A pair of bills in the General Assembly raise questions about who should be allowed to provide preventive dental care.

Originally expected last year, the 8,000-bed project was part of the recent defense budget.

The first allows localities to buy affordable housing properties that were built with public funds. Another would extend the amount of time renters have for late payments.

The structures are among nearly three dozen that have fallen in recent years because of significant beach erosion.

The decline, which other cities in the region are seeing too, follows a period of higher homicide numbers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some warn the decline could be short-lived.

Hampton Roads Ventures’ 2025 annual report reveals a $15 million investment in two projects in other states, but none in Norfolk.

Some experts and schools attribute the dip to federal immigration policy.

Virginia Tech researchers analyzed satellite data for 41 dams. Their findings don’t indicate immediate danger, but could mean additional maintenance is necessary.

This November, voters across Virginia will consider a constitutional amendment expanding voting rights. The groundwork was laid more than a decade ago.

There’s uncertainty on new limits, but a desire for improved healthcare access coming from both sides of the aisle.