1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1279+ words) This story was reported and written by our media partner the Virginia Mercury. A federal judge has temporarily blocked Virginia from enforcing key provisions of a new law restricting cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities, allowing existing…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (723+ words) Many Virginians are accustomed tocasting a ballot every year, but Virginia voters may not be prepared for the commonwealth to welcome an onslaught of candidates vying for the Democratic presidential nomination. Last weekend, the Democratic National Committee approved its early…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (679+ words) This story was reported and written by our media partner the Virginia Mercury. As part of an 18-state tour through more than 30 congressional districts, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, said Monday that “Virginia’s 2nd District will determine the fate of the…...

1+ mon, 41+ min ago   (561+ words) Early last year, Henrico County teenager Avyay Bharadwaj was one of hundreds of thousands of residents in the region suddenly forced to think about something often taken for granted: Clean water running from the tap. A winter storm had shut…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (680+ words) This story was reported and written by our media partner the Virginia Mercury. Portsmouth school board member Quniana Futrell appeared somber behind the podium in Norfolk’s Slover event space as she spoke in support of a proposal to amend Virginia’s…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (263+ words) Former Navy Commander Elaine Luria beat three other challengers in the Democratic primary for Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District. Luria is the former representative for the district. She held the seat for two terms before she lost in the 2022 midterm elections, when…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1561+ words) Eastern Virginia has long been withdrawing groundwater from the regional aquifer more quickly than the system can naturally replenish. But after a brief period of gains, the situation is now reaching a tipping point, according to a new report by…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (933+ words) This story was reported and written by our media partner the Virginia Mercury. Virginia is creating an enforcement unit to oversee the rapidly expanding market for vaping products, hemp-derived intoxicants, THC and kratom, consolidating several regulatory responsibilities within the attorney…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (702+ words) Since taking office in January, Gov. Abigail Spanberger has restored the voting rights of more than 66,000 Virginians who lost them due to felony convictions, her office announced Friday. “The right to vote is foundational to who we are as Americans,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (605+ words) Virginia lawmakers this year set out to bar out-of-state National Guard troops from entering the Commonwealth without the governor's consent, a move to push back on President Trump’s federalization of the Guard in other states. Lawmakers ultimately established a study…...