State officials have downgraded a drought warning advisory for parts of Southwest and Eastern Virginia – including the New River Valley and the Richmond area.

"Richmond is about 33% below, so that’s in line with what we’re seeing nationwide,” said Council on Criminal Justice researcher Ernesto Lopez.

The race for the United States Senate will be on the top of ballots for Virginia voters in November’s mid-term elections. The Republican candidate, Bert Mizusawa, secured the nomination this week.

August is the time of year when people with gardens begin to reap the fruits — and vegetables — of their labor. But what about folks who live in apartments, or otherwise don't have room for their own gardens?

“We heard there are ever evolving threats. These issues are constantly changing," Jones said. "So, one bill in 2026 is not going to be able to solve this issue for forever.”

"Washington's Greatest Victory - Yorktown and American Art", on display through October 11, focuses on a time that historians say is underappreciated.

It’s been about five years since Virginia ended its use of the death penalty. But the state has named the eight men executed between 1986 and 1998 whose cases will be reviewed as part of a broader reassessment of former state forensic scientist Mary Jane Burton.

Rates are now the highest they've been in nearly 50 years among veteran coal miners. Mining experts blame toxic silica dust, now more common in mines.

Virginians weighed in on primary elections Tuesday — selecting candidates for U.S. Senate and House seats for this fall's midterms. Some local offices were also on the ballot.

Charlottesville has long had a population of people living on the streets and in parks, but this summer the situation was even more visible, with an encampment of as many as 70 tents along the Rivanna River. After reports of two alleged rapes, the death of one resident and a tent burning down, the city has stepped in, and there’s a flurry of activity.