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…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (419+ words) A Virginia legislative report found seven rural hospitals are at the highest risk of financial distress or closure under at least one national assessment model, with all seven reporting negative operating margins in 2024. The report, presented to the Joint Commission…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (288+ words) Drivers across Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., are heading into Memorial Day weekend with gas prices above $4 a gallon as record holiday travel pushes fuel demand higher across the region. Virginia’s average gas price stood at $4.43 per gallon Friday. Maryland averaged…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (625+ words) Josh Janney //May 21, 2026// After the Trump administration pulled federal funding for an offshore wind project in Norfolk, developers have dropped wind-related components from a revised application and shifted the project toward shipbuilding and maritime industries. Fairwinds Landing, a 111-acre redevelopment…...

8+ mon, 4+ day ago   (892+ words) In the weeks since Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern and Omaha-based Union Pacific filed their application to become one transcontinental railroad company, all of their major competitors quickly filed comments against it. The filings provide a glimpse into the protests emerging as…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (540+ words) Last July, two of the largest railroad companies in the U.S.—Union Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern Railway—announced their intention to merge their networks, giving birth to the nation’s first railroad spanning coast to coast. The companies submitted an application…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1097+ words) When the merger was first announced in July 2025, the railroads the rail carriers said it would create the first U.S. transcontinental railroad—which will connect more than 50,000 route miles across 43 states from the East Coast to the West Coast and connect…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (529+ words) Joe Schiarizzi, a longtime Ethereum developer, launched a campaign Thursday to run as a Democratic House candidate in D.C.’s Virginia suburbs. Schiarizzi plans to run in Virginia’s 7th congressional district, which, pending a statewide ballot measure, could be redrawn later this…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (217+ words) (The Center Square) – Virginia is 14th in energy affordability in the Energy Affordability 2026 report from the American Legislative Exchange Council. ALEC released its analysis on Wednesday. North Dakota and Louisiana were the leaders in the review of electricity prices and energy…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (553+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — When it's time to fill up your car's gas tank, expect to spend quite a bit more than you did compared to this time last month. “It’s been a pretty fast and furious increase. In fact, looking at…...