Researchers in Alexandria are uncovering a bit of history from Martin Luther King's time as a civil rights leader.

"At CDC, we encourage people to get their measles vaccination. That's the best way to prevent yourself from getting measles.”

Since a 2024 law went into effect requiring an autopsy after any in-custody death at a state prison facility, the state’s medical examiner has failed to complete the procedure almost half of the time.

Some parts of Virginia are seeing a housing boom while other areas are seeing a decline.

American Samoa is more than 7,000 miles from Virginia’s coast, but what’s happening there could be important to the Commonwealth. The Trump administration is preparing to open federal waters to deep-sea mining – an industry that may soon operate here. Sandy Hausman reports on why scientists are concerned.

At Tuesday’s Virginia Tech Board of Visitors meeting, members elected a new rector to replace John Rocovich.

"We don’t under any circumstance plan to stop fighting to move this forward,” Sen. Lashrecse Aird said.

It feels like there isn’t much good environmental news these days. Scientists have raised alarms about climate change, dangerous pollutants and the on-going loss of species. But here in Virginia there’s a small story of survival and hope.

As the country prepares to mark the 82nd anniversary of D-Day, two World War Two veterans were honored in Roanoke.

A bus driver with a history of speeding accusations was indicted on additional charges Monday in a chain-reaction crash in Virginia that killed five people and injured dozens more.