In the last 20 years about 3,400 newspapers in this country have folded, leaving many areas without a daily or weekly paper. One big reason— the internet has cut deeply into advertising revenue. On the other hand, the Internet makes it possible for individuals to cover communities without a big financial investment.

As coal production in Southwest Virginia wins White House support, miner protections stall under the Trump Administration. Miners, their families, and the community struggle with the illnesses the industry leaves behind.

Candidates for Congress are scrambling to adjust to a new political reality in the wake of a Supreme Court decision last week.

Opponents of a Google data center in Botetourt County have been frustrated by a lack of information, including how it will draw power.

The filing argues the Supreme Court of Virginia overstepped its authority and made a “grave misreading of federal law, which expressly fixes a single day for the ‘election’ of Representatives and Delegates to Congress.”

National estimates show 80,000 Virginians could see reductions to their WIC fruit and vegetable benefits under a proposed federal spending bill.

This summer, many people with criminal convictions will be able to seal their records.

In Central Virginia, the names Hessian Hills and Barracks Road are among the reminders of a Revolutionary War POW camp built in Albemarle County.

Students at Virginia Tech spent the past semester successfully training 14 shelter cats.

A company that grows tomatoes in a 1.4-million square foot greenhouse in Southwest Virginia is putting its first products into stores this spring.