In May, Virginia recorded 75,376 background checks — more than double the total from the same month last year.
- DAVE RESS Richmond Times-Dispatch
As Virginia regulators and legislators grapple with the impact of data centers’ huge demand for electricity on other ratepayers’ bills, Sen. Mark Warner is co-sponsoring legislation for a national approach.
- DAVE RESS Richmond Times-Dispatch
There’s still a path forward for a retail marijuana market that could include Virginia’s budget, say the sponsors of the vetoed bills, who are members of General Assembly budget-writing committees.
- SCOTT SHENK The Free Lance–Star
A grand jury added three involuntary manslaughter charges against the driver in Friday’s deadly I-95 bus crash in Stafford County.
- BILL WYATT Martinsville Bulletin
A widespread multi-agency manhunt spanned parts of Virginia and North Carolina for Michael Timothy Puckett.
- BILL WYATT Martinsville Bulletin
A man from Cana with a criminal record is being actively sought by multiple agencies after fatally shooting a Carroll County sheriff's deputy and injuring another during a welfare check.
Four of those who died were in an Acura that caught on fire. The occupants included a 45-year-old man, a 44-year-old woman, a 13-year-old girl, and a seven-year-old boy from Greenfield, Mass.
Stafford man gets total of 44 years in two road-rage shootings
Tobin said he emerged covered in blood from other passengers. Wright said one man’s teeth had been knocked out.
Katie Brady with Stafford County Fire and Rescue speaks about a bus crash Friday, May 29, 2026, in Stafford County, Va.
The Palmer family filed a preliminary injunction to allow their son to compete at Northside High while their lawsuit against the VHSL and Roanoke County School Board proceeds
Virginia Tech Board of Visitors Rector John Rocovich was removed from the board Wednesday by Gov. Abigail Spanberger, who cited violations of ethics and conduct codes and said he acted against the university’s best interests.
Read through the obituaries published today in SWVA Today.
A1 Minute! May 30, 2026: Week in Virginia
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In May, Virginia recorded 75,376 background checks — more than double the total from the same month last year.
As Virginia regulators and legislators grapple with the impact of data centers’ huge demand for electricity on other ratepayers’ bills, Sen. Mark Warner is co-sponsoring legislation for a national approach.
There’s still a path forward for a retail marijuana market that could include Virginia’s budget, say the sponsors of the vetoed bills, who are members of General Assembly budget-writing committees.
A grand jury added three involuntary manslaughter charges against the driver in Friday’s deadly I-95 bus crash in Stafford County.
Iran attacked Kuwait while the U.S. military carried out strikes near the Strait of Hormuz, and Israeli drones struck Lebanon.
Six states, ranging from California to New Jersey, held primaries on Tuesday night. Here are some of our other takeaways so far.
A parasitic fly that was eradicated from the United States in the 1960s has been slowly creeping back after being detected within 25 miles of the Texas-Mexico border.
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Kipps Elementary Principal Mark Crummey was among 17 men arrested at a Christiansburg hotel last week.
A $10 million lawsuit accuses a former Roanoke police officer of shooting and seriously wounding an intellectually disabled man who was unarmed during a 2024 encounter.
Lynchburg Circuit Court Judge F. Patrick Yeatts found Tony Brown guilty of first-degree and three other felonies on Monday in the stabbing death of his Nicole Rosser, his ex-girlfriend.
In May, Virginia recorded 75,376 background checks — more than double the total from the same month last year.
As Virginia regulators and legislators grapple with the impact of data centers’ huge demand for electricity on other ratepayers’ bills, Sen. Mark Warner is co-sponsoring legislation for a national approach.
There’s still a path forward for a retail marijuana market that could include Virginia’s budget, say the sponsors of the vetoed bills, who are members of General Assembly budget-writing committees.
Greene County has accepted a six-figure sum from the Department of Homeland Security, even as questions remain about an immigrant roundup there just weeks ago.