Former Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has opted not to run for president. After months of speculation, McAuliffe announced on Wednesday night that he would not seek the Democratic nomination in 2020. He revealed the news during an exclusive interview with CNN's...
In a welcome surprise for Virginia Democrats, their legislative candidates out-raised their Republican counterparts in the first quarter of 2019, according to fundraising reports made public on Tuesday. While Virginia’s top three Democrats posted weak numbers after...
Welcome to today’s edition of the Dogwood Daily. We’ve got all the Virginia news you need to know coming right up. But First… The Bey-hive is out in full force today and with good reason. Not only did Beyoncé’s “Homecoming” documentary hit Netflix today, but she...
After winning the NCAA Basketball Championship, the Virginia Cavaliers’ three best players have decided to move on. After Ty Jerome and De’Andre Hunter declared for the NBA draft on Monday, teammate Kyle Guy joined them on Tuesday. Guy, a junior, announced his...
Twelve years ago today, an armed gunman murdered 32 people at Virginia Tech and wounded 17 more before taking his own life. It remains the deadliest school shooting in American history. The shooting led to some changes in Virginia's gun laws, most in the form of...
It’s no secret that the Richmond area faces an affordable housing crisis, but at least one nonprofit is trying to work with the community to do something about it. The Partnership for Housing Affordability, managed by the Richmond Association of Realtors, will hold...
Welcome to today’s edition of the Dogwood Daily. We’ve got all the Virginia news you need to know coming right up. BUT FIRST... Today marks the twelve year anniversary of the Virginia Tech shooting, during which a gunman killed 32 people and then himself. As the...
It’s no secret that college tuition has skyrocketed in recent years. In Virginia, the average public college tuition rose nearly 80%, with some schools seeing their rates double. Christopher Newport University is among those schools, where tuition jumped from...
In Virginia we're used to making history, and the campaign trail is no exception. On Tuesday, Beto O'Rourke became the first candidate to visit Virginia in the 2020 presidential contest. But Norfolk resident Diane Allen had a first for him as well. During the...
Beto O’Rourke officially started the 2020 presidential campaign trail in Virginia today, but his focus was on the importance of this year’s state elections. O’Rourke opened his first event talking about gun safety, noting that Virginia does not have universal...
