Emergency managers say communication challenges within the National Radio Quiet Zone poses safety issues, and a new study finds there may be potential fixes.

The Freedom of Information Act was conceived to help the public get a clear view of what government officials are doing and saying. Over the years, people have found it can have other benefits as well. Reporter Andrew Kerley wrote about one of those for Cardinal News and he spoke with Fred Echols.

A Roanoke nonprofit that’s been serving unhoused people for 55 years is moving to a new location. In doing so, Roanoke Area Ministries is reinventing how it addresses homelessness.

The study will test whether a data-driven "triage score" can improve standard risk assessments used to determine the likelihood of defendants reoffending.

“And make no mistake about it, these standards are high. And if you don’t want to meet these standards, Virginia may not be the place for you,” Gov. Abigail Spanberger said of her new data center plan.

Virginia does not have autonomous vehicles on the road, at least not yet. But members of the General Assembly will be considering legislation to change that.

Virginia's attorney general said Thursday that the Department of Homeland Security may have violated several state laws after a whistleblower accused its employees of misrepresenting themselves on voter lookup tools.

The midterm elections are now underway in Virginia – as one of the nation’s longest early voting periods kicks off today. Michael Pope and Radio IQ Politics Analyst Jeff Schapiro discuss that and more from this week in state government and politics.

The governor also said those gaining citizenship were doing so as the country was facing an "array of challenges."

A recent report shows the stretch from Virginia’s southwest corner to the Blue Ridge mountains and along the North Carolina line needs about 4,200 new registered nurses.