1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (314+ words) FILE - A SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at a gas station in Riverwoods, Ill., Nov. 1, 2025. VIRGINIA - Virginia will start rolling out new, more secure Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, with "chip-and-tap" technology in an effort to stop Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (705+ words) Virginia is replacing traditional food-assistance benefit cards with chip-enabled versions designed to make it harder for thieves to steal SNAP benefits from families. About 749,000 state residents receive assistance through the program. Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced Thursday that the state has…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (580+ words) A massive new transmission line planned for Virginia would run farther through Buckingham County than any other county in the state — even though Buckingham has no data center built or proposed. That disconnect is raising difficult questions about who benefits,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (151+ words) CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Overdose deaths across Virginia have dropped about 70% over the last five years, according to officials with the Chesapeake Health Department and they want to keep that trend going, through training and awareness. Health officials are offering free Rapid…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (429+ words) (The Center Square) – Virginia earned an overall C for its infrastructure in a new report, with energy, schools and wastewater among the lowest-rated areas despite billions of dollars in recent state and federal investment. The American Society of Civil Engineers…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (101+ words) Eight fire departments in the company's service areas receive funding Each department listed below has been granted $1,000 to advance fire protection and public safety: Callao Volunteer Fire Department Cape Charles Volunteer Fire Company Colonial Beach Volunteer Fire Department Oak Grove…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (173+ words) MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (DC News Now) — September is National Recovery Month, and in West Virginia's eastern panhandle, advocates for substance abuse treatment are out raising awareness about prevention and treatment programs to help those challenged by drug and alcohol use. "We…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (543+ words) The business cable channel CNBC recently released its annual ranking of the “Best States for Business,” once again singing Virginia’s praises as it slotted the commonwealth in third place, behind only Ohio and North Carolina. That represents a slight improvement…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (558+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Five Central Virginia nursing homes with low-quality ratings are changing ownership, as soon as next week, according to emails obtained by CBS 6 through a public records request. The facilities being sold include Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center,…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (395+ words) Since the first data center project was announced in Mecklenburg County in 2010, union workers have helped build these facilities and the energy infrastructure powering them. For many rural communities, projects of this scale are among the few capable of bringing…...