Politics

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1132+ words) There are times when I sit alone and think back — trying to unearth details best left buried — and it all still feels like a nightmare, one that hasn't softened even through the gauzy filter of 25 years gone by. It's not…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (89+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. British Gen. Cornwallis’s sword, thought to have been surrendered to George Washington…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (705+ words) Virginia is replacing traditional food-assistance benefit cards with chip-enabled versions designed to make it harder for thieves to steal SNAP benefits from families. About 749,000 state residents receive assistance through the program. Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced Thursday that the state has…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (28+ words) Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer announced Wednesday he will seek the Republican nomination for Virginia Senate District 22 in 2027. Read more here: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/virginia-beach-mayor-bobby-dyer-to-seek-republican-nomination-for-va-senate-dist-22/...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (512+ words) Two former governors — Democrat Doug Wilder and Republican Jim Gilmore — took what was billed as a look at Virginia’s democratic legacy and decided to attack Gov. Abigail Spanberger as out of touch on data centers. “I’ve not heard the governor…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (156+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach Mayor Bobby Dyer announced he will run for the Republican nomination to represent District 22 in the Virginia Senate. Dyer, a veteran of the United States Marines, served Virginia Beach for 14 years on city council before…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (498+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — With less than 70 days until Election Day, both candidates running in Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District were in Virginia Beach on Friday, focusing on health care and the ongoing war with Iran. Republican Rep. Jen Kiggans and Dr. Mehmet…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (461+ words) (The Center Square) – Virginia agencies are being told to make it easier for eligible residents to stay enrolled in Medicaid and food assistance as new federal requirements take effect. Executive Order 20, issued Tuesday, creates a “Keep Virginia Covered” policy for…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (198+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — City planners are vetting land use impacts and potential zoning regulations for future data center projects in Virginia Beach. In the meantime, the City Council on Tuesday unanimously agreed to establish a 12-month moratorium on any new data…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (483+ words) A federal judge in Roanoke on Friday declined seven Virginia business owners' request to eliminate a new regulation that removes an exception to the state's limit of 2 milligrams of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) per product package. The new standard took effect Aug....