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- Warner wins fourth term , Luria ousts Kiggans in VA-02 as 2 U.S. House races remain undecided
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner speaks to Virginians at his re-election celebration in Alexandria on Nov. 3, 2026.
- Man convicted in two 1989 Peninsula killings, including his father's, granted parole
Reginald Shell, 60, was granted parole in August after serving decades on two first-degree murder convictions convictions, according to Virginia Parole Board records.
- Closing Virginia’s child care affordability gap could cost up to gap $4.5b a year
Secretary of Education Jeffery Smith and Superintendent of Public Instruction Jenna Conway speaking inside the Peake Childhood Center in Newport News during the child care funding summit on Oct. 14, 2026.
- Newport News rape, sodomy convict granted geriatric parole after nearly 24 years
Rodney Jerome Jones, 61, was granted parole in August after serving decades on rape and forcible sodomy convictions, according to Virginia Parole Board records.
- Virginia sees gains in kindergarten readiness, but gaps persist for underserved students
Children playing at Peake Childhood Center in Newport News in October 2026.
- Data center moratorium bills stack up ahead of Virginia legislative session in January
A data center in Prince William County, Va., one of over 680 of the facilities that are operational or planned in the commonwealth.
- Study provides a remedy for coal dust in Newport News. Good luck getting terminal operators to pay.
This coal transfer terminal in Newport News sits close to many homes in the majority Black East End neighborhood.
- Virginia lawmakers approve plan to advance new K-12 school funding formula
A cup of pencils sit on top of a classroom desk in a Virginia school.
- Virginia Beach man with long burglary record granted geriatric release after nearly 35 years
Michael McCoy Duncan, 62, was granted parole in September after serving decades on dozens of burglary and larceny counts convictions, according to Virginia Parole Board records.
- Virginia’s 2026 report calls for expanded college access, improved postsecondary planning
Damon Jiggetts, president and CEO of ACCESS College Foundation, and U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce Ranking Member Bobby Scott at an October 2026 financial aid workshop in Portsmouth.
- The amendment that could permanently protect killing babies in Virginia
- Swimming Advisory Issued for Hilton Beach in Newport News
NEWPORT NEWS, Va.– The Peninsula Health District has issued a swimming advisory for Hilton Beach.
- Inside Virginia’s city halls, concerns, confusion rise with Flock surveillance protests
A Williamsburg resident in March asked the police department at the College of William & Mary how data collected by the school’s Flock Safety surveillance system is shared.
- Want to weigh in on the Dominion-NextEra merger? Here’s where public hearings will be held.
Virginia State Corporation Commission members hear testimony concerning Dominion Energy's proposed rate increase and plan to create a new rate class for data centers on September 2, 2025 in Richmond.