Robert C. Koehler: Return of ‘kids for cash’ and a look within
More than 15 years after the “kids for cash” scandal shocked the nation, it’s back, stirring not just public incredulity but, for some, soul-slicing memories of hell on Earth.
More than 15 years after the “kids for cash” scandal shocked the nation, it’s back, stirring not just public incredulity but, for some, soul-slicing memories of hell on Earth.
The Blue Ridge Parkway has been designated as a National Historic Landmark, one of 19 new sites named this week.

Newsweek’s Best-in-State Hospitals 2025 list ranks UVA Health University Medical Center as Virginia’s No. 1 hospital.
A public viewing will be held Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. at McCoy Funeral Home in Blacksburg for literary legend and retired Virginia Tech English professor Nikki Giovanni.
Kate Collins Middle School Assistant Principal Amy Christian has been named the director of a new regional recovery high school.
A multi-year effort to strengthen behavioral health services through Virginia got an additional $25M boost today..
State Police will conduct a traffic enforcement effort on all 300 miles of Interstate 64 in Virginia on Friday and Saturday.
The Marquis building at the corner of Beverly and Augusta streets in downtown Staunton was built in 1896 by Caroline “Lina” Marquis.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the Secretary of Health and Human Services is going to be a tough sell for U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner.
Devils Backbone Brewing Co. is honored to sponsor the Amphibious Tractor Association & Memorial through a monetary donation.
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