A group of high school students in Virginia’s 4th Congressional District will soon get a front-row seat to federal government operations, thanks to Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan’s newly launched Youth Advisory Council for the 2025-2026 school year.

The Virginia Chamber of Commerce has appointed Keith Martin as interim president and CEO following the resignation of Cathie J. Vick after just four months in the role.

Descendants of Enslaved Communities Virginia will celebrate its fifth anniversary with the organization’s annual Descendants Day Symposium on Sept. 13 at The Center at Belvedere in Charlottesville.

The Richmond Metropolitan Transportation Authority (RMTA) will begin transitioning to all-electronic tolling (AET) this winter, starting with the Powhite Parkway.

About 60 Virginia National Guard members will be deployed around the state as early as September to support immigration enforcement agents.

The City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities will change the terms of its PromisePay payment plans starting Sept. 1, reducing the maximum repayment period for customers with overdue bills

A proposal to rezone a 2-mile stretch of Chamberlayne Avenue where Richmond plans to run a new Pulse line is causing worries that increased development could lead to the loss of one of the city’s greatest concentrations of affordable housing.

Heading into the respiratory illness season, states and clinicians are working to encourage pregnant patients to get COVID-19 vaccinations, even though the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services no longer recommends that they should.

In Virginia’s governor’s race, the candidates aren’t just preparing to debate — they’ve been debating whether to debate.

Richmond’s historic redlining practices continue to shape the city’s risk of youth violence, according to new research from Virginia Commonwealth University and Virginia State University.

For nearly two decades, Clyde “The Glide” Austin was a basketball superstar. A gifted player, his talents took him from the gymnasiums of Richmond Public Schools to touring with the Harlem Globetrotters.

More than 100 people gathered outside Richmond City Hall on Monday afternoon, urging city and state leaders to sever any cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following a recent surge of arrests in the region.

President Donald Trump has taken control of the District of Columbia’s law enforcement and ordered National Guard troops to deploy onto the streets of the nation’s capital, arguing the extraordinary moves are necessary to curb an urgent public safety crisis.

In 1946, a decade before the new Interstate 95 became the most heavily traveled north-south highway on the U.S. East Coast, a trio of African Americans — William E. Brooks, his wife, Audrey W. Brooks, and Dr. Cortlandt M. Colson …

As Richmond neighborhoods face ongoing challenges related to housing, health and public safety, the city is expanding its approach to community engagement through new leadership and specialized offices.