Despite historic changes in educational and economic opportunities, the share of U.S. physicians who are Black men has remained unchanged since 1940. Virginia medical schools are still struggling to attract talented young men – a key to building trust between healthcare providers and the Black community.

Now, the Natural Resources Defense Council is advising people considering a home purchase to try and find out if the property has been swamped in the past.A warmer climate means rainfall events can be more intense – creating a greater risk for flash floods.

Former first lady, Edith Bolling Wilson, was born in Wytheville 150 years ago. Residents there are planning a big celebration in her honor on Oct. 15 at the Bolling Wilson hotel.

Mallory Noe-Payne spoke with the two New York Times reporters who broke that story last week.

The Welcome Project is the kind of thing you might see at an airport lobby or next to a vending machine at a welcome center.

Virginia Poverty Law Center runs an eviction help-line and since last summer there’s been a 500% increase in the number of folks reaching out for help.

A remarkable collection of portraits is on display at the University of Virginia and will soon begin a tour of schools, churches and community centers around the state. It shows about 100 African Americans who lived in central Virginia at the start of the 20th century.

New orders for defense capital goods are steadily increasing according to new numbers from the Census Bureau.

A new plan for developing passenger and freight rail infrastructure across Virginia was released last week by Virginia’s Department of Rail and Public Transportation. The plan includes details for 174 total rail projects totaling $5.8 billion, but leaves out funding for an expansion of Amtrak passenger trains from the New River Valley into Bristol.

Can a Virginia-based company re-ignite the e-cigarette market?Roben Farzad, host of the Full Disclosure podcast, and Weekend Edition host Craig Wright have more on the business ramifications for Altria Group.