As Virginia continues to struggle with teacher shortages, lawmakers have proposed a range of bills that aim to address low job...

Renovating Catawba Hospital to treat people with substance use disorder could require an investment of as much as $240 million from...

Governor Youngkin says the upcoming General Assembly is going to be a busy one. This past week he was in Salem discussing his goals for...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC)- A statewide coalition of parents, students, teachers and advocacy groups says Virginia is failing to adequately...

Del. Sam Rasoul, D-Roanoke, wants to lower the voting age in local elections (as opposed to state or federal ones) to 16. So, is this...

RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ) - Virginia lawmakers have received the first part of a report that considers the future of Catawba Hospital. And it...

RICHMOND, VA – Leaders in Virginia reacted to Governor Glenn Youngkin's transformational behavioral health plan announcement. “We've...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – A Virginia Democrat wants to lower the voting age for local elections to 16, a change to the state’s constitution...

It was approaching 4 p.m. on a Friday, which is never a good time to have a work emergency. Scott Surovell, though, had a work emergency....

(WSET) — After the President's announcement on student loan forgiveness, you may be wondering, when and where can I apply for the relief?...

A Roanoke community leader’s face-to-face interaction with a citizen earlier this month spurred a rapid distribution of gun locks. Now...

With online and retail sports betting now legal in more than 30 states, the portrait of a new problem gambler is emerging: the high...

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade spurred both excited reactions and angry protests in the Roanoke and New River...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — A new state budget awaiting approval by Gov. Glenn Youngkin places regulations on products with THC. Lawmakers on...

You may have read about legislation moving through the Virginia General Assembly regarding the future of Catawba Hospital. The bill would...

In the summer 2012, when I began covering what we then called “the heroin epidemic” for The Roanoke Times, it was shocking news that the...

The gambling industry spent more than $488 million in the past year on advertising. "Get another win with Bet Winner!" says one TV spot....

If you live near Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus, chances are good you live in Appalachia, the storied cultural region that meanders...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — On Wednesday, lawmakers will convene in Richmond for this year's Virginia General Assembly. Many lawmakers have...

State officials said Thursday that Newport News Waterworks had detected “elevated” levels of a group of chemicals known as PFAS in...