At least half of U.S. states now outlaw devices that can convert pistols into machine guns.

Governor Youngkin is vetoing a bill that could have significant effects on animal handlers and small businesses.

BWXT's new innovation campus in Lynchburg is advancing nuclear technology with groundbreaking work in reactor manufacturing, supported by partnerships with the Department of Defense and NASA, and is poised to boost the local economy.

The BWXT Innovation Campus features laboratories where the Advanced Technologies team is designing, building and testing advanced nuclear systems for NASA, the Department of Energy, the Department of Defense, state governments, national research labs and commercial customers.

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced Tuesday that Munters Corporation will invest $29.95 million to build a 200,000 square foot expansion to its HVAC manufacturing facility in Botetourt County. The project will create 270 new jobs.

On Monday night, Governor Glenn Youngkin took action on more than 900 bills he received during the 2025 General Assembly session.

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin says he hoped to bolster Virginia’s rainy-day fund by trimming the state’s budget by $300 million.

Governor Glenn Youngkin presenting an amended budget package today.

Superintendent Rob Graham warns that loss of federal support could jeopardize Title I and Title II programs for low-income students.

Governor Glenn Youngkin signed legislation banning artificial dyes in school lunches on Friday.

Governor Glenn Youngkin along with Congressman Morgan Griffith announced Thursday that $11 million in federal funding is now available to drive economic development in Southwest Virginia’s coalfield communities.

Local lawmakers issued statements regarding President Trump's recent executive order that ordered the closure of the Department of Education.

Advocates in Charlottesville are pushing for Governor Youngkin to sign a bill that would protect access to contraception here in Virginia.

Governor Glenn Youngkin has ordered that the flags of the United States and the Commonwealth of Virginia be flown at half-staff on all state and local buildings and grounds.

Lisa Coons, Virginia’s Superintendent of Public Instruction announced her resignantion on Friday,

Women in Construction Week began in 1998 to spotlight the women who work in construction jobs around the country.

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced the latest round of awards from the Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industry Development Fund Infrastructure Grant Program on Wednesday. Bath County is one of six localities that will benefit from the latest round of awards.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has granted clemency to a fired police sergeant who shot and killed an unarmed man accused of stealing sunglasses.

Governor Glenn Youngkin has commuted the sentence of a former Virginia police sergeant, stating that the court’s sentence is “unjust and violates the cornerstone of our justice system.”

Gov. Youngkin signed Executive Order 47 on Thursday, titled "Keep Virginians Safe from Dangerous Criminal Illegal Immigrants."

Some of America’s governors — mostly Democrats — have a message for the wave of fired federal workers: We want you.

A hot-button issue is currently on Governor Glenn Youngkin’s desk: a bill that could increase the state’s minimum wage.

The Virginia legislature has ended its 45-day session by addressing a slew of budget amendments ranging from tax cuts to child care. But some lawmakers say they will likely need to return to the Capitol later this year to address a mounting threat: massive federal government layoffs planned by the Trump administration. Virginia in December was home to nearly 315,000 federal workers and many more government contractors, behind only Washington, D.C., and California. So far fewer than 300 Lawmakers said such sweeping changes to the state’s workforce by the White House would deeply impact the state’s economy.

Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced the recipients of the 2024 Governor’s Fire Service Awards, recognizing outstanding contributions to Virginia’s fire service. Among the honorees are the Salem Fire Marshal’s Office and Trevor Baldwin, Pamplin Volunteer Fire Dept. Company 18 from Campbell County, who have demonstrated exceptional dedication to community safety and emergency response.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin was appointed as a co-chair of the Council of Governors, the White House announced on Wednesday.

Officials have urged residents to stay off the roads in portions of Virginia and North Carolina, where a storm dropped heavy snow and caused hundreds of accidents in places that aren’t accustomed to significant accumulations.

Governor Glenn Youngkin provided a weather update Tuesday at 10:30 a.m., focusing on the recent flooding in Southwest Virginia and the anticipated winter storm expected to hit parts of the state this week.

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced Sunday that he had submitted an Expedited Major Disaster Declaration to President Trump to support the ongoing response and recovery efforts of communities impacted by recent February winter storms.

Governor Youngkin released a storm response update Thursday night as the Commonwealth continues to deal with the aftereffects of this week’s winter storm.

Heavy rain is falling across Southern California, creating deluges of water and mud on roads at the bottom of hillsides left barren by recent wildfires.

Heavy snow and freezing rain from Kentucky to the nation's capital caused hundreds of crashes and left tens of thousands of residents in the dark.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced on Tuesday that the use of DeepSeek AI, a Chinese-owned competitor to ChatGPT, will be banned on state devices and state-run networks.

A snowstorm has blown into the U.S. mid-Atlantic states, causing dozens of accidents on icy roads, prompting school closures and stoking worries about possible power outages.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin has declared a state of emergency as the Commonwealth braces itself for a winter storm.

Dozens of new state troopers will be hitting the streets to serve and protect the Commonwealth.

For the second consecutive year, bills aimed at legalizing cannabis retail sales have passed through both the Virginia House and Senate. Past story: Bill to legalize retail marijuana sales advancing through General Assembly

Here in the Commonwealth, our lawmakers are still trying to pass a bill that can make the sale of recreational marijuana legal.

Virginia Democrats argue direct tax relief is better use of state surplus

Governor Glenn Youngkin held a conference on Thursday in order to highlight Operation Silence Shattered, an anti-human trafficking initiative that is intended to raise awareness and protect possible victims. It is also intended to push legislation that is aimed at ending human trafficking.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin posted on social media saying he has been briefed on the plane collision at Reagan National Airport.

Vice President JD Vance -alongside Virginia Governor Glen Youngkin- paid a visit to the town of Damascus to personally oversee the damage caused by Helene.

Democratic former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger and Republican Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears are picking up steam in their bids to be Virginia's next governor.

From groceries to gas, we all know that the cost of living is high and now Governor Glenn Youngkin wants to do something about it to help he’s proposing an exemption on tips from someone’s state income taxes, if they work in food service, hospitality, or personal service.

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that flags in Virginia will be raised temporarily for the inauguration of incoming president Donald Trump.

President-elect Donald Trump has proposed trillions of dollars of tax cuts.

Governor Glenn Youngkin covered a multitude of issues in his final State of the Commonwealth address on Monday.

Governor Glenn Youngkin will speak before the Joint Assembly for his State of the Commonwealth Address.

The Virginia Department of Education wants to hear from you on its suggested guidance to help local schools create effective action plans for school-connected overdose and timely parental notification.

A boil advisory has been lifted in Virginia’s capital city after approximately 230,000 residents went about four days without safe drinking water amid a winter storm.

Another blast of winter storms is closing schools, snarling flights and putting millions of residents on alert across parts of the Deep South and south-central U.S. The storm started dumping a mix of sleet and heavy snow Thursday in north Texas and Oklahoma, where schools canceled classes for more than 1 million students.

Virginia’s three special elections this week garnered national attention as Democrats protected their slim statehouse majority by winning two left-leaning districts.

Today at 2 p.m., Governor Glenn Youngkin will deliver an update on the Commonwealth’s response following Sunday’s winter storm, the water outage affecting the City of Richmond and surrounding area, and the winter weather expected this weekend.

The Virginia General Assembly’s legislative session will start this month.

Virginia’s state Capitol and General Assembly buildings are going to be closed Wednesday, effectively postponing lawmakers’ first working day of the legislative session nearly two days after a winter storm shut down Richmond’s water system.

Virginia Democrats have preserved their Statehouse majority in special elections.

A blast of snow, ice, wind and plunging temperatures stirred up dangerous travel conditions in parts of the central U.S. on Sunday.

Road conditions are beginning to deteriorate in the central U.S. as a mixture of snow, ice and plunging temperatures arrived.

Governor Glenn Youngkin has declared a state of emergency in anticipation of a significant winter storm expected to impact Virginia this weekend and into early next week. The governor is urging residents, visitors, and travelers to take necessary precautions.

Virginia voters will begin the new year filling state Senate and House vacancies on Tuesday in a trio of special elections that could determine control of the narrowly divided chambers.

In a significant move to aid the recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene, Governor Glenn Youngkin is proposing a $127 million investment to establish a Disaster Assistance Fund.

Governor Glenn Youngkin has unveiled a new budget proposal aimed at exempting service tips from Virginia’s state income tax.

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin issued a statement regarding the mysterious drone sightings that have been reported in the Commonwealth.

Beginning January 6, 2025, secondary school students in Bedford County will be required to adhere to a new cell phone policy in accordance with Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Executive Order 33.

Lynchburg City Schools has announced its updated cell phone policy, slated to go into effect when students return from winter break on Jan. 6.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Virginia’s Executive Mansion.

Governor optimistic about federal support post-storm

Democratic lawmakers who wield control of the Virginia Legislature are hoping to make good on promises made on the campaign trail, including becoming the first Southern state to expand constitutional protections for abortion access.

On Wednesday at 11 a.m., Gov. Glenn Youngkin made a major economic development announcement at Berry Hill Megasite. If you missed it, you can watch it here.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin has announced the launch of the Virginia Veterans Network, a new online hub aiming to support military families and transitioning service members throughout the Commonwealth.

Governor Glenn Youngkin is ruling out going to Washington in a Trump Administration.

Vice President Kamala Harris won Virginia on Tuesday, adding 13 electoral votes to her tally.

House representatives Ben Cline and Morgan Griffith, both up for re-election, told the crowd that with a strong turnout in this part of the state, Trump could carry Virginia.

Members of both parties reacted to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Virginia's voter purge program

The Supreme Court's conservative majority is allowing Virginia to leave in place its purge of voter registrations that the state says is aimed at stopping people who aren't U.S. citizens from voting.

Tax experts say while it might be October, tax season will be here before you know it.

Governor Glenn Youngkin paid a visit to Southwest Virginia today, he was in Wytheville for the 2024 Governor’s Summit on Rural Prosperity.

Virginia has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene to allow the state to remove roughly 1,600 voters from its rolls that it believes are noncitizens.

A federal judge is expected to decide whether to halt a system that allows Virginia to strike possible noncitizens from voter rolls.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin is taking steps to confront the growing issue of gang violence across the Commonwealth.

Economic expansion tests disc golf community

It’s been two weeks since Helene brought devastation across southwest Virginia and Governor Youngkin said recovery is now the focus.

A coalition of immigrant-rights groups and the League of Women Voters in Virginia has filed a federal lawsuit accusing Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Attorney General Jason Miyares of an ongoing “purge” of voter rolls that will disenfranchise legitimate voters.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin pledged support for Florida this week as the state braces for Hurricane Milton. Youngkin confirmed that Virginia is responding to Florida’s request for assistance, with teams ready to mobilize ahead of the storm.

The Virginia Employment Commission is offering unemployment assistance to individuals who lost their job or business due to the destruction of Hurricane Helene.

47 families in Giles County are now without homes after extreme flooding from the New River due to Helene. The New River crested at 24.2 feet making it the second worst flood of the New River in recorded history. Despite the loss, the spirit of Giles is stronger than ever as the community rushes to help those in need.

Giles County was hit hard by flooding and now the community is banding together to clean up.

There’s an unlikely star in Kamala Harris’ fight to make history in North Carolina: Mark Robinson, the state’s scandal-plagued candidate for governor.

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday that he would be declaring a state of Emergency for the Commonwealth in anticipation of impacts from Hurricane Helene.

The Virginia Department of Education is releasing its final guidance on Monday to make schools in the Commonwealth cell phone-free.

Discussions will center on Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order to restrict the use of cell phones in public schools.

On Wednesday, Sept. 11, flags will be flown at half-staff in memory of the 3,000 lives lost in the horrific attack.

The project, which aims to expand key areas of I-81 to three lanes, is progressing faster than expected.

Recent polls show Kamala Harris strengthening her position among Virginia Voters.

Politicians from both parties used the Buena Vista Labor Day Parade to rally support and emphasize the importance of voter participation ahead of the upcoming election.

Israel said early Sunday that it had recovered the bodies of six hostages captured during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that ignited the Gaza war, including Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, whose parents had led a high-profile campaign for the captives’ release.

More police will be on the roads this week, as the state’s Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign kicks off Monday.

Roanoke College released a poll on Aug. 2 that asked likely Virginian voters multiple questions regarding their opinions on candidates, who they would vote for, if they feel the country is on the right path, among others.

The United Kingdom's only manufacturer of hand-built electric classic sports cars will invest $8 million to establish a manufacturing facility at Cane Creek Centre.

Educators are finding a lot to be happy about with the latest Virginia SOL or Standards of Learning exam scores. The test scores are up, and the rate of absenteeism is down, according to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s office.

SOL or Standards of Learning exam scores are up, and the rate of absenteeism is down, according to Governor Glenn Youngkin’s office.