Over Virginia’s long history, city and county governments developed separately. As a result, the commonwealth today has 38 independent cities that are surrounded by, but separate from, the local ...

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A Pittsburgh-area restaurant says it will be giving out free coffee to first responders and snowplow crews as an ...

Have you noticed your insurance bills climbing? Or maybe your longtime provider sent you a polite but alarming letter saying ...

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens called on Fulton County and the state of Georgia to do more to address the lack of a major ...

Donald Trump’s destruction of the civil service is a tragedy not just for the roughly 300,000 workers who have been discarded ...

Environmentalists warn that the proposal, signed by a bipartisan group of 13 governors, could increase reliance on fossil fuels and fail to bring consumer prices down.

House Bill 900, a far-reaching proposal to overhaul Virginia’s sales tax system and transportation funding, was introduced this month and is now pending in the House Committee on Finance.

The Community Flood Preparedness Fund uses proceeds from Virginia’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative to fund flood mitigation projects across the state. Many Southwest ...

Life’s too short for mediocre pie. The homemade slices at Olde Country Diner aren’t just desserts – they’re edible proof that ...

A Virginia judge delivered a blow to Democrats on Tuesday, ruling the party would not be allowed to use their new favorable ...

The Virginia state Senate passed a constitutional amendment to pave the way for a mid-decade redistricting push, the final legislative step needed to send it to voters for approval.