Police officers in Albemarle County are the first in the state to try a new approach to training – a program that uses virtual reality and artificial intelligence to immerse them in thousands of different scenarios.

Across the country, many students at colleges and universities struggle to pay rent and buy enough food. In 2019, a Virginia Tech study dug into the root causes behind food insecurity among students at that university. New findings indicate that things might be improving.

The vast majority of schools in Virginia are fully accredited. More than 1,600 schools are making the grade while fewer than 200 schools are not.

As the stock market continues to slide and high inflation seems to hang on, a lot of investors are wondering where to turn.Roben Farzad, host of the Full Disclosure podcast, and Weekend Edition host Craig Wright have more on the concerns and the outlook for the future.

At the Chickahominy Tribe’s 70th Annual Fall Festival and Pow Wow, the President of William & Mary announced a new tuition initiative to help students most of whom have families earning less than $60,000 a year

A forest researcher says trees in Virginia are going to be very colorful this year because of steady rainfall we had this summer. The peak will be October 29th.

Research is underway to make sure planned wind turbines will be safe for birds. And Virginia lawmakers will have to wait a bit longer for new offices and meeting space in Richmond.Those have been among the most read stories over the past week at the Virginia Public Access Project's Va. News link.

Senator Tim Kaine was in Charlottesville Friday, speaking out on issues of global, national and regional concern.

Many Virginians look forward to fall – a time when the air is cool and trees change color. One student at the University of Virginia is a special fan of the season. He started a non-profit to plant more trees and has won a national award for his work.

In the 1970s, an infrastructure project in southwest Virginia inspired residents, both young and old, to organize. Residents from Virginia and North Carolina banded together to protest new dams from being built along the New River.