11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (237+ words) Federal workers in Southwest Virginia face a dual crisis as a potential government shutdown coincides with the end of a mass resignation program, potentially affecting thousands of employees in the region. Nearly 30,000 federal workers across three congressional districts in Southwest…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (623+ words) West Virginia lost residents over two timeframes: between the 2020 census and a 2024 population estimate, and between 2023 and 2024 population estimates. But it was not the only state to do so. Six other states lost population since the 2020 census, and two other…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (89+ words) Small towns often are known for their quirky, insular intrigue, but the drama unfolding in Purcellville, a Virginia exurb that’s a 50-mile drive west of Washington, is a brass-knuckled version of... The town council meeting had reached the point on…...

10+ mon, 4+ week ago   (410+ words) Most Virginia agencies have yet to be impacted by the federal government shutdown, and federal programs such as Medicaid and Social Security have been unaffected. But beginning Wednesday, the state is expected to furlough at least a dozen employees across…...

10+ mon, 4+ day ago   (462+ words) Strict measures have been imposed in an "avian influenza prevention zone" across Great Britain Two more cases of bird flu have been confirmed at large commercial poultry premises in Norfolk. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said…...

11+ mon, 2+ day ago   (58+ words) Virginia is just weeks away from electing a new governor, but the government shutdown and a recent text message scandal could reshape the race. Government shutdown, text message scandal could reshape Virginia's gubernatorial race Virginia is just weeks away from…...

11+ mon, 5+ day ago   (463+ words) As he tends to do, President Donald Trump politicized another military celebration as he spoke at a major Navy event in Virginia, pushing the candidacies of several Republicans. Absent from Trump’s remarks, however, was the name of Lt. Gov. Winsome…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1314+ words) As the ferry approaches Tangier, Captain Steven Thomas tells a well-rehearsed history of the island, where crabbing has shaped the culture. He points out a handful of tiny buildings on stilts in the water. "Those are all crab shanties," he…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1114+ words) Robert Leidig said he was shocked when he first learned through CBS 6's reporting that his wife's nursing home, Princess Anne Health and Rehabilitation Center in Virginia Beach, was potentially shutting down. “Dismayed, infuriated. It's hard to express, because it's…...

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…...