1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (275+ words) Since 2017, Richmond has had a plan in place to reduce pedestrian deaths. And while 2025 saw fewer than in previous years, a string of recent incidents has led the mayor to make a series of new promises to address the issue....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (228+ words) Virginia's new school accountability framework was put in place for the 2024-2025 school year and the first results were published just this month. Analysts with the non-partisan Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, or JLARC, studied the new system and presented…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (285+ words) A teenage Virginia Civil Rights pioneer is now memorialized inside the United States Capitol. A statue of Barbara Rose Johns was unveiled Tuesday afternoon. During the unveiling ceremony, her sister read from the journal Barbara Johns kept when she was…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (296+ words) Towns and cities across Virginia are now required to test for levels of PFAS in public water. But much less is known about whether forever chemicals may be in well water. 1 in 5 Virginians rely on wells, springs, and cisterns for…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (450+ words) Walk, Bike, Roll to School Day aims to get kids active and promote pedestrian safety. And just before sunrise Friday morning, one public school in Richmond had a particularly special version of the day with help from a beloved principal....

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (541+ words) Virginia Tech's Board of Visitors (BOV) met Tuesday and voted to increase the university's athletic budget by $229 million over the next four years. In August, athletic director Whit Babcock told the BOV if they didn't invest more, Virginia Tech wouldn't…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (188+ words) Thousands of people came to an event at Virginia Tech Wednesday night which was hosted by Turning Point USA, the organization co-founded by the late Charlie Kirk. Originally, Kirk was scheduled to speak at Virginia Tech, before he was killed....

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (367+ words) President Donald Trump told the nation this week a common drug has been linked to an increase in autism in newborns when used during pregnancy. But for Virginians who are members of, and advocate for, the autism community, the statement…...

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (284+ words) Gun violence has become all too familiar for students across Virginia. That was the message at a Students Demand Action walkout protest Friday afternoon. Virginia is no stranger to school shootings - going back to Virginia Tech in 2007. But what feels…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (338+ words) Redlining was the government sanctioned practice of devaluing property in Black neighborhoods, often to the benefit of white neighborhoods. Outlawed in the 60s, a new study finds more fallout from redlining continues to impact historically Black communities to this day. Samuel…...