Gambling is big business in Virginia: It’s also a problem for too many people
Society has a love/hate relationship with gambling. On the one hand, it’s big business; on the other, there’s a fine line between the money that comes in and addiction.
Society has a love/hate relationship with gambling. On the one hand, it’s big business; on the other, there’s a fine line between the money that comes in and addiction.

Students and faculty from Colgate and Wellesley will be traveling the Blue Ridge Parkway the week of March 14-20 to conduct what is called a dark skies survey, intended to evaluate and protect the national park’s nighttime environment.
The military-industrial complex and the American police state have joined forces. War abroad and war at home are no longer separate enterprises.
A 12-year-old girl helped her family to safety after a serious fire in their basement overnight in Harrisonburg.
Tens of thousands of women and girls in Nepal are trafficked into the sex trade every year, according to activist David Radcliff, a 1975 alum of Bridgewater College
An Albemarle County fifth grade teacher has been arrested on two felony charges of possessing and distributing child pornography.
In the last century people marveled at the Wright Brothers’ success. Just 66 years later, an awestruck world watched American astronauts walk on the moon.
A seed grant from a Virginia Tech initiative has helped get thousands of potentially life-saving backpacks into the hands of people struggling with opioid addiction.
The Highland County Maple Festival, which dates back to 1959, is back this month, with two weekends of activity – March 14-15 and March 21-22.
In his State of the Union address, President Trump declared that America is entering a “Golden Age.” Golden for whom?
We have reached 57 percent of what we need to fund critical operations for 2026. If you have been waiting for the right time to support AFP, this is it.