A Medicaid program pays some Virginia parents who provide care for their children with disabilities. But a new system to verify that work is proving to be a problem.

The Commonwealth lost nearly half a million treed acres.

Towns along the Virginia Creeper Trail usually get an economic boost during the fall, but the bike trail was damaged in 2024. The mayor of Damascus gives an update on how businesses are doing.

As October comes to a close, one Virginia musician can finally relax. Matty Metcalfe is a master of the accordion, a popular instrument for Octoberfest celebrations.

Virginia communities have taken a number of different paths in an effort to address housing supply and affordability. In Arlington, the future of single-family-only zoning is in doubt, as a zoning change is still caught up in legal challenges.

Early voter data suggests Black voters are turning out more than in the 2022 midterms and the 2025 governor’s race.

Roanokers are voting for three seats on the seven-member governing council of the largest metro area in western Virginia. The ballot for Roanoke city council includes three Democrats, one Republican, and three independents.

With less than a week to go before the end of voting, the airwaves are flooded with political ads. Most of the money in battleground districts comes from independent expenditures.

Most facilities operated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement or ICE are located in rural areas, away from the public eye, so it’s easy to forget that thousands of people are still being held for weeks, months or even years. In Farmville, one woman is keeping an eye on the situation – doing what she can to help prisoners and their families.

“I don’t think there’s anything that’s going stop the governor, the legislature, the secretary’s office, from making sure we get something done this time,” Sen. Lamont Bagby said.