Virginia is joining a 22-state effort led by New York Attorney General Letitia James urging President Donald Trump’s administration to reverse a new federal policy ending...
Data centers fuel the ever-growing demand for social media, artificial intelligence, and streaming services, allowing people to access a plethora of entertainment options and streamline everyday...
Demand for internet access and electronic storage has grown alongside digital technology itself. At the center of that growth are the energy infrastructure and data centers...
Job growth slowed in June to an increase of 57,000 after three straight months of gaining more than 100,000, according to a new report released Thursday...
Two years after a close election, voters in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District are considering plans from Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Eugene Vindman and three Republican challengers...
Funding approved by Virginia lawmakers in the new state budget paves the way for two more years of work by a commission studying Black communities’ past...
The nation’s largest electricity grid — which includes Maryland, Washington D.C, and a dozen other states — received a green light from the Trump administration on...
WASHINGTON — A large swath of America melted under record heat for the country’s 250th birthday, including in the nation’s capital, where despite being one of...
A legal challenge to Virginia’s pending reproductive rights amendment is headed toward a hearing later this month, with potential implications for two other pending constitutional amendments....
As communities prepare for crowded July Fourth celebrations, cities and towns across the country have revived juvenile curfews and increased police patrols in response to an...
WASHINGTON — The prime time for ticks is here in the United States, and after an especially active start to the season, experts are urging the...
Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Wednesday urged Virginians to prepare for dangerous heat and humidity expected to blanket much of the commonwealth through the Fourth of July...
WASHINGTON — Republicans celebrated last year when they barred Medicaid payments from going to Planned Parenthood for one year, predicting the financial impact would hollow out...
WASHINGTON — The Great American State Fair on the National Mall has all the trappings of a classic state fair: food vendors, merchandise, a Ferris wheel,...
A Dinwiddie County man accused of sending a politically motivated death threat to former Virginia Del. Kim Taylor last year has reached a plea agreement that...
Virginia’s new two-year budget earmarks millions to help offset current and forthcoming federal funding changes to healthcare and social services. It also accomplished a bipartisan multi-year...
Maintaining and expanding enrollment is a significant goal for Virginia’s colleges and universities, but institutions are competing with others from across the country and from other...
A new tax has been activated for data centers, the most energy-intensive industry in Virginia, through a provision of the two-year state budget that the legislature...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday struck down President Donald Trump’s attempt to redefine the constitutional right to birthright citizenship. In the decision, a majority...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday kept in place state laws banning transgender athletes from participating on women’s and girls’ sports teams. The decision stems from challenges to bans...
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that law enforcement searches for the location history of cellphones near crime scenes are covered by the Fourth Amendment, requiring...
With less than 48 hours remaining before the start of Virginia’s new fiscal year, the General Assembly on Monday approved a package of amendments proposed by...
Less than 48 hours before the start of Virginia’s new fiscal year, the General Assembly will meet in Richmond on Monday to consider Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s...
A legal cannabis market is set to take effect in Virginia next summer, pending a final state budget, but Manassas-based Barbara Biddle has already given notice...
Data centers. Can’t live with them. Can’t live without them. But we could do with data centers slowing their jackrabbit pace of reproduction in congested suburbs...
The Federal Communications Commission has approved new rules designed to improve the reliability of Next Generation 911 systems as states continue replacing decades-old emergency call infrastructure...
Higher education leaders in Virginia and Ohio announced Thursday that they will join forces to create a model for three-year bachelor’s degrees, cutting the traditional timeframe...
The Virginia Board of Education may delay the full implementation of the state’s plan to raise academic benchmarks for reading and math by two years, rather...
On Monday, Virginia legislators approved a two-year, $205 billion budget proposal to fund healthcare and public education, provide 4% teacher raises and a 3.5% pay bump...
About one-third of the state of Virginia is under extreme drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, and Gov. Abigail Spanberger is urging citizens to...