Former Rocky Mount Police Sgt. Thomas Robertson didn’t speak in court before a federal judge sentenced him to seven years and three months in prison.

The Annie E Casey foundation says 11% of children in Virginia – ages three to 17 – are suffering from anxiety or depression. That’s reported by their parents.

Until last summer, nearly 5 million Virginians lacked dental insurance. Expansions to Medicaid in the past year have helped, there’s still a shortage of dentists in parts of the Commonwealth who are willing to accept low-income patients.

As Charlottesville observes the fifth anniversary of Unite the Right, a photographer who documented the Summer of Hate five years ago presents a show in the trees along the city’s downtown mall. Rather than focus on right wing extremists, it features those who stood up to them.

Last month, one of Virginia’s largest producers of flour and cornmeal announced they would be closing their business. Big Spring Mill has been in operation along the Roanoke River between Christiansburg and Roanoke since 1850. Meanwhile, another mill in nearby Floyd County is stepping up its production.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has awarded a more than $1.4 million dollar grant to bolster a peer recovery network in the Roanoke Valley.

Kim and Phillip Zettel have always loved animals. They fostered more than 60 of them last year alone, so when it was time to retire they naturally thought of pets.

State regulators have now approved plans for the largest offshore wind farm in the nation. Already, Dominion Energy has completed testing of two test turbines off the coast of Virginia Beach.

In the dictionary of economic terms, “misery index” sounds particularly menacing. So what exactly is it?Roben Farzad, host of the Full Disclosure podcast, and Weekend Edition host Craig Wright explain it and its impact.

Several precautions Virginia Tech enforced last year have been revised for the upcoming school year. The university released new COVID-19 safety guidelines Monday ahead of its fall semester.