Virginia has been ravaged by the rise of synthetic opioids, which led to a surge of overdose deaths throughout the 2000s.

"If we can sort of see the long history of our negotiating that question, maybe we can put the present in perspective.”

In 1990, a Virginia writer set out to hike the Appalachian Trail, inspired by a story in National Geographic. He was 31, and it was the hardest thing he had ever done. He suffered injuries, hypothermia, exhaustion and the shocking loss of two fellow hikers who were murdered in a trailside shelter. Still, 36 years later, he decided to do it again.

Hundreds of thousands of people are about to lose their health insurance. Governor Abigail Spanberger is trying to fill the gap.

The artist was a star performer in country music and went on to become one of the genre's most recognizable and universally adored ambassadors to broader popular culture.

The latest Standards of Learning test scores are in. And there have been some modest gains by Virginia’s students, along with areas of needed improvement.

License plate readers are being used by many governments and law enforcement agencies. But details about the data are secret.

Shankar Vedantam talks about shaping Hidden Brain from brief segments in Morning Edition to a weekly podcast, as well as adapting it for the stage. He speaks in Blacksburg on August 28.

A Roanoke-area adult high school is preparing to start its second year of classes.

“If you can’t take their money, eat their food and tell them no, then you need to go home,” said Virginia’s Speaker of the House Don Scott.