Virginia government

Virginia is the second U.S. state to approve “balcony solar.” Other bills will protect workers from heat exhaustion and better manage energy demand.

Andrew Rice, a deputy commonwealth’s attorney, will succeed longtime GOP Del. Barry Knight, who died last month.

A decades-long study reveals widespread crab cannibals in northern areas of the bay.

Funding and service cuts have advocates and patients worried about how Virginia will fare in it's fight against HIV infections.

The Virginia Department of Health opened an additional 250 acres of water for commercial harvesters, who mostly raise oysters through aquaculture.

The project is expected to increase the average household’s monthly gas bill by about $2.

Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney Andrew Rice and retired teacher Cheryl Smith are running to replace longtime Republican Del. Barry Knight in the House of Delegates.

More than 4,000 Virginians visited emergency rooms for heat-related illness last year.

Officials say the project will increase local housing supply while honoring the site’s historical significance.

After years of failure to fund new research, advocates want legislation to press pause in the meantime.