Can a state law revise or subvert an existing contract? It certainly can’t violate constitutional protections.
Do we make investments now to shore up vulnerabilities in aging dams? We ignore them at our peril — Virginia has to prioritize them in its inf…
Early voting is more important now than most years, with pandemic fears making many of us wary of crowds we might encounter on the first Tuesd…
Working farms “are not Norman Rockwell pretty,” said Ebonie Alexander, executive director of the Black Family Land Trust.
Having a testing program in place to help prevent COVID outbreaks is an excellent precaution.
A University of Virginia study may bring researchers closer to curtailing Alzheimer’s.
Democrats insist that their mammoth budget bill must also include big policy changes, even if it takes bending U.S. Senate rules beyond recognition.
Hansel Aguilar, incoming executive director of Charlottesville’s Police Civilian Review Board, can’t get here too soon.
The commonwealth leads all other states in the distribution of its share of pandemic relief funds.
Standards of Learning test results are data points that catalogue the disastrous loss of learning that occurred statewide during the COVID-19 …
We rely on trees to absorb and store carbon dioxide. They provide us with food, fuel, medicine and construction materials. Without them, other…
Black farmers are under extra pressure: They’ve faced the added burden of racism, which has translated into fiscal unfairness as well as moral…
People will respond to the 9/11 anniversary with different sets of prominent reactions, or at least a mixture of sorrow with other feelings.
Bennett’s Village is a playground being planned for a three-acre site at Charlottesville’s Pen Park. Its goal is to provide enjoyment for ever…
The Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport is working to make sure that its project plans are as close to "shovel ready" as possible and that the a…
Even as some questions are answered regarding the Charlottesville police chief’s termination, it seems they just lead to fresh ones.
Proposed voting districts are refreshingly simple and straightforward, meeting the classic standard of “compact and contiguous” design.
Pakistan not only played a central role in the Taliban’s rise to power in the 1990s but was also one of the three countries to have had formal…
The good news on this Labor Day 2021 is that unemployment in Virginia is down to 4.2%.
Thirty percent of those land preservation spending has gone to properties in just five counties — three of which are in our Central Virginia a…
Remember that 124 people died in Nelson County alone when Hurricane Camille hit in August 1969.
Venture Central’s aim is to build bridges with other groups and agencies that work to support business start-ups.
“African American history has been right here below our feet,” said Tom Chapman, executive director of the Albemarle Charlottesville Historica…
RaShall Brackney is the second consecutive chief of police to be let go by the city, an indication of turmoil in the department that preceded …
Reducing dangers on the roads is just one example of the need for a better presence and investment in public safety.
By partnering with the Piedmont Housing Alliance, Park Street Christian Church has found a way to propose building 50 affordably priced apartm…
Many Americans who pay the online do-it-yourself tax-preparation giant TurboTax may not even know the company offers a free version of its services.
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