A proposal to clamp down on stunt-driving street takeovers drew bipartisan support during Virginia’s just-wrapped legislative session and is likely to be signed into law by Gov. Glenn Youngkin, but the Republican is expected to veto bills establishing a retail marijuana market and enshrining late-term abortion access.
The state is home to  over 144,000 federal employees, according to a December 2024 congressional report- but factoring in commuters working in Washington, D.C. and Maryland, the number rises to over 300,
Officials are touting data centers as an economic boon while acknowledging concerns over how the land is being used.
Cuts to the federal workforce under President Trump are threatening to roil Virginia’s off-year elections this November as Democrats seek to make them a political liability in the battle for
With snow back in the forecast, school districts across Northern Virginia announced that classes have been canceled or will be held virtually on Wednesday. This comes after the National Weather Service (NWS) issued winter weather advisories for part of Virginia and Maryland with snow accumulations between one and two inches.
Against the backdrop of federal job cuts and funding freezes, the Virginia legislature passed several budget amendments and bills aimed at improving healthcare, education and housing while killing a proposal to remove the car tax and tabling a bill to permit a sixth locality to build a casino.
Due to winter precipitation over the last two weeks, the Department of Environmental Quality has lifted drought advisories for 28 localities.
Seven immigrants were arrested in Northern Virginia last week as a part of a massive crackdown on people present in the United States "illegally."
The Education Department will investigate the policies of five Virginia school districts that allow transgender students to use spaces matching their gender.
The Northern Virginia Senior Olympics committee recently elected Rod Hupp of Falls Church as its 2025 chairman.