1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (172+ words) The drought warning for many Peninsula cities and counties has been de-escalated following recent rain, according to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. The advisory has gone from a drought warning to a drought watch as of Thursday for many…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (601+ words) Virginia Humanities overcame financial setbacks to distribute 29 competitive grants this month that will provide vital monies to cultural organizations across the state. Eleven of the grant recipients are based in Hampton Roads. “The good news is that some federal funding…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (504+ words) Shoes created through a collaboration between Williamsburg retailers, artists, educators and historical organizations were supposed to be on national display Friday as the Miss America “Show Us Your Shoes” parade helped kick off Independence Day weekend festivities in Philadelphia. However,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (297+ words) The two separate lawsuits filed by the Justice Department in federal court say the laws violate the Second Amendment. “The Constitution is not a suggestion, and the Second Amendment is not a second-class right,” Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (698+ words) The improvement, she said, is the result of simply asking why things were being done the way they were. On top of a 56% drop in assaults between January and May compared with the same time last year, Spanberger said use-of-force…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1117+ words) RICHMOND, Va. (RNS) – From 1830 to 1860, tens of thousands of enslaved people disembarked ships at Richmond’s Manchester Docks, an entry point into a bondage system that built Virginia’s wealth and shaped the city’s history. Shackled together, the enslaved people trudged along…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (454+ words) By 2000, the United States had effectively eliminated measles, earning certification from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and an independent panel of outside experts. It maintained that status for 24 years, a remarkable triumph of public health efforts to eradicate…...

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, 1+ week ago   (681+ words) Five years ago, Jack Dark’s cousin came to him with a suggestion. His cousin, a fellow member of the Nansemond Indian Nation, urged him to join the Red Crook-ed Sky dance troupe and learn the grass, chicken fancy, Eastern woodland,…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (226+ words) Syphilis cases are trending down across Virginia and more people are getting tested after several years of the sexually transmitted disease spreading across the state — most severely in Hampton Roads. Total syphilis cases in Virginia increased from 2020 to 2024, according to…...