Crews were able to get the fire under control before it spread to the tire storage area of the building, which could have posed a severe environmental impact.
The U.S. Geological Survey says people should stop feeding birds while scientists determine why hundreds have been blinded and killed in the Washington, D.C., region since late May.
Education leaders are set to discuss implementing the state’s new elective course in African-American history for high school students that will launch this fall.
An outside probe into how Virginia’s government watchdog agency conducted an investigation of a controversial parole decision found no inappropriate outside interference and concluded that the lead investigator was likely “impaired by personal bias.”
Pres. Biden is sending $26 million in federal funds back to a U.S. Navy shipyard in Virginia. The money had been diverted by Pres. Trump to pay for a wall along the Mexico border.
The Supreme Court is leaving in place the convictions of two men who as members of a white supremacist group participated in a white nationalist rally in Virginia in 2017 that turned violent.
Governor Northam has announced a new $3 million investment to pilot the Return to Earn Grant Program, designed to match payments from eligible small businesses to provide new hires with up to $1,000 each to support their transition back into the workforce.
A Northern Virginia school system plans to appeal a judge’s order to reinstate a suspended gym teacher who spoke at a school board meeting against a proposal requiring that transgender students be addressed by their preferred pronouns.
The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources is warning boaters to use extreme caution over the weekend as all of the rain has created potentially deadly conditions out on the water.
The old Virginia Avenue Elementary School in Petersburg is being sold to a developer for less than the price of a cup of coffee: $1. But that dollar will go a long way for the city.
The University of Richmond announced all students, staff, and faculty are required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine for the fall semester. This excludes those with religious or health exemptions.
Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe said last night’s election results show the Democratic Party is united and ready to face off against the GOP this November.
Lights, camera, action! The feature film “Tapawingo” is set to begin shooting in Hopewell and surrounding locations next week, but background actors are needed to fill open roles.
Folks in Franklin County are getting a unique tubing experience this month along the Pigg River. For the first time, people can stay at Waid Recreation Park past sunset for the inaugural River of Lights event.
The FBI says a city engineer who fatally shot 12 people in a Virginia Beach municipal building in 2019 was motivated by “perceived workplace grievances” that “he fixated on for years.”
Tuesday’s victory means Terry McAuliffe, the longtime fixture of Democratic politics, will go on to face GOP political newcomer Glenn Youngkin in November.
A judge has ordered a Virginia school system to reinstate a suspended gym teacher who spoke out at a school board meeting against a proposal requiring that transgender students be addressed by their preferred pronouns.
The Supreme Court of Virginia has heard arguments on whether the state has the right to take down a 131-year-old statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in the state capital.
After years of legal battles, the days are officially numbered for the statues of Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson in Charlottesville.
Five Democrats are competing to be Virginia’s next governor, as the party holds its nominating primary this Tuesday. With just hours left of this primary season, candidates are making a final push to get out the vote.
After 10 days of stability, AAA reports that the national gas price average increased a penny over the weekend, but Virginia’s average was down a penny for the week and up 17 cents from last month.
After a year of isolation, many are stressed and even unsure how to go about being social again. It turns out the answer is actually in clinical psychological science.
