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Amtrak to suspend Virginia-to-D.C. service for critical track upgrades Oct. 16–26
Mon Sep 7 2026 05:28 AM EDT
Labor unions are growing, but where depends on state politics
Mon Sep 7 2026 05:27 AM EDT
The energy Virginia needs is the energy we can build now
Mon Sep 7 2026 05:26 AM EDT
US Supreme Court again urged to permit Trump vote-by-mail restrictions
Fri Sep 4 2026 02:22 PM EDT
Spanberger taps Daniel Young to lead government watchdog office
Fri Sep 4 2026 09:36 AM EDT
Restitution delivered for Virginia families in 6-year housing discrimination case
Fri Sep 4 2026 05:28 AM EDT
FOIA Friday: Special prosecutor clears Franklin County officials in open-meetings investigation
Fri Sep 4 2026 05:15 AM EDT
Virginia overdose deaths drop as Chesapeake offers free Narcan training and more headlines
Fri Sep 4 2026 05:05 AM EDT
Va. House speaker details ‘concerns’ about NextEra-Dominion merger in letter to state regulators
Thu Sep 3 2026 02:13 PM EDT
Consumer sentiment tumbles as Virginians feel pressure from inflation, new poll finds
Thu Sep 3 2026 10:10 AM EDT
Cumberland county residents split on proposed gas plant, slated to be second largest in the nation
Thu Sep 3 2026 05:28 AM EDT
Wittman voted 60 times to undo the Affordable Care Act. Then he backed extending its subsidies.
Thu Sep 3 2026 05:27 AM EDT
As sports betting surges, Virginia weighs how to curb gambling harms
Thu Sep 3 2026 05:27 AM EDT
Richmond wants to push Virginia to lower BAC limit and more state headlines
Thu Sep 3 2026 05:05 AM EDT
USPS whistleblower predicts ‘catastrophic’ effect on elections under Trump vote-by-mail order
Wed Sep 2 2026 02:08 PM EDT
Teenage gunman dead after opening fire inside Virginia elementary school Wednesday morning
Wed Sep 2 2026 01:24 PM EDT
Data shows 94,000 Virginians have dropped their ACA insurance since last year
Wed Sep 2 2026 05:28 AM EDT
After FAA certification, Washington Manassas Airport to offer commercial flights
Wed Sep 2 2026 05:26 AM EDT
Driving while streaming is now illegal in Virginia and more state headlines
Wed Sep 2 2026 05:05 AM EDT
US House clears spending stopgap backed by Trump that averts government shutdown
Tue Sep 1 2026 02:58 PM EDT
Federal judge blocks new Virginia limits on existing local ICE agreements
Tue Sep 1 2026 01:23 PM EDT
Judge calls Trump mail ballot rule ‘substantively unconstitutional’ as court battle extends
Tue Sep 1 2026 12:55 PM EDT
Virginia education board updates graduation requirements, expands course options for students
Tue Sep 1 2026 05:28 AM EDT
The day Virginia took down Confederate statues, a Black church remembered a lynching victim
Tue Sep 1 2026 05:27 AM EDT
Inside Virginia’s city halls, concerns, confusion rise with Flock surveillance protests
Tue Sep 1 2026 05:26 AM EDT
A summer of recalls exposes holes in the nation’s food safety net
Tue Sep 1 2026 05:25 AM EDT
Amazon’s drone delivery is coming to Richmond and more Virginia headlines
Tue Sep 1 2026 05:05 AM EDT
Virginia health leaders, lawmakers share enhanced healthcare resources for rural communities
Mon Aug 31 2026 05:28 AM EDT
Virginia voters to decide on 1% sales tax for school construction, NoVa transit funding
Mon Aug 31 2026 05:27 AM EDT
Public utilities shouldn’t be funding the campaigns of the people who govern them
Mon Aug 31 2026 05:26 AM EDT
The Appalachian memoir author running as a Democratic contrast to JD Vance and more headlines
Mon Aug 31 2026 05:05 AM EDT
Voting rights struggle continues, Gov. Spanberger and advocates say at March on Washington anniversary
Sun Aug 30 2026 01:44 PM EDT
Va. officials announce disbursement of $122 million in Rural Health Transformation Fund awards
Fri Aug 28 2026 07:00 AM EDT
If Va.’s reproductive rights amendment passes, challengers say they’ll fight to overturn it in court
Fri Aug 28 2026 05:27 AM EDT
As student well-being concerns grow, Va. advocates push for stricter school tech guidelines
Fri Aug 28 2026 05:26 AM EDT
With six West Nile cases reported statewide, infected mosquitos are on the rise in Virginia Beach
Fri Aug 28 2026 05:25 AM EDT
Virginia’s endless war – Voting rights and more state headlines
Fri Aug 28 2026 05:05 AM EDT
Trump has widened scope of anti-immigrant policy in second term
Thu Aug 27 2026 12:21 PM EDT
New proposal from grid operator PJM would require data centers to bring their own power
Thu Aug 27 2026 05:28 AM EDT
Apple Wallet adds driver’s licenses and IDs for Virginia residents
Thu Aug 27 2026 05:25 AM EDT
In Virginia’s Navy country, the Iran war tests a GOP incumbent and more headlines
Thu Aug 27 2026 05:05 AM EDT
New challenges to Trump mail-in voting order arrive after US Supreme Court ruling
Wed Aug 26 2026 06:09 PM EDT
Virginia to receive $353 million in landmark Meta child-safety settlement
Wed Aug 26 2026 01:00 PM EDT
Spanberger orders state agencies to prepare for Medicaid, SNAP changes
Wed Aug 26 2026 05:28 AM EDT
Amazon changes course on water use for King George data center campus
Wed Aug 26 2026 05:25 AM EDT
SpaceX Starlink launch seen across Central Virginia and more state headlines
Wed Aug 26 2026 05:05 AM EDT
Active court order still blocking Trump effort to restrict vote-by-mail
Tue Aug 25 2026 04:15 PM EDT
Virginia students make gains in reading, math as schools push toward pre-pandemic levels
Tue Aug 25 2026 10:00 AM EDT
“Remember the little guy”: Kaine hears from Virginia farmers as Canada trade fight drives up concern
Tue Aug 25 2026 05:28 AM EDT
The thousand-dollar line
Tue Aug 25 2026 05:25 AM EDT
Voters will decide whether to enshrine marriage equality in Virginia and more headlines
Tue Aug 25 2026 05:05 AM EDT
U.S. Supreme Court lifts pause on Trump mail-ballot order
Mon Aug 24 2026 01:48 PM EDT
Virginia considers calls for mandatory school nurses as healthcare gaps persist
Mon Aug 24 2026 05:28 AM EDT
Chesapeake Regional may avoid criminal trial, but former OB-GYN Perwaiz’s patients are still suing
Mon Aug 24 2026 05:27 AM EDT
Legislators didn’t allow local bans of gas-powered leaf blowers. Va. localities are doing it anyway.
Mon Aug 24 2026 05:25 AM EDT
What Virginia’s assault weapons ban pause means for gun owners and more headlines
Mon Aug 24 2026 05:05 AM EDT
Trump’s court workarounds push limits but are within legal bounds, experts say
Fri Aug 21 2026 02:57 PM EDT
Va. health dept. improves nursing home inspection backlog, reforms sanction criteria for facilities
Fri Aug 21 2026 05:28 AM EDT
After eastern groundwater report detailed aquifer concerns, Va. lawmakers consider policy shifts
Fri Aug 21 2026 05:28 AM EDT
Feds’ proposal to alter Head Start could ‘dismantle’ program in Virginia, parents and advocates say
Fri Aug 21 2026 05:26 AM EDT
Eastern Shore leaders, residents dubious of mineral mining pitch. They have good reason to be.
Fri Aug 21 2026 05:25 AM EDT
Congressional Democrats launch probe into ICE enforcement in NoVa, more headlines
Fri Aug 21 2026 05:05 AM EDT
Judge affirms ruling in favor of former felons in voting rights lawsuit
Thu Aug 20 2026 04:41 PM EDT
November glut of school referendums signals necessity of taxing option in Virginia
Thu Aug 20 2026 05:26 AM EDT
Violent crime in US fell at record pace in 2025
Thu Aug 20 2026 05:25 AM EDT
USDA advances Roadless Rule repeal; advocates, lawmakers say it puts 400,000 acres in Va. at risk
Thu Aug 20 2026 05:24 AM EDT
Virginia Beach pauses new hyperscale data centers for one year, more headlines
Thu Aug 20 2026 05:05 AM EDT
Balancing optimism and caution, Spanberger says Va.’s revenues grew $2.1 billion in fiscal year 2026
Wed Aug 19 2026 01:10 PM EDT
SCC commissioner, former NextEra attorney declines to recuse herself from merger case
Wed Aug 19 2026 05:25 AM EDT
Who has the money in three high-profile Virginia congressional races and more headlines
Wed Aug 19 2026 05:05 AM EDT
Trump’s ballroom ‘illegal’ without congressional approval, high court told
Tue Aug 18 2026 04:35 PM EDT
Spanberger signs executive order to boost Virginia’s emergency preparedness
Tue Aug 18 2026 03:47 PM EDT
DOJ probes William & Mary over alleged race-based scholarship policies
Tue Aug 18 2026 09:06 AM EDT
Alongside Kiggans, US House Speaker says Va.’s 2nd District ‘will determine the fate of the country’
Tue Aug 18 2026 05:28 AM EDT
Virginia secures $17 million to upgrade rail service and improve transportation infrastructure
Tue Aug 18 2026 05:26 AM EDT
Mice may drive Lyme disease more than deer
Tue Aug 18 2026 05:25 AM EDT
Virginia ranks among worst states for women’s equality and more headlines
Tue Aug 18 2026 05:05 AM EDT
Federal judge denies hemp entrepreneurs’ request to overturn Virginia’s new THC limit
Mon Aug 17 2026 12:34 PM EDT
Hampton leaders cool to limited Army Corps flood solutions
Mon Aug 17 2026 05:28 AM EDT
As Va. officials weigh data center pushback, report details industry’s public service funding
Mon Aug 17 2026 05:27 AM EDT
Black lung cases surging again in Southwest Va., Appalachia; miners blame blocked regulations
Mon Aug 17 2026 05:26 AM EDT
DNC approves 2028 presidential nominating cycle starting in South Carolina, Nevada
Mon Aug 17 2026 05:25 AM EDT
Suspect in Virginia State University shooting arrested, found hiding in closet and more headlines
Mon Aug 17 2026 05:05 AM EDT
Va. school board to appeal federal court order to remove Confederate school names
Fri Aug 14 2026 11:48 AM EDT
Hampton Roads tenants describe landlord’s abuse, retaliation after landmark fair housing settlement
Fri Aug 14 2026 05:28 AM EDT
Voting rights anniversary spotlights America’s enduring anti-Black contempt
Fri Aug 14 2026 05:26 AM EDT
Lowdown from Loudoun: Virginia official shares data center tips with Maryland audience
Fri Aug 14 2026 05:25 AM EDT
Firefighters union censures Spanberger over collective bargaining, more Va. headlines
Fri Aug 14 2026 05:05 AM EDT
DOJ targets 3 more states in effort to axe in-state tuition for immigrants
Thu Aug 13 2026 12:57 PM EDT
This program helps Virginia military members place their pets with carers during deployment
Thu Aug 13 2026 05:27 AM EDT
Dominion asks SCC to recover an additional $922 million for fuel costs over multiple years
Thu Aug 13 2026 05:26 AM EDT
ICE agent pulls gun on Virginia woman who yelled at them in parking lot, more headlines
Thu Aug 13 2026 05:05 AM EDT
Trump administration urges Supreme Court to rule soon on limiting vote-by-mail in midterms
Wed Aug 12 2026 05:06 PM EDT
Va.’s vaccine recommendations, requirements won’t change after Trump order, officials say
Wed Aug 12 2026 10:48 AM EDT
Va. resident seeks answers from state education superintendent over genocide definition
Wed Aug 12 2026 05:28 AM EDT
What candidates have planned for Virginia’s coast could decide a key congressional race
Wed Aug 12 2026 05:26 AM EDT
Lt. Gov. Hashmi hits the road to hear from Virginians on Dominion-NextEra merger
Wed Aug 12 2026 05:25 AM EDT
Gov. Spanberger talks utility mega-merger on CNBC and more Virginia headlines
Wed Aug 12 2026 05:05 AM EDT
Trump urges shift in childhood vaccine recommendations, calls for splitting up MMR vaccine
Tue Aug 11 2026 04:25 PM EDT