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Scientists are asking the public’s help in stemming the spread of a blight on the Boxwood bush. The plant is often used in holiday wreaths and garlands…

Prosecutors said Robel Phillipos lied to the FBI agents investigating the April 2013 attack that killed three people and wounded more than 260 others.

Drawn by huge demand for workers after Hurricane Katrina, Latinos have come from Texas, Florida and Mexico. Some local residents say they've lost jobs to lower-wage, Spanish-speaking laborers.

Virginia is a purple state – its residents and politicians disagreeing about many things, but we are united in our love of oysters. Sandy Hausman reports on a bill to promote restoration of oysters in the Chesapeake Bay while rewarding restaurants for their help.

The governor is pulling out his veto pen and rejecting a bill introduced by Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell that would’ve allowed local governments to require supermarkets and convenience stores to separate waste from compost.

Shuggie's Trash Pie chef David Murphy shares three easy recipes for transforming unloved leftover ingredients into delicious eats.

Treated human waste has been used on farmland for decades, but the ick factor has not entirely faded. Some environmentalists think the treatment process may not get rid of all the harmful contaminants that could be in the waste.

We kind of owe recycling to the Mafia and a 1987 garbage barge that couldn't dock anywhere. That's when cities started sending trucks to everyone's homes to pick up glass bottles and cardboard boxes.

A storage failure at a coal-fired Duke Energy plant sent tens of thousands of tons of ash into a North Carolina river last year. Now, the company wants to move its stored waste to two abandoned mines.

Police say 38-year-old Francisco Oropesa shot five people to death in a home in Cleveland, Texas, early Saturday and then fled the area. Investigators are still searching for the suspect.