An advisory panel established through state legislation in 2020 is intended to assess tree cover and how to retain or expand it. But competing priorities across business, government and conservation complicate the issue

President Trump is pushing hard for changes to the way we vote – changes that could make it harder for people to cast their ballots. At UVA’s undergraduate school of business, one professor says that’s a bad idea, and he’s found proof in a surprising place – a correlation between mortgage rates and voting.

"So, the question is will they have that same access and that same ease right here in Virginia?" Richmond Senator Mike Jones said. "I’m here to stand and say, along with you, hell no, we won't go that easy.”

It's been more than three years since Congress mandated that the Department of Homeland Security create a centralized program to collect data on fentanyl and put together a plan to keep chemical precursors from entering the U.S. But that never happened says Congressman James Walkinshaw, who introduced the Measuring Illicit Fentanyl Trafficking Act.

Roanoke city schools recently concluded the Dream it, Build it, Work It summer camp, giving 50 students hands-on experience welding and wiring in hopes of preparing them for manufacturing jobs with seven partner companies. This year's camp included a new program for students with disabilities.

Fees for hunting licenses and other outdoor activities in Virginia could be raised for the first time in more than a decade under a proposal from the Department of Wildlife Resources.

The proposal threatens decades of work to restore oysters in the bay.

Big Spring Mill in Elliston first began operation in 1850. It closed nearly four years ago but has now reopened.

“For families and people with disabilities, knowing the law hasn’t changed isn’t enough,” disability advocate Tonya Milling said. “The confidence in enforcement has.”

A new report from Virginia’s Joint Commission on Health Care identifies Bath Community Hospital as one of 13 rural hospitals in Virginia considered at risk of closure. The report comes as hospitals across the country grapple with workforce shortages, rising costs, federal funding cuts, and changing patterns in how patients receive care.