RICHMOND, Va. – Alcohol, distraction, or speeding were the most deadly factors for pedestrians and cyclists in Virginia for at least the past three years. Those...
RICHMOND, Va. – The twin Bristol cities share a name and a state line, but abortion accessibility changes just over a 1-mile span. Abortion is illegal...
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia is home to the largest data center market in the world, but citizens and lawmakers have urged leaders to temper the onslaught...
RICHMOND, Va. — The votes are counted, the committees are set, and even the first bills are filed as Virginia’s General Assembly prepares to gavel in...
RICHMOND, Va. — Environment concerns rank low among surveyed voters and candidate platforms, despite the fact that climate change will impact Virginia citizens and that two...
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Democrats maintained control of the Senate and narrowly took control of the House on Tuesday, in a contest some consider a mid-point...
Everyone calls the upcoming General Assembly election high stakes, but it is also top dollar. More than $158 million has been funneled into the House and...
RICHMOND, Va. – Lawmakers elected to office next week will likely take up firearm legislation in the next General Assembly session. Democrats rate gun policy as...
As Virginia Commonwealth University rolls out a program that grants admission to any high school senior with a certain GPA, it’s the latest school to face...
Borrowers will resume student loan payments this month after a three-year freeze that started in March 2020. Sudden job loss from an economy shuttered by the...
Terms like volley llamas, flapjacks, and dillballs sound like a bad joke but are actually terms used in pickleball, a sport that’s a smash hit in...
Virginia schools will be able to hire more support staff positions, something educators say is desperately needed amid a continued teacher shortage. State lawmakers last month...
RICHMOND, Va. — Gov. Glenn Youngkin recently issued an executive directive that emphasized the looming impact of artificial intelligence, though higher education is only beginning to...
RICHMOND, Va. — Journalists could have more federal protections if a reintroduced shield law bill can pass Congress this term. The PRESS Act would protect journalists,...
Approximately 280 Virginia teachers have lost their license over two decades for felony sex crimes with a minor or a student or inappropriate misconduct involving a...
A former Virginia medical cannabis employee initially got into the business to help his wife with her multiple chronic ailments, including multiple sclerosis. For the past...
Graduation is coming fo approximately 90,000 Virginia high school seniors. For some, that milestone is cut short by tragedy. When a high school student dies before graduation,...
If it feels like campaign season started earlier than usual this year, it has, with early voting for the primary election already in full swing. In...
Virginia agencies have started to revamp and boost recruitment efforts after a two-year dip in applications. Police hiring trended up from 2018-2020 and then dropped. There...
Legislation to increase penalties for alerting police, fire, or emergency medical services personnel to false emergencies passed the General Assembly with bipartisan support and will take...
Gov. Glenn Youngkin recently recommended the General Assembly accept an amended version of a bill that ends the practice of paying a subminimum wage to certain...
A bill to help remove licensing requirements for eyebrow threading technicians failed to pass a House committee during the recent General Assembly session. Eyebrow threading is...
Virginia firefighters will be required to complete a training program starting next year about the risk of electric vehicle fires. Del. Israel O’Quinn, R-Washington, proposed House...
Legislative efforts to tackle spiking eviction notices, housing, and utility costs were mostly shot down during the Virginia General Assembly session. Almost 193,000 eviction filings have...
Historical sites from a book that guided safe travel for Black Americans will be represented through a network of markers around Virginia, and also a website...
Jessee Perry was able to get her Adderall prescriptions filled at her small Church Hill pharmacy until two weeks ago, she said. What Perry had only...
Virginia students are returning to K-12 public schools — although enrollment has not returned to pre-pandemic levels — there are fewer teachers due to increased teacher...
State senator and Congresswoman-elect Jennifer McClellan made history Tuesday night with her decisive 4th Congressional District win, becoming the first Black woman to represent Virginia in...
Virginia lawmakers this week shot down the last bill of seven introduced to reverse the adopted California standard on electric vehicles Tuesday afternoon. Del. Tony Wilt,...
Lawmakers voted down two bills that aimed to provide child support payments for any child whose parent or guardian was killed by a drunk driver. Del....
