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Palmetto Moon opens first Virginia store at River Ridge Mall
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (239+ words) LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Shoppers lined up early Saturday morning at River Ridge Mall as southern lifestyle retailer Palmetto Moon celebrated the grand opening of its first-ever Virginia location. The Charleston, South Carolina-based, family-started company chose Lynchburg after years of customer…...
VMI museum showcases over 180-year legacy of honor, shaping cadets and Virginia history
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (469+ words) LEXINGTON, Va. (WSET) — What first started as an arsenal to store militia firearms in the early 1800s is now one of the most well-known military institutions in the country. The ideals of character and honor still, to this day, shape the…...
Virginia prosecutor resigns amid Trump push for charges against New York AG Letitia James
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (405+ words) U.S. Attorney Erik Siebert, who has been in involved in a mortgage fraud investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James, is stepping down from his position. The news comes a day after ABC News reported that President Donald Trump would…...
Virginia nears legal retail cannabis market, with sales proposed to start in 2027
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (490+ words) Democratic Governor Abigail Spanberger is asking lawmakers to delay the launch of a regulated retail cannabis market until July 2027, pushing back the original January start date approved by the legislature. (Credits: Office of the Governor of Virginia, AP/Kim Chandler,…...
Virginia Lottery warns of social media scam promising $5 billion Mega Millions win
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (288+ words) LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — A warning for you this holiday season about a scam that promises a huge payout. The scammers claim you can win a five-billion-dollar Mega Millions jackpot with a link to buy a ticket. The main giveaway here…...
Virginia primary election 2026: Results and candidate updates
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (100+ words) Primary candidates in Virginia's 5th and 9th congressional districts can be seen below. Democrats will choose their nominee to take on Republican incumbent Morgan Griffith in November. ABC13 will keep... The polls are now closed for Virginia's primary election Virginia's 5th Congressional District Republican…...
Early voting numbers in Virginia referendum outpacing 2025 general election
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (341+ words) Va. (WSET) — With just over three weeks until Election Day, early voting is surging in Virginia’s referendum on new congressional maps, with turnout outpacing last year's general election early voting. Registrar’s offices across the commonwealth have had a steady stream…...
What you need to know as Virginia approves legal recreational marijuana sales
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (675+ words) RICHMOND, Va. (WSET) — Virginians will soon be able to legally purchase recreational marijuana, ending years of what many described as a confusing system that allowed adults to possess and grow cannabis but not legally buy it. As part of the…...
Virginia bill to legalize skill games heads to governor’s desk with new rules
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (465+ words) President Donald Trump has dinner with the Prime Minister of Japan, Sanae Takaichi, at the White House. LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Skill games commonly found in convenience stores could soon return to Virginia under a bill headed to the governor’s desk,…...
Spanberger signs bill giving Virginia adoptees access to birth certificates
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (141+ words) LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — A long-standing barrier for adult adoptees in Virginia has been lifted. Governor Abigail Spanberger signed House Bill 301 into law on Monday, giving adoptees access to their original birth certificates for the first time in decades. The new…...