6+ hour, 48+ min ago   (314+ words) FILE - A SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at a gas station in Riverwoods, Ill., Nov. 1, 2025. VIRGINIA - Virginia will start rolling out new, more secure Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, with "chip-and-tap" technology in an effort to stop Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1132+ words) There are times when I sit alone and think back — trying to unearth details best left buried — and it all still feels like a nightmare, one that hasn't softened even through the gauzy filter of 25 years gone by. It's not…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (512+ words) Two former governors — Democrat Doug Wilder and Republican Jim Gilmore — took what was billed as a look at Virginia’s democratic legacy and decided to attack Gov. Abigail Spanberger as out of touch on data centers. “I’ve not heard the governor…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (544+ words) A Virginia legislative committee pushed a proposed sweepstakes gaming ban into 2027, with a state study on the industry due before lawmakers reconvene. Virginia’s 2027 legislative session has been updated to include Senate Bill 579, which would stop the operation and promotion of…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (202+ words) Norfolk Southern is holding free, hands-on training for first responders using a special train to simulate emergencies. The Safety Train is in Pittsburgh this week as part of Norfolk Southern's Operation Awareness and Response (OAR) program. Thursday, Pittsburgh firefighters and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (283+ words) A Louisiana-based plaintiffs firm has launched a wave of nearly 100 Federal Employers’ Liability Act lawsuits in Philadelphia alleging Norfolk Southern workers developed cancer and other serious illnesses after decades of exposure to hazardous substances on the job. A growing wave…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (531+ words) PHILADELPHIA, July 06, 2026--Union Pacific’s legendary Big Boy No. 4014 took center stage in Philadelphia on the Fourth of July as tens of thousands gathered for the America250 Block Party, commemorating the nation’s 250th anniversary. Oops, something went wrong U.S. markets close in…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (802+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — The School Board on Tuesday narrowly adopted a series of motions walking back a new policy that restricts the classroom laptop usage of the district’s youngest students before expanding the ban’s scope to entirely include first-graders. In a…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (369+ words) In a CNN News video posted to X, residents in Virginia shared the constant noise that comes from the nearby data centers. In the video, you can hear it for yourself. It’s a loud, constant buzzing noise. “Neighbors have put…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (359+ words) While budget negotiators are reportedly hard at work, Virginia’s Senate President is continuing her tour of Virginia localities to hear from residents about data centers. Portsmouth Democrat and Senate President Louise Lucas is famously less than subtle, and her data…...