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.

Here are 26 things to look for in the coming year. How they turn out will determine what kind of year this will be in Virginia.

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 ...

Who will be elected governor? Abigail Spanberger stops in Pennington Gap to speak with voters as part of her bus tour on October 27, 2025. Photo by Ben Earp/Ben Earp Photography. The gubernatorial ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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

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