6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1147+ words) For about an hour Monday morning, the two candidates for the 6th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives shared a stage in Buena Vista. It wasn’t a debate — these were back-to-back speeches that were part of Buena Vista’s 55th annual Labor…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (87+ words) Headlines from across the state: Spanberger taps Daniel Young to lead government watchdog office; more... Cardinal News Spanberger taps Daniel Young to lead government watchdog office. — Virginia Mercury. Loudoun seeks legal opinion before ending data center grandfather protections. — Virginia Business....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (307+ words) The barn was hot, as only a barn can be when the first day of September remembers it’s still summer and sends temperatures into the 90s. The people inside the barn were hot, too, both in terms of temperature and also…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (836+ words) Something troubling is happening on Virginia’s college campuses. Between fall 2024 and fall 2025, international enrollment in graduate and doctoral programs at Virginia’s four-year public colleges and universities fell 13%. At George Mason University, international graduate enrollment dropped 27%, a loss of more than…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (626+ words) The Salvation Army has denied a federal agency’s claims that the organization forced a Lynchburg employee out of her job while she sought cancer treatment. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued the Salvation Army in June, saying the employee,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (69+ words) Some Virginia lawmakers want more transparency for data collected by license plate readers. — WVTF/RadioIQ. Pro golf’s next chapter in Richmond tees off this fall. — Axios Richmond. Amtrak service to D.C. will stop in Alexandria for nine days in…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (765+ words) Lynchburg’s only public pool, the Miller Park Pool, will enter a new phase of renovation in September now that its construction contract has been awarded. You can learn about the construction schedule in this edition, plus catch updates on how…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1460+ words) Names of incumbents and their challengers won’t be the only thing on the ballot across the commonwealth this November; Virginians will also be asked to cast a yes or no vote on three proposed changes to the state constitution. Those…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (380+ words) Over the weekend, the United States blundered into another war. This one is a trade war with Canada. This will seem insignificant to Americans until they have to pay for it. Most of the natural gas we use comes from…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (480+ words) Botetourt County, amid much controversy over a data center coming to the county’s business park, has appointed a commission to study the county’s water supply. That would seem to lead to the question of where water ultimately comes from; the…...