Author: Shannon Heckt

Virginia environmental advocacy organizations are trying to determine the full extent of impacts from President Donald Trump’s rescission of a landmark Chesapeake Bay pollution reduction law last week.  “We’re still waiting to find out what all of the fallout is going to be,” said Jay Ford, the Virginia policy manager

• “Norfolk native becomes 19th known soldier death since start of Iran war.” — WAVY • “Storm system forces water inland in eastern Virginia.” — WWBT • “Virginia Tech plans $63M vet teaching hospital expansion.” — Virginia Business • “Expert speaks on spotted lanternfly infestation threatening plants in Northern Virginia.”

Virginia schools could be required to have a licensed nurse in every building starting in 2028, under a legislative proposal introduced Wednesday. The measure is designed to close healthcare gaps by placing experts in schools to manage complex medical conditions. Virginia permits school divisions to employ nurses, but state law

WASHINGTON — Despite skyrocketing fuel prices and sinking approval ratings for President Donald Trump’s conflict in Iran ahead of the November midterms, Senate Republicans blocked Democrats’ efforts Thursday to check the president’s unfettered military action in the Middle East. Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Rand Paul, R-Ky., and

WASHINGTON — U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly early Thursday issued an order that temporarily blocks President Donald Trump’s ban of three news organizations from the White House. Kelly, in the eight-page order, said that the White House must “immediately return, reinstate, and restore the White House ‘hard pass’ press

• “Virginia lawmakers call for study on AI use in Virginia colleges.” — WHRO • “Homeland Security agents may have illegally accessed Virginia voter rolls, whistleblower alleges.” — The Virginian-Pilot • “March starting in Alexandria to rally for Virginia data center moratorium.” — ALXnow • “10 years after Hurricane Matthew,

Virginia and other states cannot be penalized under a Trump administration deadline that gave them too little time to put new federal food assistance rules into effect, a federal judge in Oregon has ruled.  The decision also rejects federal guidance that would have denied benefits to some lawful permanent residents,

Most faculty members from Virginia and Southern states say they would not recommend their state as a desirable place to work, citing concerns about political interference and academic freedom, according to a recent survey by state conferences of the American Association of University Professors. The responses come from AAUP’s annual

Tony Sabio — a security expert who served in the U.S. military, Secret Service and CIA — has an uphill objective this November: the Republican nominee is working to unseat a six-term Democratic incumbent and represent Virginia’s reliably blue 8th Congressional District. Sabio is drawing on his extensive background in

If you enjoy seeing a bald eagle soaring over the James River, hearing a turkey gobble in the spring woods, watching whitetail deer cross a field at dusk, catching a bass on a summer morning or simply knowing that wild places still exist in Virginia, there is someone you should