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VDOT maintains more than 5,600 tourism and directional signs across Virginia, helping travelers find historic sites, attractions, visitor centers and other destinations.

Virginia Tourism Corporation has launched a new fall travel website featuring foliage maps, scenic drives, hiking destinations, itineraries and other seasonal attractions across the state.

Virginia wildlife officials have approved $5 increases for most resident hunting, fishing and trapping licenses and boat fees, a new $10 primitive camping fee and a trout management plan that will cut stocking statewide by 35%.

The National Park Service is proposing regulatory changes intended to make it easier for parks to expand bicycle and e-bike access on roads, parking areas and trails. The proposal will be open for public comment for 60 days.

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It wasn’t until after we were married that I learned how to ride a 10 speed, although ‘learned’ isn’t really the right word.

The Browntown Community Center will celebrate the completion of its renovated kitchen with a grand reopening on Saturday, August 15, from 2 to 4 p.m. The project includes expanded workspace and storage, updated utilities, improved ventilation, refinished flooring and a new commercial stove.

Help keep Virginia beautiful and litter free by considering participating in the Adopt-a-Highway program.

A 78-year-old Ruther Glen man was killed Tuesday morning when the single-engine airplane he was piloting crashed near Shannon Airport in Spotsylvania County, according to Virginia State Police. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

The Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum is taking its 30th anniversary celebration to new heights with plans to install a Bell 430 helicopter atop its Winchester rooftop as part of a new interactive exhibit focused on aviation, exploration and rescue.