will support the establishment of a national defense rail resilience research center, which will focus research efforts on improving safety and resiliency along th more PR

WACO, Texas, Oct. 19 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Harding Dominates Henderson State In Top 15 Matchup * Harding's Malik Young rushed for a single-game school record of 214 yards by a quarterback and added two touchdowns to help lead the Bisons to a 46-16 win over then-No. 15 Henderson State. Harding totaled 433 yards rushing on the day and extended its conference winning streak to 22 games. The Bisons remain No. 2 in this week's AFCA Division II Coaches Poll, presented by G more PR

MCLEAN, Virginia, Oct. 20 -- Hilton Worldwide Holdings posted the following news release: * * * Oct 19, 2026 Hilton and Scandic Sign New Nordics Strategic Agreement * Hilton and Scandic Hotels Group have signed a multi-year development agreement covering Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. * The first hotel announced under the agreement is a 284-room Hilton Hotels & Resorts property at Scanport, adjacent to Copenhagen Airport, expected to open in 2029. * Hilton and Scandic also plan to introduce new benefits for Hilton Honors and Scandic more PR

SWARTHMORE, Pennsylvania, Oct. 19 -- Swarthmore College posted the following news: * * * In Honor of Retired Athletics Director, Physical Education Professor Bob Williams * President Valerie Smith shared the following message with the campus community on October 19, 2026: Dear Friends, With deep sadness, I write to share the news that Robert Ernest Williams, the Marian Snyder Ware Professor Emeritus of Physical Education and Athletics, died in Virginia on Oct. 2. He was 88. Bob, who served as athletics director for 16 years, brought a pr more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 20 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release: * * * October 19, 2026 South Bend Mom's Fight for Compensation After Police Wrecked Her Home Heads to State Court After Supreme Court Turns Down Appeal WASHINGTON--Amy Hadley's South Bend home was wrecked in June 2022 when police raided it looking for a fugitive who was never there and who had no connection to the family. After the government agencies involved in the raid rejected Amy's pleas for compensation, she sued with the Institute for Justice more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 20 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release: * * * October 19, 2026 Supreme Court Declines to Hear Los Angeles Business Owner's Case Seeking Compensation After SWAT Team Destroyed Shop WASHINGTON--Today, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear a Los Angeles small business owner's lawsuit seeking compensation after a SWAT team destroyed his print shop while pursuing a fugitive in 2022. NoHo Printing & Graphics Owner Carlos Pena and his attorneys from the Institute for Justice (IJ) argu more PR

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 19 -- William and Mary posted the following news: * * * It's in the ethos: W&M's culture of civic leadership * As William & Mary celebrates its Year of Civic Leadership, a new national recognition is underscoring the university's longstanding commitment to preparing students not only for careers, but for meaningful participation in democracy. William & Mary has received the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge's 2026 Highly Established Action Plan Seal, a designation awarded to institutions with exemplary plans to more PR

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 19 -- William and Mary posted the following news: * * * Juvenile striped bass maintain average abundance in Virginia waters in 2026 * The following story originally appeared on the website for W&M's VIMS & Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences. - Ed. Preliminary results from an ongoing long-term survey conducted by William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) suggest that an average year class of young-of-year striped bass was produced in the Virginia tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay in 20 more PR

GLOUCESTER POINT, Virginia, Oct. 19 -- William and Mary Virginia Institute of Marine Science posted the following news: * * * Juvenile striped bass maintain average abundance in Virginia waters in 2026 * Preliminary results from an ongoing long-term survey conducted by William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) suggest that an average year class of young-of-year striped bass was produced in the Virginia tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay in 2026. Striped bass are an important top predator in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem and more PR

MCLEAN, Virginia, Oct. 20 -- Mars Inc., a manufacturer of snacks, food and pet care products and services issued the following news release: * * * Mars launches shoppable Instagram content for Halloween * Mars Halloween tap to shop content on the @MarsGlobal Instagram channel gives consumers a new, social-first way to interact with Mars snacking, food, and pet products. * Innovative digital experience offers seasonal inspiration and easy shopping of Mars beloved family of brands. - MCLEAN, VA (Oct. 19, 2026) - Mars, Incorporated, the auth more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news: * * * NAM Announces 100 New Members for 2026 * The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) today announced the election of 90 regular members and 10 international members during its annual meeting. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service. "I am thrilled to welcome these outstanding health and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The National Gallery of Art issued the following news release: * * * National Gallery of Art Presents First Exhibition Exploring the Fragment in Sculpture Across Time and Place October 19, 2026 Broken: The Power of the Fragment in Sculpture brings together more than 70 works across continents and millennia, including some never before on view in the US - Washington, DC--The National Gallery of Art presents Broken: The Power of the Fragment in Sculpture, the first exhibition to consider the fragment as an artistic co more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces released the following testimony by David J. Trachtenberg, senior scholar of the National Institute for Public Policy, and former deputy under secretary of Defense for policy, from a Sept. 29, 2026, hearing on the Golden Dome for America initiative: * * * Chairperson Fischer, Ranking Member King, and members of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, thank you for the invitation to participate in this hearing on President Trump's Golden Dome for America initiative. I more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 19 [Category: Environment] -- Conservation International issued the following news release: * * * New report: Nature-harming subsidies come with a hidden price tag of up to $24.7 trillion * First comprehensive global analysis finds the hidden costs to governments and society run four to 12 times larger than the subsidies themselves. YEREVAN, Armenia (Oct. 19, 2026) -- A new analysis from Conservation International puts a price on one of the least-visible obstacles to protecting nature: not just the trillions gover more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * NOAA-Funded Project to Build 70 Acres of Chesapeake Bay Oyster Reef Habitat October 19, 2026 A $10 million NOAA investment will create more than 70 acres of oyster reef habitat at the Hooper Strait Oyster Sanctuary, building on a decade of successful large-scale restoration. - In the middle of Hooper Strait Oyster Sanctuary, a narrow waterway between two islands in the Chesapeake Bay, a crane swings over  more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Oct. 19 -- The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation posted the following news: * * * OMRF's biggest annual fundraiser tops $1 million for biomedical research * The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation raised more than $1 million this week from a golf tournament and a concert. Proceeds will support medical research at the Oklahoma City nonprofit. A wine and food festival accompanied Sunday's performance by the Spinners as the first part of the foundation's annual "241" fundraiser - two events for one great cause. Th more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 19 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center posted the following news release: * * * Paul Harris elected to National Academy of Medicine * Paul Harris, PhD, Professor of Biomedical Informatics, Biomedical Engineering and Biostatistics, is among 100 newly elected members of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), the organization announced Oct. 19. Formerly called the Institute of Medicine, NAM was established in 1970 as the health arm of the national academies. Both an honorific membership organization and an advi more PR

STAFFORDSHIRE, England, Oct. 19 -- Keele University posted the following news: * * * Prize-winning Keele researchers collaborate with US partners on prestigious exchange visit * Researchers from Keele University's School of Medicine have returned from a prestigious research exchange trip with colleagues in the USA, which was secured thanks to their previous success in an esteemed education prize. Professor Melanie Holden and Dr Charlotte Woodcock, from Keele'sCentre for Musculoskeletal Health Research,visited Washington DC for USA Exchange more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 19 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Security Industry Association posted the following news release: * * * Security Industry Association Welcomes New Leadership of Security Practitioners Advancing Real Conversations (SPARC) Community * With several new members, the SPARC steering committee, under the leadership of chair Rob Kay, guides the SPARC community in supporting end-user technical practitioners to deliver impact in the security industry. SILVER SPRING, Md.--The Security Industry Association (SIA) has  more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Oct. 20 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release: * * * October 19, 2026 NextEra acquisition hurts Virginians, benefits shareholders RICHMOND, Va. -- Today the Southern Environmental Law Center's Virginia office submitted testimony on NextEra's proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy to the State Corporation Commission (SCC). SELC is representing clients Appalachian Voices, Solar United Neighbors, and Vote Solar at the SCC. The October 19 submission includes testimony from two more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Oct. 19 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Striped Bass See Slight Boost amid Years-Long Struggle in Chesapeake Bay, Annual Survey Says * Results Predict How Many Large Fish the Atlantic Coast Can Expect in the Future Despite a slight bump in numbers compared to last year, the future remains bleak for striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay, as seen in juvenile striped bass survey results released today. This survey is issued annually by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS)  more PR

HAMPTON, Virginia, Oct. 19 -- Hampton University posted the following news: * * * The Hampton Script Enters A New Chapter With First Student-Led Print Issue * Housed in the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications, The Script begins a new chapter as a publication for students, by students. HAMPTON, Va. -- Oct. 7, 2026 -- The Hampton Script is entering a new era of student journalism with the launch of its first print issue under student leadership. The launch will take place Oct. 22 at noon in the Scripps Howard School of Jou more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Veterans Affairs Inspector General issued the following report (No. 25-00213-242) entitled "Healthcare Facility Inspection of the Central Virginia VA Health Care System in Richmond." Here are excerpts: * * * This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspection program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the Central Virginia VA Health Care System in Richmond. This evaluation focused on five key domains: * Culture * Environment of care * Patie more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Introduces Two Bills to Crack Down on Corruption and Strengthen Government Accountability * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) introduced two pieces of legislation that would crack down on corruption, strengthen government ethics standards, and ensure that public officials are held accountable for misconduct. The two bills would close gaps in federal ethics and accountability laws by preventing lobbyists convicted of more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * October 19th, 2026 Warner, Kaine Announce $3.6 Million in Federal Funding for Shenandoah Valley Rail Improvements WASHINGTON - U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $3,600,000 in federal funding to modernize the Shenandoah Valley Railroad, improving the safety, reliability, and efficiency of freight rail service for businesses throughout the region. The funding was awarded through the Department of Transportation's Consolida more PR