
Virginia positioned for half-billion dollar recovery in opioid settlement
Virginia localities and stakeholders have now agreed to the $26 billion settlement framework negotiated against opioid distributors and Johnson & Johnson.

Virginia localities and stakeholders have now agreed to the $26 billion settlement framework negotiated against opioid distributors and Johnson & Johnson.

A woman formerly from Virginia Beach has been sentenced to two years in prison for international parental kidnapping.

The Commonwealth on Tuesday unveiled the official gubernatorial portrait of Gov. Ralph Northam, which was painted by Stanley Rayfield, a Virginia native who graduated from the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Arts.

Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin and incoming Attorney General Jason Miyares have made withdrawing the Commonwealth from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative a top priority.

Virginia State Parks is seeking qualified candidates to fill Youth Conservation Corps summer residential service opportunities across the state. Two three-week programs will be offered this summer.

The Virginia High School Hall of Fame Class of 2021 includes an Olympic gold medalist, a two-time Super Bowl champion and two of the greatest high school boys and girls basketball players in the history of the VHSL.

Gov. Ralph Northam has issued an emergency order to help hospitals address the recent COVID surge. Chris Graham examines the approach and takes a look at local COVID numbers.

Chris Graham breaks down Wednesday’s ACC Basketball clash pitting in-state rivals Virginia and Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech Athletics will institute a policy requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination or proof of vaccine medical exemption or negative test for indoor events.

Gov. Ralph Northam today took steps to increase Virginia’s hospital capacity and support healthcare workers responding to COVID-19, after a record number of hospitalizations were posted on Monday.
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