Last week, the Potomac River set a record when the water temperature reached 96 degrees. Extreme heat also hit Baltimore, and in both places, thousands of fish died.

This week, Arlington's prosecutor will be on Capitol Hill to testify in a closed-door hearing.

The company that owns The Kentucky Derby is looking to open two new gaming emporiums in Virginia. If approved by voters, one would be in Pulaski and the other in Amherst County.

The Mountain Valley Pipeline filed a letter Friday with the federal government, defending their plan to build a compressor station in Montgomery County.

When Virginia starts its legal marijuana market next July, a number of state criminal laws will change.

Has opinion on data centers in Virginia reached a tipping point? Michael Pope and Radio IQ Politics Analyst Jeff Schapiro discuss that and more in state politics and government.

A new report from George Mason University predicts Northern Virginia will see job growth as early as December.

With extreme heat still plaguing much of the nation, the National Consumer Law Center is calling on regulators to lower utility bills and prevent disconnections. The request comes as another non-profit reports Dominion is number four on the list of utilities cutting power to people who can’t pay their electric bill.

“We’re living in a time of very significant push back right now," Kaine says. "Which means museums like Moton, the Moton Museum, are even more important at this moment.”

George Mason University will host the Virginia State Climate Office. The Commonwealth has been without such a department for a long time.