The Western Virginia Water Authority says it will not be providing the up to 11 million gallons a day Google has requested for its Botetourt County data center.
- ERIC KOLENICH Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones is reportedly investigating the financially troubled, environmentally risky Shoosmith Landfill in Chesterfield County.
- JORGEN VIK
If you are intrigued by the idea of owning stock in an AI company, consider not investing more than you can afford to lose.
- DAVE RESS Richmond Times-Dispatch
Some four dozen people gathered on Richmond's Capitol Square on Monday to protest NextEra Energy’s proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy.
- Heather Price Ives
The town of Orange has named Patrick McAloon, owner of the Holladay House Inn, its new economic development manager.
- ROBERT J. HOLLAND
We can’t change our history, but we can try to understand it and learn from it.
- DAILY PROGRESS STAFF
United Airlines plans to start nonstop daily flights from Charlottesville to Newark later this year.
The Charlottesville Area Community Foundation has awarded more than $200,000 grants to local nonprofits engaged in "movement building" work.
Coming up, the Wintergreen Music Festival winds down, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit raise funds for the Charlottesville Free Clinic and more.
The Virginia branch of retiree-focused nonprofit group AARP is warning the state's residents of a scam tactic known as "squishing" using QR codes.
Roanoke College is one of the first to offer a three-year online degree in cannabis studies. The news comes just as Virgina's cannabis market is legalized.
A group of Virginia veterans have filed suit against Trump's plans to construct a triumphal arch that would obscure the view from Arlington National Cemetery.
Sweet Briar College has received more than $14 million in donations over the course of the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the school announced Wednesday.
Virginia's lesson for other states is straightforward: be practical, be ambitious, build more, lower costs, create jobs and protect progress.
- TERRY McAULIFFE
Virginia's lesson for other states is straightforward: be practical, be ambitious, build more, lower costs, create jobs and protect progress.
- David Velazquez
Virginia's Mark Warner, running for his fourth term in the Senate, says it would be unwise of Democrats to try to impeach the president for a third time.
- Cal Tobias
The smoke from 858 wildfires in Canada blanketed Charlottesville over the weekend, driving down the air quality, closing beaches and canceling the city's farmers market.
- DAVE RESS Richmond Times-Dispatch
Florida-based NextEra's bid to acquire Virginia-based Dominion Energy came out of the blue, but both firms agree that bigger is better in the current market.
- ANNA BRYSON Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia lawmakers are considering moving the state's off-year elections to more traditional even-numbered years using research from UVa’s Karsh Institute.
- DAVE RESS Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger is setting out on her first overseas trade mission, a seven-day trip to Great Britain, Italy and France.
- SEAN JONES Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia remains a strong EV market, but sales are slowing as buyers weigh affordability, charging access and the end of federal incentives.
- ANNA BRYSON Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia has lost 54% of its federal Victims of Crime Act funding since 2020, forcing agencies to eliminate positions and manage growing waitlists.
- DAVE RESS Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger secured some major legislative victories in her first six months, but the Trump administration is still positioning high hurdles for her.
- JORGEN VIK
Going with the crowd, cruising down the river, feels good. But it may not be your best investment move.
- Cal Tobias
The Daily Progress presents Revision, the photos that defined the week.
- LYRA BORDELON The News Leader
Nonprofit veteran and former board of trustees member Tamara Ridenour has been named interim CEO of the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library in Staunton.

