The city plans to conduct a broader assessment of animal welfare services, including the shelter, which was last assessed in 2021.

Her order, which follows a months-long budget battle over tax exemptions and more recent concerns regarding the safety of AI, stops short of a moratorium on development.

Virginia has a low-key Senate race, 11 different congressional races (some more competitive than others), referendums on three important constitutional amendments, a few local referendums here or ...

Here’s a round-up of comments from legislators, business groups, environmental groups and policy groups focused on energy issues.

Larry D. Yates was being held without bond Friday in the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail in Abingdon and will appear in court Tuesday.

Volunteer Corey Ramsey helps load boxes into Neighbor's Aid food pantry in St. Paul. Photo by Anna Rubenstein. As she stood behind the folding table, weighing boxes and taking notes, Teresa O’Donnell ...

Access bridges across Southwest Virginia, including this one in Grundy, were damaged or destroyed in the February 2025 flood. Photo by Lakin Keene. Updates may be coming to a state program that was ...

The Martinsville and Henry County Warming Center has plans to leave its current location at the Salvation Army location on Memorial Boulevard amid concerns regarding potential inc ...

No one checked the embedded microchip before the animal was disposed of at the landfill. Hunsicker made an impression at the Salem City Council meeting this week when she told of learning a road crew ...

The search committee tasked with finding Virginia Tech’s next president will conduct interviews for the position sometime in the next 15 days, committee chair Nancy Dye announce ...

State and nonprofit leaders are taking stock of food insecurity trends amid federal changes to nutrition programs, as more changes loom.