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 [...]

Last seen at Virginia truck stop 50 years ago, missing woman's remains identified in Florida --- PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. — A reward for information is now being offered in the case of missing Virginia woman Patricia Ann Ritchie, whose remains [...]

The expo includes 24 events and features more than 370 wines and 160 distilled spirits. Read More --- If you love all things wine, you won’t want to miss the 17th annual Virginia Wine Expo. The event will be held February [...]