Advocates say better education for hospitals and insurers is key to increasing the use of midwives in labor and delivery rooms.

The attorney general’s office is pursuing legal action against the Natural Bridge Zoo. That includes finding two missing baby giraffes, which a recent countersuit claimed are ...

This small Roanoke composting facility has survived three years of business, when conversations about composting are just beginning in the city and the state.

After a year-long renovation, hospital leaders say the facility is ready to provide inpatient and emergency services. The community last had a hospital in 2017.

When trade policy in the 1990s, particularly the North American Free Trade Agreement, reshaped global manufacturing, factories did not slowly fade away. They closed, relocated or moved overseas.

There are more than 100 children on the waitlist for a Court Appointed Special Advocate in the greater Lynchburg area. While they wait, they remain largely voiceless in foster care cases, the ...

The Democratic incumbent isn’t seen as vulnerable, and Republican priorities nationally are likely to be in other states.

If the current spending pattern continues, the county will run out of money before the next tax billing in the spring, the county treasurer warned the board of supervisors.

Then & Now takes a look back at the stories we brought you over the last 12 months. Through the end of the year, we’re sharing updates on some of the people and issues that made news in 2025. This ...

State Sen. Bryce Reeves has dropped his bid for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in 2026, citing a “serious family health matter.” His withdrawal leaves Republicans with no well-known ...

The city’s derelict program, which aims to rehabilitate condemned buildings, has been in operation for years but has new teeth thanks to state legislation and capital improvement funding.

A new report makes the case that Virginia localities need to relax or drop rules that discourage multi-family housing. Not asked: What kind of housing do people want?