Last month, Governor Abigail Spanberger held a press conference to announce formation of a committee to advise the Department of Corrections on how to improve our prisons. Members will include reform advocates, religious leaders, experts on healthcare and public safety. Some former inmates will also be appointed, but current prisoners will not join the conversation.

In a landmark decision last week, a federal judge in Harrisonburg ruled in favor of Shenandoah County students and the NAACP, who sued the county school system over its controversial decision to revert two school names to Confederate names. Now, lawyers for both sides are considering next steps, as an appeal seems as likely as mounting court costs.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained the head chef of a Roanoke Valley restaurant this week. The incident spotlights the restaurant industry's reliance on immigrant labor, and how it's shifted under stepped-up enforcement under the Trump administration.

State regulators are considering a proposed sale of Dominion Energy to a Florida company.

With 177 measles cases in Virginia so far this year, and many counties with kindergartners’ vaccination rates below what’s needed to establish herd immunity, kids are heading back to school.

Ben Jones always embraced his role as Cooter. After moving to Virginia, he would open at least three “Cooter's” country stores in Nashville and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and near his home.

Unemployment is up in three Virginia metro areas, according to the latest numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The city of Roanoke has leveled a former hotel, and now is clearing its foundation. All in an effort to reduce flooding and improve water quality.

Virginia's Red Onion State Prison has become the first super-maximum security prison to host an intensive re-entry program. The program is intended to help inmates who are at risk of coming back to prison prepare for their return to society.

Fishery managers are considering cutting the bay’s catch limit by up to 50%.