1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1132+ words) There are times when I sit alone and think back — trying to unearth details best left buried — and it all still feels like a nightmare, one that hasn't softened even through the gauzy filter of 25 years gone by. It's not…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (323+ words) PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Beginning in July, certain criminal convictions will be able to be sealed from the public eye. The goal of this law is to help individuals with certain prior convictions obtain housing or employment. The clean slate law…...

2+ mon, 2+ 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…...

3+ mon, 12+ hour ago   (506+ words) On June 12, 1776, Virginia unanimously proclaimed the Virginia Declaration of Rights—the first official declaration of individual liberties in the America 250: Presidential Message on the 250th Anniversary of the Virginia Declaration of Rights On June 12, 1776, Virginia unanimously proclaimed the Virginia Declaration of…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (689+ words) May 26, 2026, 8:48 AM Virginia is pushing to reinvest express lane and toll revenue into public transit instead of road projects, even as public concerns persist about using priced roadways. The focus on reinvesting express lane revenue is reflected in the estimated…...

4+ mon, 4+ hour ago   (443+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Nurses nationwide are retiring or leaving the profession early due to burnout faster than nursing programs across the country can replace them. Now Virginia Commonwealth University is expanding its nursing program to help address a statewide shortage of…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (82+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Spanberger can show seriousness on affordability by vetoing a bill that would…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1381+ words) Republican state lawmakers want a temporary pause on Virginia’s 32 cent per gallon gas tax to help offset rising prices at the pump resulting from President Donald Trump’s ill-defined and unpopular war in Iran. They remained cool to, and to some…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (13+ words) GOP-leaning districts in Virginia seeing higher early voter turnout than recent years WHSV...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (445+ words) As debate over Virginia’s redistricting referendum heats up ahead of next month’s vote, a partisan newspaper advancing Democrats’ arguments has begun showing up in Arlington mailboxes. The latest issue of The Virginia Independent — a product of American Independent Media, which…...