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9+ hour, 15+ min ago  (850+ words) Abigail Spanberger won the Virginia governor's mansion on a positive wave of bipartisanship that only an ex-C.I.A. Democratic representative could muster in a purple state. Now, just two months into h... Gov. Abigail Spanberger, who campaigned on good vibes and affordability,…...

46+ min ago  (363+ words) Those words are from Colleen Gorman, a domestic violence survivor who credits the Samaritan House in Virginia Beach with helping her escape a very dark chapter of her life and rebuild. Gorman remembers the day it had escalated to a…...

5+ hour, 36+ min ago  (414+ words) RICHMOND, Va. " A Roanoke family filed a federal lawsuit Monday against the Virginia High School League and the local school system, challenging a rule that prevents homeschooled students from participating in high school sports. Over 66,000 children in Virginia are homeschooled....

2+ hour, 2+ min ago  (334+ words) RADFORD, VA. (WFXR) " The City of Radford has been identified as meeting criteria for fiscal distress under Virginia's early warning system, according to the Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts. In a March 2026 letter, Commonwealth Auditor Stacy A. Henshaw says the designation…...

2+ hour, 2+ min ago  (444+ words) (The Center Square) " Local officials in parts of Virginia are pushing back against collective bargaining legislation now on the governor's desk, warning the changes could increase costs and limit local control as counties finalize their budgets. In Bedford County, the…...

2+ hour, 10+ min ago  (302+ words) SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. " Three Spotsylvania High School seniors died late Friday night after their car veered off the road and slammed into a tree. The crash happened just before midnight along the 5300 block of Lewiston Road in Spotsylvania County. The…...

6+ hour, 48+ min ago  (341+ words) Va. (WSET) " With just over three weeks until Election Day, early voting is surging in Virginia's referendum on new congressional maps, with turnout outpacing last year's general election early voting. Registrar's offices across the commonwealth have had a steady stream…...

4+ hour, 43+ min ago  (134+ words) Virginia Beach firefighters battled a 2-alarm house fire Monday afternoon near the 4100 block of Archstone Drive. Crews were at the scene working to extinguish the flames. By the time 13News Now arriv... Virginia Beach firefighters battled a 2-alarm house fire early…...

7+ hour, 8+ min ago  (228+ words) PETERSBURG, Va. " Being stranded on the side of the road can be a frustrating and vulnerable situation, but a Tri-Cities entrepreneur is trying to make getting help a little easier. Ray Ferguson spent more than two years designing a new…...

3+ hour, 34+ min ago  (112+ words) RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ) - The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is warning residents across the Commonwealth to be vigilant of a new scam targeting them. It contains scam texts being sent to random citizens, the DMV says it will never send…...