Congress has clawed back $1.1 billion as part of an effort to end taxpayer funding of PBS and NPR. Among those impacted are Allegheny Mountain Radio and WMMT, which offer local news, eclectic ...

Virginia’s largest metro needs to diversify its economy to reduce its dependence on the federal government. That will impact the entire state.

The attorney general’s office said a preliminary report has ruled out stress from the move as a cause of death; toxicology report is pending with a focus on a drug that the zoo administered ...

The Association of American Railroads filed suit against the state soon after the General Assembly enacted a law governing the costs and timing of internet service providers’ use of railway ...

The Mount Vernon United Methodist Church in Danville has seen a 60% increase in enrollment for its child care programming in the last two years. The church is hoping to expand its playground to ...

Carilion Clinic announced plans Tuesday to build two new freestanding emergency departments — one in Smith Mountain Lake’s Westlake area and one in the Daleville Town Center area. The health system ...

Beyond marketing appeal, the hellbender carries a powerful message. The Eastern Hellbender is a species of concern, threatened by habitat loss and pollution. By choosing it as our mascot, we’d be ...

Ben Strong, PhD, is a scientist, native Roanoker, and outdoors enthusiast. He is the Science and Machine Learning Lead at the Earth Genome, an environmental nonprofit. He was named as a finalist for ...

The Cumberland Plateau Health District is offering free tetanus vaccines and boosters in Dante Wednesday to anyone affected by the weekend’s flooding and to those who are helping with cleanup efforts.

The Trump administration has changed broadband expansion rules to shift away from fiber-optic cable and toward low Earth orbit satellite systems such as Elon Musk’s Starlink. The two technologies ...

Spanberger has no record in state government but has released policy positions. Earle-Sears has only a thin record in state government and has been mum on details.

Martinsville officials’ efforts toward creating a comprehensive plan will continue at city council’s 6 p.m. meeting Tuesday at City Hall. The meeting will continue talks held in 2024 and 2025 about ...