A Tazewell County judge blocks state officials for holding an election. The attorney general will appeal, but early voting is scheduled to start in 11 days.

EO opened the Abingdon hub in hopes of helping to solve two of the main problems that hinder growth in the region: a shortage of available workers for existing jobs, and a lack of child care ...

The organization, which provides volunteer advocates for children navigating the foster care system, has a budget amendment on the table in Richmond that would more than double the funds it ...

A 2018 study predicted this rise. The economic growth in the Roanoke Valley has actually run higher than forecast.

Margaret Edds is an author and journalist based in Richmond.

That reality came to mind recently with the unwelcome announcement that the Richmond Free Press, the direct descendant of the Afro, ceased publication with its first and only digital edition on ...

Scientists at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute are identifying and translating discoveries in cancer, cardiovascular disease, neuroscience, addiction and metabolic health. The Patient Research ...

With a roughly $4.7 million budget shortfall looming, Wise County faces the prospect of cutting 20 to 25 county jobs. Meeting Tuesday to discuss tax rates for the next fiscal year, county supervisors ...

We’re at the midway point of the 2026 General Assembly session. Unlike the Super Bowl, there’s no fancy halftime show. We do, though, have a list of where key bills stand. And ...

The General Assembly has now passed its midpoint, where each chamber is required to finish work on its own bills and send any that have passed to the other chamber. Here’s where some of the bills ...

The Wise County town of Pound has faced the prospect of relinquishing its charter for years, first by force, then by choice.

Republicans are crying foul, saying the wording of the ballot question is heavy-handed and misleading. Democrats say it’s not.