Roxy Todd

1 week ago | wvtf.org | Roxy Todd |Katherine Knott

In Virginia, at least 28 students and recent graduates at four universities have had their legal status changed by the State Department, according to reporting at Inside Higher Ed. This includes students at Virginia Tech, Virginia Commonwealth University, George Mason University, and the University of Virginia. As of April 15, over 180 colleges and universities across the United States have identified nearly 1,200 international students and recent graduates who have been affected.

1 week ago | wvtf.org | Roxy Todd

Balico LLC, which originally proposed to build data centers and a gas fired power plant in Pittsylvania County, has withdrawn the application. The company had asked Pittsylvania County planners to rezone a residential and agricultural property for the project, which would have included 12 data centers, and Virginia’s largest natural gas power plant. The data centers would have used at least 6 million gallons of water a day.

2 weeks ago | wmra.org | Roxy Todd

April is “second chance” month, a national initiative to raise awareness around challenges that incarcerated individuals face after they are released. There are several programs inside Virginia prisons to teach inmates skills, including a welding course at a prison in Bland County. Inside the Bland Correctional Center, four inmates weld metal above their heads. Sparks fly around their helmets as their teacher watches them work. Clint Hull steps outside to cool a piece of metal in a bucket of water.

2 weeks ago | wvtf.org | Roxy Todd

April is “second chance” month, a national initiative to raise awareness around challenges that incarcerated individuals face after they are released. There are several programs inside Virginia prisons to teach inmates skills, including a welding course at a prison in Bland County. Inside the Bland Correctional Center, four inmates weld metal above their heads. Sparks fly around their helmets as their teacher watches them work. Clint Hull steps outside to cool a piece of metal in a bucket of water.

2 weeks ago | whro.org | Roxy Todd

April is “second chance” month, a national initiative to raise awareness around challenges that incarcerated individuals face after they are released. There are several programs inside Virginia prisons to teach inmates skills, including a welding course at a prison in Bland County. Inside the Bland Correctional Center, four inmates weld metal above their heads. Sparks fly around their helmets as their teacher watches them work. Clint Hull steps outside to cool a piece of metal in a bucket of water.