Virginia’s 5th Congressional District is officially in play. We’ve seen this coming for several weeks now, but Tuesday brought the most official kind of confirmation possible: Both the Democratic ...

A community meeting has been set for Tuesday to discuss a plan to open an Islamic center in downtown Norton, which is causing quite an uproar in the city.

The town of Pulaski and Amherst County will vote on a pari-mutuel wagering referendum that decides whether the localities should have a Rosie’s Gaming Emporium. The Rosie’s franchise is affiliated ...

Republican Robert Page and Democrat Tim Brown are vying to lead the largest law enforcement agency in the New River Valley.

Carroll County supervisors will travel this week to Alabama, where they plan to visit a data center on a fact-finding mission related to a proposed development at the regional Wildwood Commerce Park.

One of the state’s most powerful political figures faces charges as part of an alleged racketeering conspiracy that mostly deals with dealing marijuana.

The systems have been increasingly used by power companies and data centers to act as a buffer for spikes and drops in voltage.

The Protect College Sports Act pending before the U.S. House is intended to stabilize college sports, but four ACC schools want to change the bill in ways that could hasten their departure from ...

The Lester Group is buying Martinsville’s YMCA property for $750,000 — a move the company says it made to help the Y pay for a new building at another location. The Martinsville-based Lester Group, ...

The JMU Dukes. Photo courtesy of James Madison University. The college sports landscape has been shaking recently, and not just because a lot of Top 10 football teams were upset. There’s movement ...

RiverStreet Networks began work in 2022 and 2023 to deploy broadband cable underground in multiple Southwest and Central Virginia localities, but failed to complete most of it as federal deadlines ...

Kendall Williams, Washington County deputy finance director, speaks to the board of supervisors about a potential budget deficit. Courtesy of Washington County. Washington County may be looking at a ...