2+ week, 20+ hour ago  (312+ words) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Governor Abigail Spanberger signed gun reform legislation Monday, April 13, ahead of a midnight deadline to take action on bills passed by the General Assembly. The new laws are among the first Spanberger signed that passed on party-line…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (215+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WWBT) - Eight people are recovering after a shooting Saturday night on the Virginia Beach Oceanfront, according to police. Virginia Beach police responded to the 1400 block of Atlantic Avenue just before 10 p. m. , where officers found eight people suffering from…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (268+ words) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Democratic elected officials participated in a Vote YES rally at Random Row Brewing Co. in Charlottesville, urging people to vote yes on the commonwealth's April 21 redistricting referendum. Among them was Virginia Sen. Mark Warner. His stop in…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (221+ words) (VIRGINIA MERCURY) - As temperatures climb, some parts of the commonwealth are heating up faster than others " a result of too few trees and too little shade. Neighborhoods without tree canopy can be up to 15 degrees hotter than those with tree…...

3+ week, 21+ hour ago  (176+ words) (VIRGINIA MERCURY) - Virginia is poised to reenter the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative this summer, a move that could again add a monthly charge to electricity customers" bills as utilities resume buying carbon credits. State officials expect the commonwealth to participate…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (208+ words) (VIRGINIA MERCURY) - What might be pocket change to some can be a breaking point for others " forcing tough choices between health insurance and everyday essentials. As Virginians, and Americans nationwide, face premium spikes in the Affordable Care Act marketplace after…...

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

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (300+ words) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Democrats are growing worried about the outcome of the April 21 referendum that will help determine whether they can redraw district maps before midterms, with turnout emerging as their biggest challenge. Virginia Democrats modeled the redistricting push after…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (271+ words) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Democrats in Richmond celebrated the passage of 16 bills through both the state House and Senate aimed at making life cheaper for Virginians on crossover day. The bills aim at the cost of housing, energy, healthcare, and renters…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (392+ words) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Virginia's former Attorney General has joined the campaign against mid-decade redistricting as the legal and political battle grows fiercer. Jason Miyares tells 29 News that the Commonwealth is in an "unprecedented era," as Virginia Democrats work to push…...