Virginia

With air pollution dropping slightly due to the pandemic, an east coast group sees an opportunity to continue the trend. The Transportation and Climate…

Everyone knows dogs can’t talk. But what if that were not always true. A new book recounts a mystical meeting between a man and a dog. It takes place high…

Reminiscent of when more people joined the armed forces after 9-11, this year, in the wake of COVID-19, a record number applied to medical schools.…

Virginians have voted to change the way congressional districts are drawn in Virginia. For centuries, these districts have been designed to favor the…

This year, Virginia is seeing a record number of votes cast before election day. And that’s going to change everything about what we once called,…

A new Virginia Tech study suggests large outbreaks of Coronavirus at colleges and universities will continue to grow unless certain behaviors change.…

Solar electricity in Virginia is growing fast in some parts of the commonwealth but more slowly in others. A state mandate to be ‘carbon neutral by 2050,’…

In the 1940s and 50s, calling the doctor to come out to your house or heading to a hospital could be difficult in rural Virginia. So a lot of parents used…

In a time of social distancing, a lot of what makes us social creatures is off limits. Take hugging, an act of affection and affirmation of a person…

The traditional college move-in day is getting a make-over. Some schools are staggering arrival dates, others are not offering any on-campus classes until…