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A $25 million new facility now captures emissions from the regional landfill and turns them into “renewable natural gas.”

Rudolf Diesel was one of the world’s greatest inventors until one of his inventions disrupted the status quo and made him some powerful enemies. He disappeared into thin air on the eve of World War I. What happened to him? Acclaimed writer Douglas Brunt says he has solved the mystery.

Child labor violations have quadrupled since 2015 - and more kids are getting hurt or killed on the job.

Following legislation this past session that required the Virginia Institute of Marine Science to determine how long a study on the Atlantic menhaden population in the Chesapeake Bay would take and how much it would cost, the results are in: at least three years and $2.6 million, if everything were done simultaneously.

Forty years after a terror attack claimed the lives of more than 200 Marines in Beirut, Lebanon, the names of 11 Virginians whose lives were lost that day are now etched into Shrine of Memory at the Virginia War Memorial.

This year’s General Assembly election will decide how much of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s agenda gets done before he leaves office.

Almost 100 Head Start centers in Virginia that foster educational and social development for children under the age of 5 are located within one mile of a transit stop, but beyond walking distance for a toddler.

People who’ve had their rights restored continue to report confusion, problems accessing the ballot.

North Carolina's Republican-dominated legislature gave final approval Wednesday to new district maps for congressional and state Senate and House races starting next year.

The State of the James report this week says pollution is slowly improving. Officials also recently assessed the Elizabeth River, which had similarly marginal improvements.