Virginia Gubernatorial Candidates Clash On Marijuana At Debate, With GOP Nominee Worrying Users Could ‘Blow Everything Up’

Candidates for Virginia governor clashed on marijuana policy at a debate on Thursday—with the Republican nominee saying that while she supports medical cannabis, she had a zero-tolerance policy for employee consumption as the owner of a utility...

Virginia may soon lift restrictions on catching invasive blue catfish

Blue catfish are a big, slimy problem in Virginia. The invasive species has spent the past five decades working its way into almost every local waterway and threatens to upend the ecosystem. Virginia officials are weighing a new way to cut down on...

Virginia governor candidates trade barbs in fiery election debate

Democrat Abigail Spanberger faced off against Virginia’s lieutenant governor, Winsome Earle-Sears, in the only public debate in that state’s governor’s race on Thursday, days after the Democratic nominee for attorney general was embroiled in a...

Virginia governor hopefuls face off in lone debate

(The Center Square) – The first and only debate in Virginia’s governor’s race turned quickly to Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones, whose violent text messages became the focus of the opening exchange. Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears...

Public Pressure Forces Virginia Legislature to Consider New Regulations Impacting Data Center Development

Virginia continues to dominate the global data center market, with Northern Virginia hosting the largest concentration of facilities in the world. In fact, 70% of global internet traffic passes through Virginia’s data centers every day. This...

<![CDATA[AstraZeneca Expands US Manufacturing Footprint by Increasing Virginia Facility Investment to $4.5 Billion ]]>

AstraZeneca has decided to financially commit $4.5 billion toward its new production plant in Rivanna Futures’ Albemarle County, VA, which would be an additional increase of $500 million to benefit bolstered manufacturing efforts for various types...

AstraZeneca to Build $4.5 Billion Manufacturing Hub in Virginia

AstraZeneca plans to increase its investment in Virginia to $4.5 billion as part of a major push to expand U.S. drug manufacturing. The project will create about 3,600 jobs and serve as a key piece of the company’s broader $50 billion commitment...

AstraZeneca to increase investment of Virginia manufacturing facility to $4.5 B, creating 3,600 new jobs

AstraZeneca to increase investment of Virginia manufacturing facility to $4.5 B, creating 3,600 new jobs October 10, 2025 | Friday | News Facility marks cornerstone of $50 billion investment in medicines R&D and manufacturing in America image...

AstraZeneca to Build $4.5 Billion Manufacturing Hub in Virginia

AstraZeneca plans to increase its investment in Virginia to $4.5 billion as part of a major push to expand U.S. drug manufacturing. The project will create about 3,600 jobs and serve as a key piece of the company’s broader $50 billion commitment...

Republicans vote to roll back Biden-era restrictions on mining and drilling in Alaska

The Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, where the Ambler Road project would pass through, is visible from Ambler, Alaska, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag) AP- Congressional Republicans have voted to roll back...

Deadly explosion rocks Tennessee manufacturing plant

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Deadly explosion rocks Tennessee manufacturing plant 02:36 UP NEXT Spanberger, Earle-Sears spar over Jay Jones text and marriage equality in Virginia...

Award-Winning Historian Nathaniel Philbrick announced for Sail250® Virginia Speaker Series, Oct. 21 at Slover Library

NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Festevents, Ltd., and Sail250® Virginia are proud to announce that acclaimed historian Nathaniel Philbrick will be the inaugural speaker in the upcoming Sail250® Virginia Speaker Series. His talk will take place at 7:00 PM...

The AI Energy Crisis: Data Centers Strain Chesapeake’s Power And Water

MARYLAND – This series explores the impacts of data centers on water supply, energy use and air quality in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Data centers house the computer systems that enable internet activity and, increasingly, artificial...

Lease Approval Pushes Norfolk Casino Forward as Virginia’s Gaming Expansion Builds

After years of delays, Norfolk’s casino project has taken a significant step forward: the city council approved a lease with Boyd Gaming for nearly 3.87 acres of city land, clearing the path for construction. The lease, which will run until...

Locker room case adds heat to Virginia governor race

(The Center Square) – Virginia’s only governor’s debate turned to school policies after a report revealed a registered sex offender repeatedly accessed girls’ locker rooms in Arlington Public Schools and county pools. Through a public records...

On This Gay Day | Virginia Woolf's 'Orlando' is published

In 1928, Virginia Woolf’s ‘Orlando: A Biography’ was released Author Virginia Woolf released her satirical novel Orlando: A Biography on this day in 1928. One of Woolf’s most popular works it tells the story of a poet who becomes a woman and lives...

Senate Defense Policy Bill Includes $38.5B for Military Construction

The U.S. Senate passed a $925-billion annual defense policy bill by a 77-20 vote Oct. 9 that includes $38.5 billion for military construction—more than double the amount included in the House version of the bill or in the White House requested...

Virginia cities are making millions from speed cameras. Lawmakers are concerned.

The use of cameras to enforce speeding laws is spiking — with localities across Virginia raking in millions of dollars with the new systems. Two cities in Hampton Roads — Suffolk and Chesapeake — account for nearly half of the $57.8 million in...

How Southwestern Virginia’s autumnal dessert ‘stacks up’—and why it’s having a revival

Apple stack cake is an Appalachian favorite. Learn about the history of—and renewed interest in—this dessert. In the novel “Sunrise On the Reaping” by Suzanne Collins, a prequel to her hit “Hunger Games” series, the protagonist, teenage Haymitch...

Government Shutdown 2025: Food, financial assistance for federal workers in DC, Maryland and Virginia

WASHINGTON D.C. - As the government shutdown drags on, many furloughed workers are left without a two-week paycheck and with concerns about how they will put food on the table and pay bills. What we know: After seven failed attempts, the Senate...