Delegate Tim Hugo’s (R-40th) HB 1609, as amended by Governor McDonnell, was passed by both the Virginia House and Senate. It will become law on July 1, 2013.

NOVA’s Woodbridge campus continues to be one of its busiest. The number of registered students at the campus tops 11,000 and nearly 5,000 of them are enrolled full time.

Board meetings are open to the public.

Some basic info about NOVA’s graduation on May 19.

The online-only offer is at historyisfun.org. A personal pass, valid for 12 months, will be issued at the initial museum visit, when showing proof of residency will be required.

21 Virginia Undergraduate Teams Competed for $10,000 Top Prize.

Governor Bob McDonnell welcomed Raytheon Company’s decision to locate the headquarters of its Intelligence, Information and Services (IIS) business at the company’s Dulles operations, based in Sterling, Va.

The Manassas campus of Northern Virginia Community College recently honored the winners of the 24th Annual Writing Contest with a ceremony featuring Laura Scott, poet and author of “Death Wishing.”

One person was flown to a hospital for treatment after being involved in a crash on Interstate 95.