From elsewhere: Shannon Taylor provokes Joe Morrissey in new ad, Morrissey responds. Scientists are tracking a massive algae bloom moving through the Chesapeake Bay. Virginia agricultural pollution ...

Strong winds aloft over the Atlantic related to the ongoing strong El Niño, the warming of the equatorial Pacific sea surface, are keeping tropical development in check.

Appalachian Power plans to locate a small modular nuclear reactor in Campbell County, the company announced Thursday. Appalachian said it identified its Joshua Falls property as a potential location.

Plus: Seniors, caregivers and aging service workers have until Sept. 25 to participate in the next state aging plan, and Virginia Tech receives grant to research caregivers’ needs.

Candy Burgess leans against a flood-damaged freezer in the home she rented in Grundy before a February 2025 flood rendered it uninhabitable. She has struggled to avoid homelessness since. Photo by ...

The localities in blue will be holding referendums in November on whether to raise the sales tax, with the money going to school construction. Source: Virginia Department of Elections. Voters in 47 ...

Danielle Ward, the grounds manager at FloydFest, discusses a garden she built on the hill overlooking the main stage area. The garden, which borders a beer deck to the right, is meant to mitigate ...

The Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion will celebrate 25 years, Friday-Sunday. Courtesy of IVPR. Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion is celebrating 25 years in the Twin City. Running the show is a first-time ...

Lynchburg Republicans are moving forward with a nomination process that limits who can vote to choose the party’s city council candidates, continuing a fight they started two years ago to work around ...

The campus of the University of Lynchburg. Photo by Matt Busse. The University of Lynchburg is offering buyouts to faculty in an ongoing effort to reduce its deficit. The offer was first announced to ...

Microgreens grow under artificial light at the AeroFarms vertical agriculture facility in Ringgold, near Danville. Courtesy of AeroFarms. Welcome back to Cardinal Commerce Notes, our regular feature ...

Ty Huth, a drone pilot and safety coordinator for the Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership at Virginia Tech, flies a drone on Friday during the ribbon-cutting event for the university's Counter-UAS ...