
House votes to silence public opposition to oil and gas lease sales
The House of Representatives passed a bill that will shield offshore oil and gas lease sales from public scrutiny.

The House of Representatives passed a bill that will shield offshore oil and gas lease sales from public scrutiny.

Virginia Tech football coach Justin Fuente talks with reporters on Monday. The Hokies (1-0) play #17 Tennessee (1-0) on Saturday in the Battle at Bristol.

This Labor Day, I ask every Virginian to join me in remembering the hard work of the farmers who provide food, feed and fiber for our state and nation.

Perhaps more dangerous than the fires themselves from which they radiate, smoke waves can cause health problems for people hundreds of miles around.

Tim Kaine highlighted the many serious, unanswered questions that remain about Donald Trump’s finances, health and foreign entanglements.

A Virginia Tech scientist has alerted world policymakers to the pest that destroyed 80 percent of Nigeria’s tomato crop.

Virginia peanut growers anticipate a 6.6 percent increase in their harvest this year, totaling 78 million pounds.

It wasn’t until 1995 that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change gave a definitive statement that humans are responsible for post-industrial global warming.

Gov. Terry McAuliffe addresses members of the General Assembly on the state’s billion-dollar budget shortfall.

Two students and the local branch of the NAACP have filed an anti-discrimination complaint against Richmond Public Schools.
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