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By Brandon Martin Following the legalization of recreational marijuana, set to take limited effect July 1, lawmakers are providing more...

By Brandon Martin The number of initial unemployment claims drastically fell in Virginia for the most recent filing week, according...

Home baking escalated during the pandemic, and it continues to be on the rise. From renovation projects to gardening, the...

By Debbie Hall Finance reports recently filed with the State Board of Elections suggest that challenger Wren Williams is outpacing...

By Noah Fleischman Capital News Service The 13 candidates running for the Virginia executive mansion raised a total of over...

Total General Fund revenue collections grew 18.5 percent in March, with most of the increase due to an additional deposit...

Isaiah Jeremiah Dillard On Saturday, April 17, at approximately 8:42 p.m., the Martinsville-Henry County Emergency 911 Center received a call...

By Hyung Jun Lee Capital News Service The Virginia Senate rejected the governor’s amendments to a bill that restricts the...

Three former capital/public defenders (two attorneys and an investigator) were hired as part of Attorney General Mark Herring’s efforts to...

Three Bassett High School (BHS) seniors are performing with the All-State Band this weekend. Seniors Evan Joyce, Cannon Sechrist and Fabiola...