13+ hour, 49+ min ago   (314+ words) FILE - A SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at a gas station in Riverwoods, Ill., Nov. 1, 2025. VIRGINIA - Virginia will start rolling out new, more secure Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, with "chip-and-tap" technology in an effort to stop Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (705+ words) Virginia is replacing traditional food-assistance benefit cards with chip-enabled versions designed to make it harder for thieves to steal SNAP benefits from families. About 749,000 state residents receive assistance through the program. Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced Thursday that the state has…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (263+ words) The Kentucky Tourism Development Finance Authority gave that preliminary green light during an approval meeting in August 2026, according to Local 12. Under the Kentucky Tourism Development Act, Liberty Forge Adventures can now recover up to $195.7 million over 10 years, equal to 25 percent…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (416+ words) In this November's election, Richmond voters will choose between Councilmember Claudia Jimenez and former human resources professional Ahmad Anderson for their new mayor. Jimenez and Anderson were the two frontrunners to move on from the June primary election, earning more…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (411+ words) Debate over Virginia's growing electricity needs spilled into a packed school cafeteria in Cumberland County, where residents confronted Dominion Energy over its plans for a major new gas plant. Supporters claim it will lead to jobs and tax dollars, but…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (580+ words) A massive new transmission line planned for Virginia would run farther through Buckingham County than any other county in the state — even though Buckingham has no data center built or proposed. That disconnect is raising difficult questions about who benefits,…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (69+ words) Kentucky Dem: Secrecy surrounding Sen. McConnell's health part of why voters don't 'trust' DC Kentucky Congressional Candidate Zach Dembo joins The Lead. Kentucky Dem: Secrecy surrounding Sen. McConnell’s health part of why voters don’t ‘trust’ DC Kentucky Congressional Candidate Zach…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (108+ words) A family of four raccoons has set up housekeeping in the attic of Richmond's 143-year-old Moore House, and the museum that owns the property says the uninvited guests never signed a lease. The Fort Bend Museum's associate director set up…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (82+ words) Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi is demanding answers about what the proposed Dominion-NextEra merger means for Virginia families already struggling with rising electric bills. Find out what Richmond customers are saying — and what one supporter says about why the merger is…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (132+ words) FRANKFORT, Ky. – More than 300,000 dead voters have been removed from Kentucky’s voter polls since Secretary of State Michael Adams took office, officials say. On Friday, Adams made the announcement, bringing the total number of removals since January 2020 to 753,181. “We’ve vigorously…...