With medical diagnosis and treatment relying, increasingly, on technology and artificial intelligence, it could be hard to tell how well a particular treatment might work. Some companies claim, for example, that they can predict a person’s risk for injury, selling their services to college and professional teams and the U.S. military, but a professor at the University of Virginia says it isn’t so.

One of the most vital elements in any rural community is its volunteer fire department. But financial challenges are making it harder for local fire services to safely and efficiently do their jobs. Cardinal News reporter Emma Malinak took a look at where the revenue for rural firefighters comes from and why it may not be enough. She spoke with Fred Echols.

Hundreds of thousands of Virginians are at risk of losing their health care next year, when new Medicaid provisions go into effect.

The Virginia Drought Monitoring Task Force is keeping its existing advisories in place, including a drought emergency advisory for the Roanoke River watershed.

Conservation groups are concerned that the Trump administration is making changes that could compromise Virginia wilderness.

States would be responsible for funneling potential benefits to people’s electric bills.

Since the beginning of the year, there have been 81 employee “separations” at the River North Correctional Center. A total of 248 people work at the prison.

Plenty of talk about money around the state capitol this week.Radio IQ politics analyst Jeff Schapiro and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government.

Chris Farina has made more than a dozen documentary films here in Virginia, from the sobering stories of kids in juvenile detention to the inspiring tale of men overcoming addiction. He made people laugh with the saga of a rowdy band of musicians who entertained and sometimes offended UVA football fans, and told the world about a game that inspired children and military leaders to think about world peace. Now, Farina is working on his last film.

The Wildlife Center of Virginia treats more than 4,500 animals each year – among them, dozens of possums. Usually they’ve been hit by cars or attacked by dogs, but one came in for care after a misadventure in Waynesboro.