Fairfax County prosecutor Steve Descano defended his immigration-related policies on Capitol Hill Thursday.

Organizers on Thursday launched the Roanoke Region Food and Farm Trail, which aims to connect consumers to local food sources.

Three Virginia Tech students have designed a tool to help English-speaking dentists communicate better with Spanish-speaking patients.

More than 30% of Virginia is in a maternal health desert. A new program is helping women in Southwest Virginia get to prenatal and post-partum appointments.

The redistricting amendment is not the only proposed change to the state Constitution facing a challenge in court. The proposed amendment protecting abortion rights also faces lawsuits.

The Roanoke Board of Zoning Appeals voted unanimously Wednesday afternoon to deny a homeless service provider's appeal of two zoning violations. The Least of These Ministry was cited in late February for its warming buses, outdoor lockers and portable toilet at its site in downtown Roanoke.

“Policy has often been used to prohibit Black and minority progression in the Commonwealth of Virginia,” VSU professor Wes Bellamy noted.

"We think is the right scheme to really make a meaningful impact to get these products off of children’s hands,” Attorney General Jay Jones said.

This week is Police Week across Virginia, and modern policing works very differently than it did a few years ago.

Flooding is the deadliest natural hazard in Southwest Virginia, and it’s intensifying because of climate change. A Climate Central analysis predicts that by 2050 Virginia could see a 19% increase in flood losses.