Groundwater and stream levels have dropped significantly below normal in some areas due to below-average rainfall over the past several months, leading to expanded drought warnings and watches across the Commonwealth. --- Groundwater and stream levels have dropped significantly below normal [...]

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) -- Area high school students participated in walkouts Wednesday morning in protest of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Among those joining the protests were students at Maury High School and Granby High School in Norfolk. The [...]

Bill to Increase Virginia’s Minimum Wage Passes in House and Senate --- If signed into law, the legislation will increase the wage to $15 per hour by January 2028. By Debbie Williams February 18, 2026 at 10:10 am A bill to increase the minimum [...]

Virginia Attorney General to enforce new social media restrictions for minors --- CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - Attorney General Jay Jones is pledging to use his office to enforce Virginia’s social media restrictions on children under the age of 16. The AG announced [...]

Virginia Moves Closer to Legal Online Casinos After Senate Approves SB118 --- Virginia State Capitol (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) The Virginia Senate has taken a significant step toward legalizing online casinos, narrowly passing Senate Bill 118 (SB 118), legislation that would [...]

"This ruling brings a long-awaited measure of finality and legal certainty for the Masts and their daughter, and for adoptive families throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia," attorney John Moran said --- "This ruling brings a long-awaited measure of finality and legal [...]

Virginia lawmakers pass bill to raise minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2028 --- RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia lawmakers passed a bill Monday afternoon to incrementally increase the commonwealth’s minimum wage to $15 per hour on January 1, 2028.  Gov. Abigail [...]

Capitol Brief: Countdown to crossover, where bills live or die --- This is a preview of Capitol Brief, The Pilot’s weekly newsletter on Virginia Politics. Want more delivered to your inbox every Monday? Sign up here. Welcome back to Capitol Brief! We’re [...]

After nearly 30 years, the bar and live-music spot will close on February 21. Read More --- Longtime Arlington bar and live-music spot Rhodeside Grill will have its last call on Saturday, February 21. “With the building set for redevelopment and no [...]

Spanberger announces grants to restore Brownfield sites, including Waynesboro and New Market --- Governor Abigail Spanberger has announced that eight Virginia localities will receive nearly 1.6 million dollars in Site Remediation Grants from the Virginia Brownfields Restoration and Economic Redevelopment Assistance [...]