What to Expect in this Year’s Virginia Legislative Session

Virginia Democrats may want to reintroduce legislation to raise the state minimum wage to $15 an hour. (Skip Plitt / Wikimedia Commons) RICHMOND — Virginia lawmakers are set to begin their legislative session Monday, but with elections ahead in …

Virginia “Pat” Ann Ward

Virginia “Pat” Ann Ward, age 87 of Fort Smith, Arkansas, entered her heavenly home on Friday, January 10, 2025. Born on September 17, 1937, in Prairie Grove, Arkansas, she was the cherished daughter of Edna Loree Hembree and Robert Compton Thompson. Pat …

‘Virginia is winning:’ Youngkin delivers State of the Commonwealth Address

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Governor Glenn Youngkin touted a flourishing Virginia in his State of the Commonwealth Address Monday. In his address, Youngkin outlined the accomplishments and setbacks the commonwealth faced this past year. “Virginia is growing. …

Improving maternal health a key focus as Virginia General Assembly begins session

Improving maternal health is a key issue for Democrats and Republicans as the Virginia General Assembly prepares to get to work Monday in the opening of this year’s legislative session. Policymakers say expanding access to care for mothers and infants is a …

What’s in a name: the rebranding of “Virginia’s Blue Ridge,”

Javon Small scores 26 points as No. 21 West Virginia holds off Colorado 78-70 on Sunday

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Javon Small scored 26 points and Joseph Yesufu added 18 as No. 21 West Virginia held off Colorado 78-70. In their first-ever meeting in men's basketball, the Mountaineers (12-3, 3-1 Big 12) overcame foul trouble and used a late 13 …

New Virginia football long snapper Bryce Robinson takes path from D-II to the ACC

Bryce Robinson was playing the odds. He thrived on the basketball court growing up and through his high school years in his native Georgia. Robinson could’ve continued a hoops career in college, too. But he said he understood his limitations on the …

Lance Rogers retires having left a major impact on Central Virginia volleyball

Long before he ever coached high school volleyball, Lance Rogers was playing the sport in the club realm. One of his teammates was coaching a youth team, and wanted Rogers’ assistance. “He said, ‘I need some help,’ and I said, ‘I know nothing about …

Private colleges, public purpose: Securing Virginia’s economic future through nonprofit higher education

Virginia’s accredited nonprofit private colleges and universities fulfill an important public purpose in strengthening local economies, creating jobs, and preparing the Commonwealth’s workforce for future success. The 28 members of the Council of …

These bills would regulate high-risk artificial intelligence use in Virginia

Emerging technologies, especially artificial intelligence, have generated public safety and privacy concerns that Virginia lawmakers could address within the coming weeks. Del. Michelle Maldonado, D-Manassas, and Sen. Lashrecse Aird, D-Petersburg, are …