15+ hour, 7+ min ago  (597+ words) Virginia spends, on average, $70,000 a year to provide medical care for prisoners over the age of 55. They suffer from cancer, kidney failure, heart disease and other chronic conditions that require expensive testing and daily medication. Today, at 56, he has survived…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (201+ words) Members of the Virginia General Assembly are trying to get a prescription for savings. "They affect us all, yet they remain hidden," says Delegate Katrina Callsen, a Democrat from Albemarle County talking about pharmacy benefit managers. "They negotiate rebates for…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (600+ words) Governor Spanberger gave herself the authority to pull out of agreements with ICE on her first day in office, but Wednesday she decided to use it. "These agreements improperly ceded discretion and authority over Virginia law enforcement to federal authorities,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (192+ words) Advocates for gun violence prevention are at the Capitol and demanding action. That's Angela Ferrell-Zabala, executive director of Moms Demand Action kicking off a rally for gun violence prevention. "I am so proud to say that 20%, y'all, 20% of Virginia's General…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (453+ words) The federal government released new dietary guidelines recently, advising Americans to eat fewer processed foods. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins say the new guidelines will help reduce chronic diseases. The new guidelines…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (205+ words) Members of the Virginia state Senate are considering a bill that would prevent abortion rights opponents from blocking access to clinics. When does free speech become an obstruction? That's what members of the Virginia State Senate are asking as they…...

2+ mon, 3+ week 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+ mon, 2+ week 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+ mon, 2+ week 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+ mon, 2+ week 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…...