Our columns on the mandatory fees that Virginia’s public colleges charge students to support intercollegiate athletics, and our invitation to respond about those, drew readers from across the country.

After the recent closing of Mrs. Rowe’s in Staunton and the K&W Cafeteria chain, Facebook users who follow Cardinal News responded to a post by listing their favorites among now-closed ...

Among the projects to receive funding: an initiative to strengthen startups and a workforce development effort.

Henry County supervisors will discuss organizational issues at their first meeting of 2026, scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday in the county administration building. On the agenda are a number of procedural ...

Caldwell — long known for his hands-on, detail-oriented approach — has run the city’s commonwealth’s attorney’s office since 1979 and will step down Wednesday. But in recent interviews, he said he ...

Riverfront projects in Danville make progress. Developer moves forward with affordable housing plans at former Walker Foundry site in Roanoke. Lynchburg officials announce completion of Blackwater ...

Courts disarm state law to speed broadband crossing railroads, but federal lawmakers propose bill to address the issue. Justices still paying down Carter Bank loans. More than a year after ...

Initial students at Goodwill high school for adults nearing graduation. SOL test cut score increases to phase in over 4 years. Mini-documentary about Duke’s first Black basketball player, C.B.

From giraffes to rural migration to police surveillance, Cardinal News readers flocked to local stories that paired our region with state and national news.

This small Roanoke composting facility has survived three years of business, when conversations about composting are just beginning in the city and the state.

Congress created the fund to offset cuts to Medicaid and other programs included in the federal spending bill passed in July.

The attorney general’s office is pursuing legal action against the Natural Bridge Zoo. That includes finding two missing baby giraffes, which a recent countersuit claimed are ...