The issue is not exclusive to them and is reflective of the greater challenge many public and private sector employers across the country currently face with finding workers, said Blacksburg Town Manager Marc Verniel.
Del. Wren Williams, R-Patrick, filed a bill that would make it a misdemeanor crime for those who teach critical race theory and other such concepts.
Anyone who lives by the word might well think twice before bringing the hammer of criticism down when someone else’s mistake makes it into print.
For the second year in a row, the annual Roanoke Times Good Neighbors Fund drive is on track to become another record-breaker.
Debbie Bell of Roanoke County was one of 30 employees with the Virginia Attorney General's Office who was summarily fired on Jan. 14. She was also the impetus behind one of the more impactful laws enacted by the Virginia General Assembly in the past 25 years.
Mike Young was "mystified" by his team's rebounding woes.
State and local tourism agencies will contribute $1 million in both money and marketing in a dual tourism marketing and economic development strategy for the Roanoke region.
Divisions across the region continue to try to figure out what to do after a governor's executive order reversed a mask mandate.
Nashville’s power players came courting Floyd County native Morgan Wade last year, almost as soon as her debut national release, “Reckless,” dropped.
Superintendent Curtis Hicks, in a message to parents, said the current infection rate in the city as is high as its been during the entire pandemic.
The health department will operate free drive-thru testing events from 3-5 p.m. every Tuesday at the Salem Civic Center through January.
A bill filed in the Virginia House of Delegates this week would ban abortions after 20 weeks of gestation except in cases where the pregnant woman is at risk of death or "substantial and irreversible" damage to her health.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin will appoint Carrie Roth to lead the Virginia Employment Commission, an embattled state agency that has struggled to process and pay almost two million claims for unemployment benefits in the COVID-19 pandemic.
Three people inside the house escaped uninjured. One dog was killed, and a cat was missing.
“It's taken away our option," said Vinton Mayor Brad Grose.
Thomas "T.J." Robertson was carrying a "large wooden stick" when he entered the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, according to a revised indictment.
President Biden opens his second year in office with a new focus. Here's a closer look at his agenda and strategy in this midterm election year.
The county became one of the latest districts in the state to continue requiring masks within school buildings in light of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s recent and much debated order to lift the mandate.
ROCKY MOUNT — A push by a local militia to garner support from the Franklin County Board of Supervisors may be coming to a vote as early as next month.
This discussion of how to accommodate the demand for improved career and technical education in Franklin County has been ongoing for years.
Grand ambitions and humbling defeats have highlighted President Biden's first year in office. Here are 8 takeaways from his presidency so far.
For the first time in half a year, U.S. families on Friday are going without a monthly deposit from the child tax credit. A closer look at the impact.
A series of fleeting choices and troubling circumstances sent smoke billowing through a Bronx building, leaving 17 people dead and scores of bereaved survivors.
The life of the Air Force veteran, who was shot by a police officer at the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, is far more complicated than the heroic portrait presented by Trump and his allies.
While many stayed home to avoid omicron infection, revelers still gathered to welcome 2022 with fireworks and feasting. See New Year's Eve celebrated around the globe in video and photos.
Misleading anti-vaccine videos co-opt tragic deaths of young athletes to spread misinformation. One mother, Julie West, questioned whether those behind the videos consider painful truths endured by grieving parents. Find her son's real story here.
The inside story of how two men who'd forged a deep bond in war attempted to sell stolen Army weapons, taking advantage of flaws in the military's system to make fast money.
In a Darwinian experiment, scientists are trying to breed "super corals" in a lab that can better withstand the impacts of global warming.
Success in Congress, once measured by bills passed and constituents reached, is now gauged in many ways by the ability to attract attention, even if it is negative.
The joyous, mingled bedlam of the parade — the drums of different bands, the cheers of the crowd, the recorded music for various dance groups — seemed to just stop.
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