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February 26, 2023

Virginia lawmakers pass Dominion energy rates bill, ‘skinny’ budget as General Assmbly session ends

February 25, 2023

From housing to hemp, here’s what did and didn’t pass the Virginia General Assembly

February 22, 2023

Delegate Mike Mullin will not run for reelection

February 21, 2023

McClellan makes historic leap to Congress, winning special election

February 17, 2023

Bills to expand tenant rights die in Virginia House of Delegates

February 16, 2023

Virginia House compromises and passes gun-related bill

February 16, 2023

Youngkin won’t commit to legalizing retail cannabis while in office

February 16, 2023

‘Green Book’ bill continues to advance in General Assembly

February 15, 2023

African-American Heritage Trail In Williamsburg Takes Step Forward With Federal Grant

February 14, 2023

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library now available in Newport News

February 14, 2023

Hampton Roads programs receive $4.5 million in funding to combat learning losses caused by pandemic

February 13, 2023

House and Senate proposals $1 billion apart

February 10, 2023

263-year old Williamsburg School goes on a half-mile journey

February 9, 2023

House, Senate far apart as Virginia lawmakers pass budget plans

February 9, 2023

Peninsula delegates team up to get markings for Virginia's Green Book locations

February 8, 2023

It’s time for the House and Senate to swap bills. Here’s the legislation that’s survived the divided legislature.

February 8, 2023

Richneck Elementary could receive $1.5 million for renovations; statewide school security funding proposed

February 3, 2023

The rise and fall of Virginia's 'Green Book' locations. What's been lost, and what can still be preserved

February 3, 2023

Va. House won’t take up 20 constitutional amendments still pending in committee

February 2, 2023

Christopher Newport selects their 6th President, Rear Admiral William Kelly

February 1, 2023

Ponies are uniting donkeys and elephants in Virginia over new proposed bill

January 27, 2023

Virginia House approves bill to boost transparency when judges get punished

January 25, 2023

Green Book legislation passes Virginia House

January 23, 2023

Richneck Elementary’s layout is a security issue, lawmakers say. So they’re seeking state funds to close classrooms off.

January 20, 2023

Virginia lawmaker seeks funding for security renovations at Richneck Elementary School

January 18, 2023

U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $640,994 to Grow Seafood Industrial Park in Newport News

January 18, 2023

Newport News/ Williamsburg Airport Announces Partnership With College Of William & Mary

January 17, 2023

Virginia schools would provide free meals for all students under bill sponsored by 3 Hampton Roads lawmakers

January 16, 2023

Free school meal legislation heads to General Assembly

January 11, 2023

Virginia advocates, lawmakers push for gun violence prevention following Richneck school shooting

January 11, 2023

Aaron Rouse flips key state Senate seat in Virginia Beach

January 10, 2023

Newport News swears in new mayor, council members

January 10, 2023

Williamsburg City Council swears in newest member

January 7, 2023

Death Penalty Opponents Seek End to Federal Executions

January 4, 2023

Greater Williamsburg Chamber Hosts Legislative Forum Ahead of General Assembly Session

December 31, 2022

Order in the court: Women judges in Virginia on the rise

December 29, 2022

Bones of ancient native dogs found at Jamestown

December 20, 2022

Next phase of I-64 widening project can move forward, VDOT says

December 16, 2022

VDOT RIBBON CUTTING at the Skiffes Creek Connector Project

December 12, 2022

Youngkin announces task force on troubled temporary detention order system

December 9, 2022

Williamsburg Awards Inaugural Mace Bearer’s Award To Neighborhood Council Founder Jim Joseph

December 3, 2022

Editorial: Promises of mental health reform are frequent. This time has to be different.

November 29, 2022

Virginia Rep. Donald McEachin dies at 61 after colorectal cancer battle

November 20, 2022

Same-Sex Marriage Rights Bill Clears a Crucial Senate Hurdle

November 15, 2022

Youngkin, Lucas set Jan. 10 as date for special Virginia Senate election

November 11, 2022

Former Williamsburg Yankee Candle store to become upscale bowling alley

November 11, 2022

Virginia Report Shows More Teachers Leaving the Workforce than Entering It

November 10, 2022

Jefferson Lab in Newport News to add 60 high-paying jobs with $76.5 million in new federal funding

November 3, 2022

Ship repair company breaks ground on $64M Newport News headquarters, bringing over 330 jobs

November 2, 2022

Colonial Williamsburg puts more emphasis on Native aspect of colonial life

October 27, 2022

‘A pillar of our community’: Former Newport News Mayor Joe Frank dies at 79

October 24, 2022

Fly to Florida from the Peninsula

October 20, 2022

Sea level rise, coastal resiliency and climate change a national security issue

October 17, 2022

More I-64 Widening On The Way

October 14, 2022

Harper’s Station Yorktown: New Senior Living Community Breaks Ground on Victory Boulevard

October 12, 2022

Newport News breaks ground on mixed-use development project to revitalize Southeast Community

October 7, 2022

Williamsburg Center for Contemporary Art (WCAC) has announced the winners of its regional juried exhibition

October 6, 2022

Biden to pardon all federal offenses of simple marijuana possession

September 30, 2022

Anheuser-Busch Announces $20 Million Investment into Williamsburg Facility

September 18, 2022

Virginia Reserves School Protections for Transgender Students

September 8, 2022

Jamestown and Williamsburg Had Special Ties to Queen Elizabeth II

September 5, 2022

Many Older Virginia Residents Struggle, Even as Government Benefits Go Unused

September 4, 2022

Youngkin to boost Maine’s LePage despite racially incendiary rhetoric

September 1, 2022

Potential new train route between Blacksburg and Hampton Roads could slash travel time by rail across the state

August 22, 2022

What Virginians need to know about this year’s one-time tax rebate

August 19, 2022

With unexpectedly high state revenues, Youngkin calls for more tax relief

August 15, 2022

Affordable Care Act rates set to fall in Virginia next year

August 12, 2022

New crossing should ease Route 60 traffic woes by year’s end

August 10, 2022

Williamsburg rescue welcomes beagles from shut-down Envigo facility

August 9, 2022

Historic windmill finds a new home in the heart of Colonial Williamsburg

August 3, 2022

Riverside Doctors’ Hospital Williamsburg Breaks Ground on New Medical Office Building

July 28, 2022

Study finds Virginia Medicaid expansion increased financial security

July 26, 2022

Avelo Airlines bringing two Florida routes to Newport News airport starting at $29

July 23, 2022

Tourism in the Williamsburg area is returning to pre-pandemic levels

July 22, 2022

‘Not how our democracy is meant to work’: Transparency advocates say legislating through the budget is problematic

July 18, 2022

Excavation of graves begins at site of colonial Black church

July 17, 2022

‘Being underestimated ... that’s my superpower’

June 24, 2022

In wake of Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision, protesters gather in Williamsburg

June 24, 2022

Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, allowing states to ban abortions

June 20, 2022

A Newport News teacher participated in a Supreme Court program for educators. Now she’s ready to share her passion.

June 16, 2022

Opinion: Continue the fight for safer schools in Virginia

June 16, 2022

Newport News jail gets a partner for addiction treatment effort

June 16, 2022

Youngkin budget amendments target gas tax, education, inmate sentence credits

June 15, 2022

Lego to invest $1B in suburban Richmond factory

June 13, 2022

What Virginia changed since the last high-profile school shooting

June 2, 2022

Clean the Bay Day 2022

May 26, 2022

Newport News plans to build 3 new fire stations, the first in the northern part of the city

May 23, 2022

Commencement 2022 - W&M graduates celebrated for being resilient and redefining 'normal'

May 16, 2022

Coventry Elementary Teacher Honored with Milken Educator Award

May 13, 2022

Grand Opening For New Pedego Electric Bikes In Williamsburg

May 10, 2022

Grow Local Philanthropy: Give Local 757!

May 10, 2022

New $67 million facilities initiative designed to 'amplify athletics' at William & Mary

May 7, 2022

William & Mary dedicates memorial to enslaved 'acknowledging our history

May 5, 2022

Regional authority challenged to help close the gap and widen I-64 in New Kent

May 4, 2022

Colonial Jamestown, assailed by climate change, is facing disaster

April 25, 2022

Hiking, Cycling, and Paddling the Virginia Nature Triathlon with Senator Tim Kaine

April 23, 2022

New drug treatment center opens to serve Newport News area

April 20, 2022

Riverside to Open Region’s First Standalone Psychiatric Emergency Department

April 15, 2022

State and local Democrats rally behind Va. Senate budget proposal as stalemate continues

April 7, 2022

Supreme Court Highlights: Senate Confirms Ketanji Brown Jackson

March 31, 2022

Editorial: Saying no to sunshine

March 31, 2022

It's been 6 years since Trooper Chad Dermyer was shot, killed in the line of duty

March 29, 2022

Atlee students suspended for LGBTQ-related "unapproved student walkout"

March 24, 2022

Newport News creates Youth Diversion Program to help keep kids out of criminal system

March 23, 2022

Citing FOIA exemptions, the Youngkin administration is withholding hundreds of pages of documents

March 23, 2022

Letters for March 23: Teen court

March 21, 2022

CNU Students Make Connections in Capital

March 21, 2022

As state mental hospitals struggle, lawmakers eye the agency overseeing them

March 17, 2022

Welcome to Teen Court: Underage defendants facing first-time charges in Newport News can go before jury of their peers

March 16, 2022

Lawmakers pick 7 judges, lawyers to fill judicial vacancies in Hampton Roads

March 11, 2022

James City’s Grove community sees mobile homes restored through Dominion Energy’s weatherization program

March 10, 2022

Youngkin won’t declare emergency to trigger gas price gouging protections

March 10, 2022

Virginia county sues state behavioral health system for failing to admit psychiatric patient

March 4, 2022

Virginia budget plans cut requested funding for independent living supports, advocates say

March 3, 2022

VIP - Virginia in Politics Podcast with Delegate Mike Mullin and Delegate Anne Ferrell Tata

February 20, 2022

Newport News is providing funding for micro-businesses in the Southeast Community

February 20, 2022

The Annual Massey Capitol Square Classic & Fundraiser

February 19, 2022

Williamsburg Bray School project awarded $5M from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s Monuments Project

February 18, 2022

Virginia’s Attorney General Drops State’s Bid to Revive Equal Rights Amendment

February 17, 2022

Newport News gives Riverside Health System $3 million to expand mental health services

February 16, 2022

From Both Sides: Parents’ Choice Regarding Masking in Virginia’s Public Schools

February 15, 2022

Del. Danica Roem, Del. Mike Mullin Argue for Marriage Equality, Ex-Felon Voting Rights Constitutional Amendment Resolutions

February 14, 2022

Delegate Jeion Ward & Mike Mullin: Why Would a Black Traveler Need a Green Book?

February 10, 2022

General Assembly honors CNU President Paul Trible after 50 years of public service

February 9, 2022

Black History Month - Green Book Floor Speech

February 4, 2022

Hotel revenue in Historic Triangle nearly back to pre-pandemic numbers as tourism rebounds

February 2, 2022

The effort to identify and memorialize Virginia Green Book locations

February 1, 2022

Delegate Mike Mullin Introduces House Bill for Electronic DMV Credentials

January 27, 2022

Paying a fine for snow-covered cars: Why one Virginia lawmaker wants to make it a reality

January 25, 2022

Get in the Herd with host Nathan Mitchell & Guest Del Mike Mullin

January 24, 2022

Editorial: Mark Green Book sites

January 19, 2022

Historic Triangle legislators push to expand protection of senior citizens from financial abuse

January 14, 2022

Implements of Execution Donated to Virginia Museum of History and Culture

January 14, 2022

New Virginia bill calls for historic markers for Green Book locations

January 10, 2022

Historic Triangle representatives’ priorities for 2022 session

January 4, 2022

Editorial: More transparency in Virginia

December 20, 2021

Segment III of the I-64 widening now complete

December 13, 2021

Cheese Shop marks 50 years

December 8, 2021

Woodrow Brown Jr., first Black man elected to Newport News City Council, dies at 77

December 1, 2021

Virginia Beach part of new program aimed to improve mental health response

November 29, 2021

Advocates hope more minor peer courts pop up across Virginia

November 15, 2021

Launch of the Local Black Histories Project

November 14, 2021

Virginia’s adult vaccination rate as highest among Southern states

November 13, 2021

William & Mary Wins Award for Voter Registration

November 4, 2021

Former Newport News Delegate Flora passes at age 97

November 3, 2021

Delegate Mullin Re-elected to the 93rd House District Seat

October 19, 2021

Editorial: the Race in the 93rd by Glenn Winters

October 17, 2021

Newport News behavioral health docket — graduates 13

October 7, 2021

Colonial Williamsburg team uncovers historic First Baptist Church’s original structure, buried for 165 years

September 24, 2021

CNU President Trible Announces Retirement

September 14, 2021

Governor Northam Announces Aerospace Company to Expand in Newport News, Create 211 New Jobs

August 5, 2021

House adjourned in honor and memory of Jane Susan Glasser Frank

July 25, 2021

In Loving Memory: Susan Glasser Frank

July 20, 2021

American Rescue Plan: Child Tax Credit

July 13, 2021

Virginia is Back as America's Top State for Business in 2021

June 21, 2021

70% of Virginia adults have at least 1 COVID-19 Vaccine dose, 60% of adults fully vaccinated

May 28, 2021

It's official: Virginia COVID-19 restrictions are lifted

April 30, 2021

Minimum wage in Virginia rises to $9.50, after 10 month delay during pandemic

April 27, 2021

Virginia is moving to shut down Hampton Roads Regional Jail

April 7, 2021

‘A Profoundly Racist Institution’

February 26, 2021

I-64 budget deal clears way to complete expansion from Chesapeake to Richmond

February 26, 2021

Virginia lawmakers scrap ‘presumption’ that those charged with certain crimes don’t get bail

February 23, 2021

Newport News, rest of Peninsula area get 8 new judges as General Assembly fills open seats

February 22, 2021

Lawmakers vote to make Virginia first Southern state to abolish death penalty

February 12, 2021

Slemp: Lawmakers should keep closing loopholes in the fight to safeguard seniors

February 8, 2021

Virginia Democrats have an aggressive agenda this year. Here’s where it stands.

February 2, 2021

Opinion: Virginia must prevent wrongful executions

January 31, 2021

Since 1608, Virginia has executed more people than any other state. It may now abolish the death penalty.

January 28, 2021

Commonwealth’s Attorney: Legislation combatting elder abuse advances in Virginia General Assembly

January 27, 2021

With more executions than any other state; Virginia could soon abolish the death penalty

January 23, 2021

Virginia moves toward banning capital punishment, in a shift for prolific death penalty state

January 13, 2021

Legislation abolishing the death penalty introduced in Virginia