The University of Virginia today opened a new building that will house the nation’s first School of Data Science, bankrolled by business school graduate Jafffray Woodriff.

A group of students, faculty and community members are gathered on Virginia Tech’s campus today. They’re joining students at campuses across the country who are protesting the war in Gaza.

Virginia's teacher vacancy rate has been stagnant for the last two years, and it’s worse than the 2021-22 school year when it was closer to 3%.

Primaries for Congress are only a few weeks away, and new fundraising numbers are giving an indication of where the race stands.

Primaries top the list of political topics in the news over the last few days.Jeff Schapiro, political columnist at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government.

You may have heard the buzz in the media that 13-year cicadas will begin emerging across the South this week, until mid-June. But only a handful of Virginia counties are likely to see them.

While the spirit of the lab school program is supported by many, the funding—directly from the state and given to public and private colleges— has been a source of budget fights.

For some people, retirement means a chance to travel the world, while others prefer to stay home and play pickleball or golf. For Robert Hale, however, it’s been a very different experience. He crisscrosses the Commonwealth each week, sometimes driving more than a thousand miles to visit and counsel incarcerated people.

Charlottesville will start its celebration of wine week Friday with a variety of events planned. About 20% of Virginia’s wine is produced in and around the city where Thomas Jefferson dreamed of launching an industry. And that dream appears to be coming true.

This summer, a new law will go into effect, and it may mean you pay a higher electric bill — money that will go toward development of nuclear power.