Author: Ariana Figueroa

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump directed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to resume traffic stops Wednesday, reversing a one-day pause on the policy after officers killed two immigrants who were in their vehicles in Texas and Maine. In a post to social media, Trump called the practice of federal immigration

One of two lawsuits challenging Virginia’s pending reproductive rights constitutional amendment was struck down Tuesday in Campbell County Circuit Court. Virginians are slated to approve or reject a measure to enshrine reproductive rights into the state’s constitutions this November. If approved, it would protect access to abortions, fertility treatments and

For nearly a quarter of a century, Virginia Republicans have been chasing a Capitol Hill victory they haven’t been able to recapture.  The last Republican from Virginia elected to the U.S. Senate was Sen. John Warner — no relation to the state’s current senior senator — when he won a

Consumer advocates have joined Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s administration to argue that high-load customers like data centers should pay for the high-voltage lines that solely serve them, a stance now playing out as part of Dominion Energy’s case with state regulators to determine how power line costs should impact customers’ utility

• “Virginia among states hit by cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to fresh produce.” — WTVR • “Spanberger: $7.3 million to be disbursed to rebuild housing damaged by Helene.”  — Cardinal News • “Virginia joins federal lawsuit against HUD over housing funds.” — WRIC • “Busch Gardens Williamsburg owes nearly $22M in

Even after being ousted as the Virginia Military Institute’s first Black superintendent last summer, retired Major General Cedric Wins said Monday at a higher education-focused conference in Washington D.C. that by helping to examine and improve governing boards for Virginia’s public colleges and universities on a state commission, he is