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John Phelan toured local shipyards this week as one of his first public appearances.

Governor Glenn Youngkin is contemplating what to do with 92 bills on his desk. And one involves medical debt.

A non-profit that keeps an eye on the nation’s waterways is warning that Virginia’s Rappahannock – the main source of drinking water for Fredericksburg – is in serious trouble and is calling on the state to step in.

Virginia Military Institute’s Board of Visitors selected a new president during a special meeting Wednesday.The position opened up when two members resigned following a vote by the panel to not extend the contract of Superintendent Cedric Wins, the first Black man to hold the post.

Virginians can expect millions in political dollars to be spent on countless political ads on their TV’s, radios and phones between now and election day this November.

Researchers are studying Dominion’s prototype, which allows bats to crawl inside and sleep, hidden from predators.

Social media is addictive and potentially even harmful to children, says Senator Schuyler Van Valkenburg, a Democrat from Henrico County. That's why he introduced a bill to do something about it.

The North Battlefield facility opened short-staffed in one of the fastest-growing veteran communities in the country.

By now, most adults in this country have had COVID-19, and about 7% have lingering symptoms that might be related to the virus. Scientists at the University of Virginia are now comparing a number of medications that hold promise for treating it.

Some local offices can be elected in a ranked-choice vote, but others cannot. Advocates want to make the process available for all offices up and down the ballot.