
Erratic weather leads to mixed season for blueberry growers
A late freeze rolled through many parts of Virginia in mid-May, causing uncertainty among some blueberry growers, whose picking season begins in June and July.

A late freeze rolled through many parts of Virginia in mid-May, causing uncertainty among some blueberry growers, whose picking season begins in June and July.

House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn has appointed Del. Delores McQuinn of Richmond and Del. Joshua Cole of Fredericksburg to the Commission to Study Slavery and Subsequent De Jure and De Facto Racial and Economic Discrimination.

Federal prosecutors filed a civil complaint in Roanoke today to recover more than $543,000 from individuals based in China who purported to sell face masks and N-95 respirators at inflated prices but never shipped the products.

Finding the words to describe the period of history in which Virginia finds itself is challenging.

Attorney General Mark R. Herring has filed a notice in the Robert E. Lee monument lawsuit in Richmond Circuit Court that he “intends to defend the governor’s decision and ensure the removal of this divisive relic.”

Read to Them has launched a nationwide reading program designed to help students read together and stay connected over the summer.

The Virginia Department of Health COVID-19 data dashboard will reflect 13,000 additional tests that were backlogged when it is updated on Tuesday morning.

Increased demand as the economy begins its recovery from the COVID-19 shutdown is pushing gas prices higher.

GReat Aspirations Scholarship Program recently hired Todd Martin as its new president and CEO.

The State Corporation Commission will hear public witness testimony regarding the proposed Dulles Greenway toll increase on Tuesday, June 30 at 10 a.m.
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