RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A wave of new laws in Virginia is set to take effect in the New Year, and several can impact your life and your wallet. Some changes Virginians will see are to the state’s ...

A nurse performs a test on a Department of Veteran Affairs patient at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, Oct. 24, 2025. (Julie M. Lucas/U.S. Navy) The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning a massive ...

Government reporters Meryl Kornfield, Hannah Natanson and Lisa Rein can be reached securely on Signal at (301) 821-2013, (202) 580-5477 and (202) 821-3120, respectively. The Department of Veterans ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia is among six states approved for SNAP food choice waivers under a new initiative launched by the Trump administration that will deny some items to those who use the program.

Some school systems in Virginia are making decisions about school on Tuesday, Dec. 9, due to winter weather. Check out the full listing of remote learning days, school delays and closings here as ...

Virginia Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger — who promised during her campaign to prioritize affordable energy if she won — on Sunday doubled down on her views of the "energy crisis" that her state will ...

West Virginia state Sen. Chris Rose (R) introduced a resolution Thursday inviting 30 counties in Virginia and Maryland to join his state. In a release Rose posted on Facebook, he called on 27 counties ...

Former Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger made history on Nov. 4, becoming the first female governor of Virginia. Still, I'm disappointed that Virginians failed to choose Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome ...

Democrat Abigail Spanberger was the projected winner of the governor's race. ABC News projects Democrat Abigail Spanberger will win the closely watched governor's race, besting Republican Lt. Gov.

Election Day is here in Virginia. At stake Tuesday is control of the top three statewide offices of governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general; the General Assembly’s House of Delegates; and ...

Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) defeated Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R) in Virginia’s gubernatorial election on Tuesday, according to Decision Desk HQ, becoming the first woman to serve as ...

Democrat Ghazala Hashmi won the Virginia lieutenant governor’s race, becoming the nation’s first Muslim woman elected to statewide office. Hashmi will defeat Republican John Reid, a former ...