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An 82-year-old Virginia senator raising the stakes, an Indiana consensus builder and a Texas enforcer are among state officials who have shaped the course of the midterm redistricting race.

About 100 students at the city’s Open High School took part. Earlier in the day, students at a Hampton high school were evacuated after a gun was found in a student's backpack.

Democratic leaders of the state Senate began the General Assembly session hoping to provide universal free breakfasts for public school students. But funding is not in the budget they're now considering.

When the COVID-19 pandemic started slowing things down for their company, New Jersey business owners René and George Ackerson started the service: Holly Jolly Christmas Tree Delivery.

NPR's Scott Simon talks about how much he enjoys watching school stage productions this time of year and why.

Congressman Bobby Scott presented a $3 million check to the city to jumpstart the nearly $20 million project.

After several years of attention-grabbing reports on high eviction rates in Virginia, the state has begun collecting data on the number and location of evictions that occur over the course of a year.

Virginia’s sales and use tax holiday for school supplies, clothing and energy-efficient goods is on track to be reinstated Oct. 20 through Oct. 22 after the General Assembly approved amendments to the state’s two-year budget during a special session Wednesday.

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NPR's Scott Simon recounts the heroic actions of a Chicago bus driver and his passengers, who saw buildings on fire at 2 a.m. and raced to warn residents.