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A federal judge in Roanoke sentenced 47-year-old Kevin C. Butler with a long history of mental illness to five years in ...
11/24/2025

A federal judge in Roanoke sentenced 47-year-old Kevin C. Butler with a long history of mental illness to five years in prison Friday for threatening to use an assault rifle in 2022 to kill then-President Joe Biden.

Averett leaders reported that its sometimes confusing for interested students and their parents to wade through the cumb...
11/24/2025

Averett leaders reported that its sometimes confusing for interested students and their parents to wade through the cumbersome process of discounts and scholarships that ultimately lower the cost.

The rulings amount to a rebuke of the Trump administration's efforts to target political opponents as well as its legal ...
11/24/2025

The rulings amount to a rebuke of the Trump administration's efforts to target political opponents as well as its legal maneuvering to hastily install a loyalist prosecutor.

Over the course of two weeks in October, filmmakers were in Central Virginia bringing Virginia Morton's Civil War novel ...
11/24/2025

Over the course of two weeks in October, filmmakers were in Central Virginia bringing Virginia Morton's Civil War novel "Marching Through Culpeper" to life.

The state Board of Education is encouraging school districts to open up their attendance zones. That could enable more V...
11/24/2025

The state Board of Education is encouraging school districts to open up their attendance zones. That could enable more Virginia parents to choose the public schools they want their kids

Ted Koppel reflected on pivotal newsroom choices and warned that partisan media, profit pressures and smartphones have e...
11/24/2025

Ted Koppel reflected on pivotal newsroom choices and warned that partisan media, profit pressures and smartphones have eroded serious journalism, urging a return to fairness and integrity in news.

Thanks to the tireless efforts of former legislator John J. Wicker, Virginia received mention in the president's Thanksg...
11/24/2025

Thanks to the tireless efforts of former legislator John J. Wicker, Virginia received mention in the president's Thanksgiving Proclamation.

World War II survivor, 86, and 9-year-old girl, both of Lake of the Woods, develop a bond.
11/24/2025

World War II survivor, 86, and 9-year-old girl, both of Lake of the Woods, develop a bond.

Old Dominion University assistant professor Rhett Epler can’t possibly conduct vital one-on-one mock sales interactions ...
11/24/2025

Old Dominion University assistant professor Rhett Epler can’t possibly conduct vital one-on-one mock sales interactions with every student — but artificial intelligence can. “A student can sit down and role-play

VCU will delay renovating Johnson Hall, which closed in 2021 due to elevated levels of mold.
11/24/2025

VCU will delay renovating Johnson Hall, which closed in 2021 due to elevated levels of mold.

The 14-story facility will expand the university's capacity to house students and redraw a portion of the campus' skylin...
11/24/2025

The 14-story facility will expand the university's capacity to house students and redraw a portion of the campus' skyline.

Housing advocates want to tackle the affordable housing crisis with legislation that could tap into one of Virginia’s lo...
11/24/2025

Housing advocates want to tackle the affordable housing crisis with legislation that could tap into one of Virginia’s longest-standing points of political tension.

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