The Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine provides free pet exams for dogs, and spay and neuter surgeries for dogs and cats at no cost to the owner. Student veterinarians do the exams and surgeries, and a veterinary doctor supervises them.

Everyone has a story about fees that have been added to a telephone bill or a concert ticket or even the monthly rent.

Averett University in Danville is in default on 14-million dollars in construction bonds.It’s the latest in a series of financial setbacks for the school and it comes at a time when small colleges and universities across the country are struggling to balance their books.Lisa Rowan reports on education issues for Cardinal News and she spoke with Fred Echols.

The former teacher wanted to put the matter behind her and recently resolved a lawsuit against the former superintendent and the Loudoun County Public Schools, the attorney general's office said in a court filing.

State lawmakers are looking at two bills designed to solve a big environmental problem in the Chesapeake Bay. Giant blue catfish are devouring many native species, but experts say we can fight back— by eating them.

Marijuana is legal to possess in Virginia, and yet nobody has a license to sell it. Lawmakers are debating a bill to create a system of licensing dealers.

Republicans have signaled opposition to the new safety rules in the past and now the party has control of Congress and, soon, the White House.

There are some new insights into the shape of the race for governor.Jeff Schapiro, political columnist at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government.

Over a decade ago Virginia closed most of its state-run training centers used to house the intellectually and developmentally disabled. The institutionalized treatment provided in them led to a Department of Justice monitoring program that ended this week.

A 2022 report found over 50% of Virginia’s youth, about 75,000 kids, reported suffering from at least one major depressive episode. Advocates and elected officials in Richmond hope to reduce that number.