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‘Right to retrieve’ legal challenge dismissed as state considers new rules
Three Virginia residents’ legal challenge to state code tied to one of Virginia’s oldest traditions, the “right to retrieve” hunting law, has been dismissed, as, just ahead of deer hunting season, state officials will soon consider changes to the measure that allows hunters to go onto private property to get their dogs. James Medeiros, of […]
Virginia, utilities accepting applications for heating bill assistance
Although the tried and true Old Farmer’s Almanac is calling for warmer temps and less snow this winter season, cold weather is on the way. The state and utilities throughout it are now accepting applications to help pay for residents’ heating bills. The Virginia Department of Social Services offers the energy assistance program, which includes […]
Tight race looms in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District as Anderson and Vindman face off
The election in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District is shaping up to be a tight contest, with two political newcomers vying for the support of swayable voters in one of the state’s most competitive districts. Democrat Eugene Vindman is taking on Republican Derrick Anderson in a race to succeed U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Prince William, who […]
Fewer than 200 Southwest Virginians remain without power post-Helene, Youngkin says
Recovery efforts in Southwest Virginia following Hurricane Helene remain a priority for Gov. Glenn Youngkin as government resources continue to aid states affected by the storm’s devastation, including North Carolina, and soon Florida, where an extremely dangerous category 5 hurricane is predicted to make landfall Wednesday night. Speaking to reporters in Richmond on Tuesday, Youngkin […]
Virginia develops workforce as demand for electrification grows
This is the final story of a five-part series about Virginia’s transition to electric vehicles that examines the government’s role in the process, the private industry’s status, the development of charging infrastructure in the state, EVs’ impact on the electric grid, and how the commonwealth’s workforce may be influenced by the growing industry. As the […]
Youngkin shares update on Helene damage in Virginia, urges to not be “distracted” by climate change
Restoration efforts in Southwest Virginia continue after Hurricane Helene’s deadly impact, as Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin asserted that blaming the intense storm and the future unpredictability of weather on climate change was a distraction. While giving an update on damage assessments from the storm that made landfall in Florida last week and dumped several inches […]
Post-Helene, Virginia granted major disaster declaration, access to federal funding for recovery
The federal government approved a major disaster declaration for Virginia on Wednesday, which will allow residents, businesses and local governments in Southwest Virginia reeling from Hurricane Helene’s deadly impact to apply for funding to aid their recovery efforts. In a news release, the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Democratic President Joe Biden’s approval of the […]
Virginia’s electric vehicle transition depends on the power grid. How is it faring?
This is part four of a five-part series about Virginia’s transition to electric vehicles that examines the government’s role in the process, the private industry’s status, the development of charging infrastructure in the state, EVs’ impact on the electric grid, and how the commonwealth’s workforce may be influenced by the growing industry. As the growing […]
Hurricane Helene deaths in Virginia up to 2, future rain prompts more concern
The death toll from Hurricane Helene’s impact on Southwest Virginia is up to at least two, as another storm forms off the Gulf Coast that could hit the region later this week. Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Monday gave the update on deaths from the storm that hit several states in the Southeast, including Florida, […]
One dead, five Va. communities under voluntary evacuation order from Tropical Depression Helene
One person is reported dead in Virginia and five localities in the southwest region of the state are under a voluntary evacuation order as a result of Tropical Depression Helene, Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin said in a Facebook live update around 4 p.m. Friday afternoon. The one fatality in Craig County stemmed from a tree […]
FOIA Friday: Court records disclose crimes alleged against man Chesterfield County police shot
One of the less noticed features of the Virginia Way is the long-running tendency of the commonwealth’s leaders to conduct their decision-making behind closed doors. While the Virginia Freedom of Information Act presumes all government business is by default public and requires officials to justify why exceptions should be made, too many Virginia leaders in […]
Virginia commission reverses decision to reopen winter crab dredging
In a reversal from a decision earlier this year, the Virginia Marine Resource Commission voted 4-1 Tuesday to have a public hearing on keeping the winter dredge crabbing season closed, but extend the pot catching season, two measures both the industry and one conservation group did not oppose. VMRC board members A.J. Erskine, Will Bransom, […]