Williamsburg-James City County schools have been piloting a variety of new grading systems for the past two years.

Emails obtained through public records requests show former Norfolk Superintendent Sharon Byrdsong faced at least one other firing attempt from former board members before they were successful last month.

Ramin Fatehi won a competitive primary, essentially clinching another term as Norfolk’s top prosecutor since no one else has filed to run against him.

Princess Anne County Grill was a popular draw to the Virginia Beach Farmers Market until the city closed it more than a year ago for renovations.

Crozet’s Neil Handa competed in the state finals in Williamsburg earlier this month after writing an essay about the impact of excessive screen time on young people.

Results from elections held under Virginia Beach’s election system still stand, but the ruling didn’t offer any immediate resolution to the conflicting requirements.

James City County will see a plan in the fall about establishing a community land trust, like Richmond, Charlottesville and Lynchburg use to keep housing prices down.

The Virginia Aquarium is reaching the end of its usable life and Virginia Beach leaders already tried to sell the facility to private owners to deal with rising maintenance costs.

WHRO Public Media’s governing board will discuss how to cut costs if the U.S. Senate follows through with a plan to take back all government funding for public media.

Solar farms in Suffolk now have to place certain equipment farther away from residential property lines and better control sound.