We're seeing a historic turnaround. Most rural counties now see more people moving in than moving out. However, Fairfax County and Virginia Beach have posted the biggest population declines in the...

Letter From Birmingham Jail and The Tragedy of Macbeth are both on a list of 17 works that have been deemed sexually explicit by Nottoway County.

The studio will be built at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Bristol, rather than in Abingdon as originally announced. PBS Appalachia will cover Southwest Virginia and will be available online, through an...

For Republicans, the route to a majority runs through these districts.

Chaz Nuttycombe may be the only analyst in the country who specializes in state legislative elections. His "nerd monopoly" on the local elections has built him a following in political circles.

A Republican official sued the Virginia Department of Elections, claiming that Gov. Glenn Youngkin strong-armed the agency into changing the nomination process from a primary to a convention to...

Kilgore tapped as the new House Majority Leader,

House Republicans are set to meet Sunday and are likely to elect their leaders then.

The incumbent took 91.7% of the votes at a mass meeting. So far, there's no Democrat on the ballot for this Republican-leaning district in the New River Valley.

The sporadic sightings in Southwest Virginia continue with a New Year's Day encounter near Christiansburg.

Terry Kilgore said the reactor would likely be built in the coalfields, like Lee, Wise, Dickenson, Buchanan, Russell or Tazewell counties.

Massie Mobile Home Park in Montgomery County was purchased by a company linked to the hedge fund Alden Global Capital. Shortly after, many residents, many of whom receive HUD aid, found “notices to...

The racially-charged riot in 1883 helped precipitate a voter backlash that brought an end to bi-racial cooperation and ushered in the start of Jim Crow.

Fifteen years after the LaHaye Ice Center opened, Lynchburg has developed a thriving culture of ice sports.

Rasoul, the chamber’s only remaining Democrat from west of Charlottesville, is currently a member of the committee.

This is where we'll be posting live analysis of the election returns as they come in.

The Democratic candidate for the House of Delegates lost by just 183 votes, even though she received less funding than some other party candidates who didn't run as strongly.

Laura Mollo of Richlands, in Tazewell County, was met with a campaign of harassment and intimidation after she spent more than $5,000 to file hundreds of Virginia Freedom of Information Act requests....

Tammy Brankley Mulchi won the state Senate seat; Eric Phillips won the House of Delegates seat.

The textbook that Virginians had from 1957 into the late 1970s in some places makes almost no mention of Black Virginians in the 20th century.

A Wise County teen successfully pushed for state legislation that would put 4-H on equal footing with school clubs and sports for students who need to miss class.

In all, 5,217 have been resettled in Virginia.

Why we're launching Cardinal News to cover Southwest and Southside Virignia. How to support us.

Cardinal News provides in-depth journalism about the politics, economy and culture of Southwest and Southside Virginia.

The warm friendship between Del. Don Scott and state Sen. Travis Hackworth stands in sharp contrast to the divisive interactions between many members of the two parties, especially at the national...

The delegate’s bid will likely set up an intra-party battle with House Minority Leader Todd Gilbert.

A team at Virginia Tech determined that the FCC had undercounted Virginia's broadband-deficient locations — data that was critical for getting federal funding to expand access to underserved areas.

Matt Busse starts today. He brings Cardinal News' reporting staff to six, triple its original size.

The Energy DELTA Lab will sell former coal mining land to energy companies in an attempt to bring other energy sources to Virginia.

Zack Kelly will pitch three times during Salem's homestand starting Sept. 5 and then hopes to be back in the majors.

An idea floated by a University of Virginia law professor and law student has been picking up support.

Instead of being led by two women from Northern Virginia, House will be led by two men from west of the Blue Ridge.

Fariss was charged following a traffic incident that injured a pedestrian, according to Virginia State Police.

Meet Ewing in Lee County.

Virginia Tech genetic sequencing confirms a recent discovery in Delaware.

The Roanoke legislator spent the fall running for re-election -- and also as goalie on what turned out to be a championship soccer team.

Economic development officials see uses for the technology in the agriculture and energy sectors, areas that they hope to expand in Southwest Virginia.

The tax-exempt status is retroactive to organization's founding.

Cardinal News is a nonprofit. We've grown thanks to the generosity of our readers.

Inaugural parade featured several units from Southwest and Southside Virginia.

Senate panel approves measure by Sen. Todd Pillion that would require school districts to submit addresses of students without broadband access to the state.

The Roanoke Valley, New River Valley, and Lynchburg regions all have high school mountain biking teams, as do all three Albemarle County schools. Roanoke College hopes to add cycling as a varsity...

Gilbert set to become speaker, Kilgore in line for Majority Leader.

The former Scott County star dazzled the sports world by winning the NBA dunk contest this weekend -- while wearing his old high school jersey.

This will be our fifth reporting position, more than double what we started with a year ago.

Why having a plan matters, and why other communities should take notice.

Schnabel was one of Cardinal’s first two reporters and has been a journalist in Southwest Virginia for more than 25 years.

The school offers partial course credit and an interdisciplinary concentration of study toward a degree with its analytics program.

Legislation would direct the state to look into the feasibility of turning the hospital into a state-of-the-art campus offering substance abuse treatment.

Delayed winter chill takes a break for a couple of days before returning late in the weekend for Southwest and Southside Virginia – with, perhaps, an ominous coastal storm to watch next week.

Using a fund originally intended for school construction, Virginia has spent 33 times more on teacher retirements than on construction.

At least 30 daily papers owned by Lee Enterprises have announced they will publish print editions just three days a week, starting next month. The changes come during a time of continuing challenges...

A mistake by the Census Bureau means the new redistricting plan puts two voters in a precinct all their own, which means we can all know how they voted.

The proposal sought to repeal part of a law requiring school districts to follow state guidance on non-discrimination.

The visitors, all members of the Building Resilient Economies in Coal Communities initiative, were looking for ways to revitalize and diversify their own local economies.

One of the legislature's strongest Republican voices is retiring -- and Democrats rose to deliver one tribute after another.

Cardinal News turns two today; here's how much we've grown and what we plan to do next.

The Russell County band is rising on the country charts. This week, it played the Grand Ole Opry.

The General Assembly hasn't changed what court-appointed lawyers are paid in 23 years.

Virginia MetalFab will move into the former Thomasville furniture plant. In 2014, the state gave money to a Chinese auto parts company to locate there but the firm disappeared and never returned the...