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- DAVE RESS Richmond Times-Dispatch
The piping plovers that nest on the barrier islands of Virginia's Eastern Shore are disappearing. And no one is sure why.
- LAUREN HOLLADAY Richmond Times-Dispatch
The SNAP program, better known as food stamps, is crumbling thanks to the Trump administration. Virginia is now on the hook for $266 million to cover losses.
- DAVE RESS Richmond Times-Dispatch
The Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services has revoked the license of Hallmark Youthcare after multiple escapes from the facility.
- ANNA BRYSON Richmond Times-Dispatch
The financially struggling Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources plans to raise fishing and hunting fees in order to pay back a $6.9 million loan from the state.
- Jane Sathe
Tracy Straight, who has led the Wayne Theatre since 2016 and was among the founders of the Wayne Theatre Alliance, has announced her resignation.
- Jane Sathe
Jenny Wales, who spent nine years as artistic director of the Virginia Theatre Festival, is stepping down.
- Hawes Spencer
Incoming Virginia kick returner Solomon Beebe faces three counts of animal cruelty after a housekeeper reported seeing him punch his pit bull.
Moving forward, only two out-of-county speakers will be able to address the Greene County Board of Supervisors at meetings.
The American Girl brand turns 40 this year, and so too do many of millennials who grew up loving the dolls and their stories. So just why does the brand endure?
The Charlottesville Salvation Army is now just a few million dollars away from planting shovels in the ground on a project that would double its homeless services.
Coming up, Art@Work accepts submissions to display in staff spaces at UVa, members' works remain at McGuffey Art Center and more.
After 31 years, Chandler's Bakery, known for its classic radio bars as much as its elaborate wedding cakes, is closing its doors.
Afton man Ethan Garfield, already convicted of crimes contribuing to his infant son's death, faces new charges after a pair of burglaries in nearby Wintergreen.
Between 2018 and 2023, 22,000 people left Virginia, taking with them some $7 billion in income, along with their consumption, talent and future tax revenue.
- JACK SALMON
Between 2018 and 2023, 22,000 people left Virginia, taking with them some $7 billion in income, along with their consumption, talent and future tax revenue.
- DAVE RESS Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia SCC Chair Kelsey Bagot, who once worked for NextEra Energy, won't recuse herself from the NextEra-Dominion Energy merger case.
- LYRA BORDELON The News Leader
Augusta County supervisors and library trustees are facing vocal pushback after the latter canceled a 2027 Pride celebration and blamed the former.
- JEFF BENNETT
This past weekend at Virginia State was just the latest reminder of how far, and how little, we've come since Virginia Tech.
- Hawes Spencer
Elliott Harding, a Charlottesville lawyer who has worked some of Central Virgina's most high-profile cases, finds himself facing his own charges.
- Jane Sathe
Virginia's own James Madison, Woodrow Wilson, John Tyler and Zachary Taylor made the top 10 on a new list ranking presidents' facial appeal.
- RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF
A Virginia State University student is facing a misdemeanor charge in connection with Saturday's shooting that injured five people on campus.
- BILL WYATT Martinsville Bulletin
The Henry County sheriff has suspended access to Flock Safety’s license plate reader network amid concerns over privacy, data use and constitutional rights.
- DAVE RESS Richmond Times-Dispatch
It shouldn't be up to a single person, the governor, to restore a convicted felon's right to vote in Virginia, proponents of a constitutional amendment say.
- MICHAEL MARTZ Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia's hotel industry has recovered from its pandemic lows, with government and business travel as well as sports and historical tourism booming.
- BRAD ZINN The News Leader
Steve Uter, a former employee at Western State Hospital, has been found guilty of sexual battery after a coworker accused him of molesting her at work.
- SEAN JONES Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia hemp businesses say a failed court challenge leaves them with millions in inventory, few answers and a market they say has effectively disappeared.