Virginia government

The law, passed by the General Assembly in 2021, applies to food vendors with 20 or more locations starting July 1.

Candidates for local offices in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and Newport News faced tough races to represent their political party in November’s general election.

The Democratic field now appears to be set for the November election.

State regulators are set to hear from petitioners seeking to require terrapin excluder devices on crab cages next week. The proposal faces pushback from commercial crabbers.

Since 2020, at least 20 localities in Virginia have had active militia groups, according to media reports. Southern Poverty Law Center's recent report counts two militia groups in Hampton Roads.

The groups worry the Corps’ pending approval of a project in Prince George County could upend the system that protects wetlands in Hampton Roads.

Members of the Nansemond, Chickahominy and Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribes spoke as part of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's climate lecture series.

Colonial Behavioral Health will be the only crisis service center between Glen Allen in Henrico County and the city of Hampton.

No tax on tips was part of the Republican platform last year in the presidential election. Now, it’s becoming a topic of conversation on the campaign trail for Virginia governor.

The illness is caused by a parasite, which makes it different from many well-known tick-borne diseases, such as Lyme.