Homes trembled Sunday morning after an earthquake was recorded near the Virginia, North Carolina border. The epicenter of the 5.1 magnitude earthquake was recorded in Sparta, North Carolina, about a half-hour drive southwest from Galax or about a two hour trip to Roanoke.
Earlier this year, the General Assembly passed legislation saying that no person may be arrested, prosecuted or denied any right or privilege for participating in the state’s medical cannabis program.
The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) reported 100,086 total positive coronavirus tests throughout the state Sunday - an 897 case increase since Saturday.
A Virginia panel has recommended moving the state’s statue of Robert E. Lee at the U.S. Capitol to the Virginia Museum of History and Culture in Richmond.
As school systems grapple with the best ways to protect health and safety, they are also considering how the economic turmoil will affect students and their families.
The Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg is inviting guests to come see its two art museums since it has completed its $41.7 million expansion, which broke ground in April 2017.
The Ohio governor’s positive, then negative, tests for COVID-19 have provided fuel for skeptics of government pandemic mandates and critics of his often-aggressive policies.
The athletic department release cited nationwide developments over the course of the week and the impending cancellation of the NCAA FCS Championships as factors in the decision. The department will now shift its focus to exploring a spring football season.
The Virginia Department of Forestry is offering financial aid to remove dead or dying ash trees from public property due to the introduction of the emerald ash borer, which has caused a decline of the trees.
With less than two months before the Sept. 30 deadline for the 2020 Census, local officials say Richmond, Petersburg and Hopewell are on track to miss out on millions of dollars in funding for roads, education and healthcare because enough people aren’t filling out the questionnaire.
A 72-year-old Canadian man has died while in ICE custody after being held at the Farmville Detention Center, where there is a large outbreak of COVID-19.
It was another success story for the so-called “eagle whisperer” with the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office, releasing two bald eagles back into the wild.
