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People who have been disqualified from voting in Virginia because of their criminal records filed a lawsuit against Gov. Glenn Youngkin and state elections officials challenging the state’s automatic disenfranchisement of people with felony convictions.
Americans will soon celebrate Juneteenth, marking the day when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free.
“This is one of the Democratic strongholds on the state senate map. and it needs a senator who is willing to set the pace for change in Virginia.”
Visit these seven picturesque bridges in Virginia—each with its own history and charm—and discover the diverse beauty and engineering ingenuity of the commonwealth’s overpasses.
More than 5 million Native Americans live in the United States as members of 574 federally recognized and 63 state-recognized tribes. That number is projected to rise to 10 million by 2060. Stacker ranked the states with the largest Native American populations using data from the Census Bureau’s 2021 American Community Survey.
On Tuesday, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced three new education-related appointees to his administration: Dr. Lisa Coons, Superintendent of Public Instruction; Dr. Jeremy Raley, Chief of Staff for Virginia’s Department of Education; and Dale Sturdifen, Board of Education.
With contributions in music, medicine, and more, Virginia women have made their mark. We’ve put together a list of places across Virginia where you can learn more about these women-inspired events and others like them.
The previous version of proposed standard changes while Gov. Ralph Northam was in office received a comprehensive review by experts including educators, historians, professors, museums, organizations, parents, teachers, and VDOE staff. The current version proposed under Youngkin’s governorship did not undergo the same checks and balances.
Virginia may be for lovers, but it could just as well be for ghost hunters.
Across the commonwealth, these historic restaurants serve up a mix of wonderful historic meals and foods to make anyone nostalgic.
More than 30 National Park Service stops are in Virginia. It was so hard to choose some of our favorites, but we’ve narrowed it down to our top five for summertime!
You might have been hearing about “The Great Replacement Theory” and the Buffalo shooter’s racist manifesto. Did you know that there’s a connection between the manifesto and Virginia?
A local organization seeks to tell the Black history of Charlottesville—one community member at a time.
To better understand the events of Jan. 6 and the threats facing the US, we spoke to Stephen Farnsworth, a professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington.
CHARLOTTESVILLE-Virginia’s monuments, and their removal, mark an important point in the Commonwealth’s history. But we have to make sure it actually means something, Eve argues.
Virginia’s governor creates a grant program for ancestors of enslaved people, a deer wins a fight with a bus, and a judge rules Virginia Beach’s voting system illegal
RICHMOND-Schools in Richmond are set to reopen, UVA says no to Final Exercises and cicadas are swarming.
RICHMOND-Blacksburg bans guns, Fairfax kids return to school and what exactly will the Assembly’s marijuana bill do?
RICHMOND- RICHMOND- Monday was a time for protests to be heard, city council votes to be cast and schools to decide when they’re opening up.
ROCKY MOUNT – If you want to fight extremism, then you need to address the issues allowing it to exist.
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam delivered a message of hope and optimism in his State of the Commonwealth Address.
DANVILLE-Racial relations in Danville could use some work.
At the age of 16, Johns led the school walkout that helped desegregate public schools in the US. Soon, her statue will stand in the Capitol building in place of the longstanding confederate monument.
RICHMOND – Virginia’s governor is proposing spending $25 million to tear down monuments to white supremacy.
PORTSMOUTH- Earlier this year, the Portsmouth City Police Department charged Virginia’s first Black, female Senate leader.
LEXINGTON-The Virginia Military Institute needed someone to lead the school during a challenging time.
RICHMOND — A prosecutor has requested that state police investigate Richmond’s contract for the removal of the city’s Confederate statues.
RICHMOND-Virginia lawmakers gave Gov. Ralph Northam $1 million on Monday.
RICHMOND-It looks like Robert E. Lee’s statue will be staying up for a while.
LEXINGTON-Stonewall Jackson’s statue won’t be in front of the Virginia Military Institute’s barracks much longer.
