Virginia government

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.

State regulators recently tweaked the way Dominion Energy charges customers who opt into shared solar projects.

A proposal in the General Assembly could remove local governments’ say on public employee unions’ bargaining rights.

The bill’s chief patron, Virginia Beach Delegate Michael Feggans, says the bill isn't about standing in the way of new technology.

Del. Rob Bloxom is pursuing state legislation to ban similar proposals in areas that rely on groundwater.