Deaths exceeded births for the first time in Kentucky in 2020. (Getty Images) While Kentucky had more deaths than births in 2023, according to preliminary data, deaths declined. This is…
Josh Stein is formally sworn in as North Carolina’s next governor. (Photo: Screengrab from PBSNC video stream) Few governors in North Carolina history have been better prepared for the job…
The Lewis F. Powell Jr. federal courthouse in Richmond is home to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. (Photo: Ned Oliver/ Virginia Mercury) A case concerning alleged…
Elkton Family Pharmacy, located about 30 minutes east of Harrisonburg, Va. The independent establishment is owned and operated by longtime pharmacist John Seymour. (Courtesy of John Seymour) A bipartisan group…
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building pictured on Nov. 25, 2024. (Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom) After awaiting a months-long review by the federal government, the Virginia Department of Education…
Migrants wait throughout the night May 10, 2023, in a dust storm at Gate 42, on land between the Rio Grande and the border wall. (Photo by Corrie Boudreaux for…
The state Capitol. (Ned Oliver/Virginia Mercury) • “Virginia Beach city council to vote on wetlands restoration project.” — WAVY • “Commission recommends bill that would give state more say in…
The City and County of Honolulu wants to build it in Wahiawā, but some lawmakers ask if there are alternatives.
Shipments of illegal fireworks sent via the U.S. Postal Service have been seized on commercial flights.
A token of country life, roosters are stirring up a fraught debate over the right to raise noisy fowl and the right to a good night’s sleep in Hawai‘i.