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Bycatch devices — plastic borders on the opening of crab pots to make them smaller — preventing the turtles from entering the pots. However, the watermen said it also blocks  larger crabs from getting into the pots. 

Virginia wildlife officials report mixed results from the 2025–26 fall hunting seasons, with deer harvests rising sharply while bear and wild turkey harvests declined, influenced by regulatory changes, hunter participation, food availability, and weather.

Virginia wildlife officials are urging residents not to feed deer during winter weather, warning that the practice can cause digestive failure, increase disease spread and, in many areas, violate state law, according to the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.

Law enforcement agencies in Front Royal, Frederick County and Warren County are investigating a series of related vandalism incidents in which windows at homes, businesses and vehicles were shattered by projectiles, with at least one suspect identified and additional individuals believed to be involved.

Uber says proposed transportation taxes moving through the General Assembly could raise costs for riders and drivers, even as lawmakers look to generate new funding for transit projects across the Commonwealth.

Improving tracking and responding to suicides involving veterans and military service members is in legislation advanced by lawmakers in Virginia.

A federal judge on Monday closed the lawsuit Planned Parenthood filed last summer after Republicans’ “big, beautiful” law blocked Medicaid patients from visiting its clinics for any health care appointments for one year.

A bill that would set up a framework for siting solar projects that localities could follow and that prohibits the premature rejection of solar infrastructure development has passed the Virginia Senate.

A FCPS teacher alleges other staff assisted minors without parental consent; school division refutes her claims

Virginia lawmakers want to remove toxic chemicals from cosmetics to better protect public health, something advocates say is also better for the environment.