Roanoke is formally opening a new skatepark and pump track at the city's Wasena Park.

“Our work on voting rights and ballot access has led to historic election turnout and our ranking among top 15 states in ease of voting,” said Newport News Democratic Delegate Cia Price.

Residents and educators in Waynesboro are pushing back against a proposal that could change how the city funds its public schools.

A new report from the state has legislators concerned about how localities are using automated license plate readers, even as prosecutors praise their success.

Lawmakers across the country are talking about affordability, especially when it comes to rising power bills. But states are taking different approaches to make that happen. Virginia is pushing for more renewable energy, while West Virginia lawmakers are trying to keep coal plants open. Mason Adams and Roxy Todd explain why tensions between the two Virginias may be driving up costs for some customers.

Members of the Virginia General Assembly are considering a bill that would prevent people from blocking access to abortion clinics.

State and local law enforcement agencies are warning the public today about a growing danger— cryptocurrency fraud. Here in Virginia, they say the rate more than doubled between 2024 and 2025.

Virginia’s Department of Corrections says it’s in the process of modernizing prison communications -- giving high-tech tablets to 2,500 inmates at four test sites. Officials have already branded their pilot program a success. Inmates and their advocates who are telling a very different story.

"If the issue is how much energy these data centers are using, well, should there be a consumption tax to make sure they are quite literally paying their fair share when it comes to energy consumption?”

So much for the Prescription Drug Affordability Board... That was supposed to be a newly created group that could’ve set upper payment limits. The new approach is known as the Affordable Medicine Act, giving all Virginians the same discounts on drug prices now available to people on Medicare.