Despite playing most of the game with its third-string quarterback, the #20 Virginia Tech football team dominated NC State 45-24 in its season opener on Saturday in Blacksburg.
Eight days after Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing, President Donald Trump announced Amy Coney Barrett as her successor on the White House lawn on Saturday.
The body of Mary Ann Stanley was found at around 2 p.m. Saturday in a farm across from her home on Volens Road, according to the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office.
House and Senate budget writers presented their proposed amendments to Gov. Ralph Northam’s retooled spending plan Friday. Here’s a first look at where the two chambers landed on funding for schools, criminal justice reform, evictions and past-due utility bills.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has reissued permits for a natural gas pipeline project in Virginia and West Virginia nearly two years after a federal appeals court invalidated them.
For some, the debates represent the most important moments in the 2020 campaign’s closing days, a rare opportunity for millions of voters to compare the candidates' policies and personalities side-by-side on prime-time television.
Williamsburg’s Grand Illumination will take place across three free events this December, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and city announced on Wednesday.
Several north and southbound lanes of Interstate 95 were closed in the City of Petersburg due to two incidents, the Virginia Dept. of Transportation reported Saturday morning.
North Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper Adolfo Lopez-Alcedo, who was seriously injured when he was hit by a car on I-485, has returned home to his family after 84 days of hospital treatment.
The Rock County Board in Madison, Wisconsin, passed an ordinance change Thursday night to set the penalty for possessing 28 grams or less of cannabis to no more than a $1 fine.
A Virginia Senate committee swiftly killed a bill that would extend COVID-19-related workers' compensation to first responders, teachers and health care providers.
Lawmakers in the Virginia General Assembly are on track to give citizen boards brand new authority to investigate and discipline local police officers accused of misconduct.
They help in the aftermath of fires and flooding across our hometowns, but now Red Cross volunteers from Virginia are on the ground in western states ravaged by wildfires.
Under a tent put up for socially distanced classes, some rare books, normally closely kept in a temperature-controlled vault, were brought out just for us.
Shortly after the pandemic hit back in March, Monument Avenue 10K race director Meghan Keogh and her staff got right to work. They had a lot to consider when coming up with options for the 2020 event.
For those in the Richmond area needing assistance this Christmas, appointments for Richmond families and Spanish speaking families will be opening soon.
Increased isolation measures and surging COVID-19 cases are taking a mental toll on some students at the University of Virginia. For many, managing hours of school work on top of a global pandemic is far from easy.
“We are paying the same amount in tuition, but in additional fees we’re paying more than in previous years for a quality of education that has not been in line with previous semesters,” said VCU Senior Sunny Lee.
The non-profit says providing a new, safe home for the domestic geese will allow them to recover and will enhance the condition of the lakes and paths for use by the public.
Green Leaf Medical finished up their first medical marijuana harvest in the Richmond area, and is currently processing the drug into multiple products.
This comes after Mayor Stoney said he is recommending that the special purpose reserve goes toward funding the city’s equity study, initiatives to address racial health disparities, and post-employment benefit liabilities.
The Food and Drug Administration is warning the public about serious side effects when overconsuming diphenhydramine because of the popularity of the “Benadryl Challenge” social media trend.
Henrico County School Board announced it is pulling its plan to redistrict county schools, which initially caused large protests between parents and students.
For nearly a month customers of One Price Dry Cleaners off Laburnum Avenue in Henrico have been trying to get the clothes they say are locked inside the business.
A 15-year-old is being held in Humphreys County on $2 million dollar bond in connection with the brutal rape of an elderly Isola resident with dementia.
A Virginia health official is warning of a “severe public health threat” if a planned campaign rally for President Donald Trump goes forward Friday evening.
Sheltering Arms Institute, in collaboration with VCU Health, has welcomed its newest four-legged team member, Canine Companions for Independence® Facility Dog, Clara.
The Henrico County School Board announced surveys will be sent to families and staff between Oct. 5 and Oct. 9 providing options for how students should learn leading up to winter break.
Virginia Senator Tim Kaine says republicans are rushing to fil the empty seat left open by the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg so they can repeal the Affordable Care Act.
UVA researchers say that a COVID-19 vaccine is likely to be approved by the FDA before the end of the year, but how many people actually get the shot is the next great hurdle in defeating the virus.
For those in the Richmond area needing assistance this Christmas, appointments for Richmond families and Spanish speaking families will be opening soon.
As COVID-19 surges in prisons across Virginia, lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union are pushing the State Department of Corrections to hire outside experts to evaluate overall response.
For many of us, this election will be the first time casting a ballot in-person during a pandemic, so you can expect some changes when heading to the polls.
A bipartisan bill aimed at increasing veteran suicide prevention efforts and access to mental health services is heading to President Trump’s desk. The bill was authored by U.S. Sen. Warner (D-VA) and Sen. Boozman (R-AR).
