RICHMOND – Of the hundreds of bills passed each session by the Virginia General Assembly, many go into effect immediately or on July 1, alongside the beginning of the budget season. This is not ...

A public vote has opened to name the Metro Richmond Zoo's newborn female pygmy hippopotamus calf. The calf was born on Dec. 9, according to a Christmas Eve news release from the Virginia-based zoo.

Police have arrested a woman who they say kidnapped her own children from a Virginia bus stop on Thursday, triggering an Amber Alert. The Augusta County Sheriff's Office said late Thursday that ...

Virginia's top legislative Democrat sounded an alarm over President-elect Trump's Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) plan to tell a portion of the federal workforce "you're fired" for ...

The construction of Virginia’s first Buc-ee’s Travel Center off Interstate 81 in Rockingham County is on schedule for its projected opening in 2025 on Independence Day, an economic development ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A suspect is in custody after a man was shot and killed in Virginia Beach Monday afternoon, according to police. VBPD says officers were sent to the 5400 block of Virginia ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Several Virginia leaders took to social media on Sunday, releasing statements in response to the death of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter at the age of 100. Governor ...

Micron Technology announced on Monday the details of a planned $2.2 billion expansion in Northern Virginia that will play a key role in the national effort to boost domestic semiconductor ...

A Virginia family had an unexpected holiday visitor come down their chimney a week before Christmas. A wild barred owl flew into a home through the house's chimney, the Animal Welfare League of ...

Family, coworkers, and viewers of Virginia news anchor Mark Spain are grieving his death. Spain, 64, died just 3 weeks after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. His wife, Lynita Spain ...

The newborn hippo arrived on Dec 9. after a 7-month gestation. The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia is welcoming a newborn pygmy hippo just before the holidays, the zoo announced in a press release ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia is considered the data center capital of the world by many. While this comes with several benefits, it also presents several challenges, according to a new study ...