Election ’24: Economy’s ills demand public health remedies
Voters should look at their choices this year through a public health lens, writes Dr. Kevin Kavanagh. (Getty Images) As our 2024 presidential election approaches there is intense focus on…
FOIA Friday: Richmond Police block FOIA request in decades-old murder case
File cabinets. (Getty) One of the less noticed features of the Virginia Way is the long-running tendency of the commonwealth’s leaders to conduct their decision-making behind closed doors. While the…
Can a rail operator use Virginia’s $35 million for Shenandoah Valley Railroad Corridor repairs?
An aerial view of the bridge over the North Fork of the Shenandoah River. (Courtesy of Friends of the Shenandoah Rail Trail) A proposed plan to transform the Shenandoah Valley…
5 things to know about the Harris-Trump presidential debate
Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, and former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, will debate Sept. 10 in Philadelphia. (Getty stock photo) Vice President Kamala Harris and…
Cooper, Dem lawmakers warn that school voucher expansion plans could be revived next week
Gov. Roy Cooper and Democratic legislators spoke out on Thursday against what they say will be a Republican attempt to expand the state’s private school voucher program when the General…
Normal wildfire risk expected through fall in NM, forecast says
Homes and rubble remain interspersed between trees burned in the South Fork fires on Aug. 20, 2024. The September forecast from the National Interagency Fire Center says wildfire risk in…
Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears files paperwork to run for governor and more Virginia headlines
The state Capitol. (Ned Oliver/Virginia Mercury) • “Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears files paperwork to run for Virginia governor.” — 8News • “Airlines say RIC airport services plan would disrupt operations.”…
Judge in Trump’s Jan. 6 case says it won’t be delayed by upcoming presidential election
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Clinton Middle School on Jan. 6, 2024 in Clinton, Iowa. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Exactly…
‘License plate flippers’ help drivers evade police, tickets and tolls
Law enforcement personnel in New York examine a license plate during a multi-agency operation at the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge in March 2024. The operation marked the launch of a…
NC moves closer to allowing high school athletes to profit from NIL deals
The NC State Board of Education discusses what guardrails are needed for an NIL policy for high school athletes. The public will have their say this fall. (Photo: Getty Images)…