A Friday afternoon thunderstorm wreaked havoc in Charlottesville and surrounding Albemarle County, knocking out power to thousands, downing trees and setting a house on fire.
- Hawes Spencer
The Virginia State Police have opened an investigation after a Charlottesville police dog, Blue the bloodhound, was found dead in a car in Greene County.
- K. WARD CUMMINGS
Anti-Black racism is fueled not only by fear and resentment, but by a deeper anxiety over status, identity and the enduring power of Black Americans.
- ELI LERDAU The Daily Progress
Virginia's new assault weapons ban is still tied up in the court system, but that hasn't stopped one militia in Campbell County from readying its forces to resist it.
- DAVE RESS Richmond Times-Dispatch
Dominion Energy is asking for a surcharge that would boost bills by 2% to cover the costs of continuing programs to prevent power outages on its Virginia grid.
- MADI KIRKMAN The News & Advance
An escaped python knocked over a heat lamp and sparked a fire at a Beford County middle school early last Thursday morning.
- DAVE RESS Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones is launching a Worker Protection Unit, the first of its kind in the state, focused on the unfair, illegal treatment of workers.
Even with alcohol sales plummeting, the Virginia ABC found a way to literally lift its spirits at the end of the fiscal year.
Virginia's new law outlawing many hemp-derived products took effect Saturday after a federal judge in Roanoke refused to intervene on behalf of the hemp industry.
The Orange County Sheriff's Office says a scammer is calling county residents and impersonating a very real deputy conducting very fake business.
A thunderstorm Friday knocked out power to thousands, wreaked damage to property and left one family without a roof over their heads in Central Virginia.
Whether Virginia requires licenses for radon testers raises the question: When is the cost of regulation to protect the public worth paying?
Country music star Willie Nelson will be returning to Charlottesville this September. Tickets are on sale now for the Ting Pavilion show.
The Daily Progress presents Revision, the photos that defined the week.
- Cal Tobias
The Daily Progress presents Revision, the photos that defined the week.
- RACHAEL SIM
More than 54,000 STIs were reported in Virginia in 2024, a worrying increase over prior years. The Blue Ridge Health District has the tools to keep you safe.
- Hawes Spencer
Joshua Walden, a former pharmacist at Jefferson Pharmacy in Palmyra, faces multiple charges after authorities say he stole opioids and replaced them with water.
- DAILY PROGRESS STAFF
Coming up, there's still time for summer swimming at Chris Greene Lake, Charlottesville's "spray grounds" and more.
- Joana Suleiman
A new documentary, "We the Wine People," is both a celebration of the state's booming wine industry and an argument for why it should be better respected.
- LAURENCE HAMMACK The Roanoke Times
Growers and sellers of hemp products are challenging a new Virginia law, set to take effect Saturday, that they say would wreak havoc on their business.
- KEITH EPPS The Free Lance–Star
Spotsylvania County firefighter Mason Fercovic-Ortegel is dead after drowning in the waters of Lake Anna while boating with friends Thursday evening.
- MICHAEL MARTZ Richmond Times-Dispatch
The Virginia Retirement System didn't meet its own expectations for the past fiscal year, but still managed to earn a 12.1% return on its investments.
- NATALIE ANDERSON The Virginian-Pilot
Cleanup is underway in Portsmouth’s Hull Creek area a week after a sewer main break spilled more than 3 million gallons of wastewater.
- DAVE RESS Richmond Times-Dispatch
The nation’s main firefighters union has voted to censure Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger because of her veto of collective bargaining legislation.
- Jane Sathe
Two filmmaker cousins with roots in Nelson County plan to preview a new documentary about Hurricane Camille's impact on the county this Saturday.
- Hawes Spencer
Albemarle County school counselor Michael Swiney tried and failed to secure pretrial release this week. In doing so, new details of his case were heard in court.