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The growing cluster of outdoor attractions around High Bridge State Park and Appomattox River will soon be adding a Virginia-focused craft distillery.

The Governor and First Lady of Virginia made a stop Monday morning in Altavista, visiting the National Center for Healthy Veterans to present the first-ever Spirit of Virginia award.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin today signed SB777, a bill to ban the dangerous vehicle modification known as the “Carolina Squat” Monday at a ceremony in Lynchburg.

The Virginia General Assembly has passed legislation that would a ban modified "Carolina Squat" trucks from Virginia's roads in the wake of a deadly crash last month in Mecklenburg County that left a 27-year-old man dead.

State lawmakers took action Thursday that could lead to a ban on modified "Carolina Squat" trucks from Virginia's roads -- a push that followed a deadly crash last month in Mecklenburg County that left a 27-year-old man dead.

Efforts to ban the truck were started by the family of BJ Upton, 27, who died in a Feb. 16, 2022 crash in Mecklenburg County. Upton died after his truck was hit by another truck traveling in the other direction crossed over the center line and crashed into his.

Seth Slaby owned a Midland-based mobile mechanic business, Lone Wolfe Mobile Repair, and leaves behind a 10-year-old son, as well as his fiancée and her children.The Warrenton Bible Fellowship’s congregation has raised $15,000 to help a Romanian missionary buy supplies to help Ukrainian refugees who are fleeing their war-torn country and crossing the border into Romania. Legislation creating a plan to expand affordable broadband access across the commonwealth is on the way to Gov. Glenn Young...

Virginia Senate Democrats kill slew of GOP voting bills

Virginia Senate Democrats kill slew of GOP voting bills

Several Republican-backed bills that would have tightened rules around voting in Virginia were killed Tuesday by a committee led by Democrats in the state Senate.