Gov. Glenn Youngkin and the Virginia Tourism Corporation announced Tuesday that Virginia’s tourism industry generated a record high $35.1 billion in visitor spending in 2024.

With five performances across Hampton Roads during Opening Weekend Sept. 12-14, the Virginia Symphony Orchestra begins its 105th season with a flourish.

Cook’s Burger Bar, now serving the Williamsburg community at two locations, has launched a new partnership with Williamsburg-James City County Schools to support local educators through its Classics for Classrooms initiative.

After a successful first year, Cannon Country Fest returns to New Kent Winery Aug. 23.

Finding ways to reuse products after they have become worn down has traditionally been the job of consumers and local governments but a movement to place responsibility on producers is gaining ground.

Longtime William & Mary athletics administrator Bobby Dwyer has been chosen as the recipient of the 2025 John H. Randolph Inspiration Award by the CAA.

The new Williamsburg Descendants Scholarship, created to address the disparities caused by the generational effects of racism, has named its first recipients.

The Startup World Cup Virginia Finals are back in Hampton Roads for a second year and one business from Williamsburg is in the running to represent Virginia on the national stage.

News Briefs for Aug. 8.

Colonial Downs Racetrack is touting Saturday’s 2025 Festival of Racing presented by New Kent County as the biggest day of thoroughbred racing in Virginia history.

The James City County Police Department announced that speed camera equipment will be installed in designated school zones over the coming days.

“Friday Night Lights” is a series looking in on area high school football programs ahead of the 2025 season. This week: The Lafayette High School Rams.

From breweries, distilleries, and vineyards, here’s where you can find local food truck operators the weekend of Aug. 8–10.

Virginia’s upcoming November election could determine whether the state joins an agreement to elect the president by popular vote instead of the Electoral College.

The City of Williamsburg's HOPE Team Pilot Program, launched in May and running through October, aims to help the increasing number of unhoused individuals in the city.

Businessman, philanthropist, William & Mary alum and university supporter James W. "Jim" McGlothlin passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 6, at his home in Bristol.

Aug. 17 is National Nonprofit Day and Frothy Moon Brewhouse's Interstellar Impact Market will round up Hampton Roads nonprofits to introduce them to the community.

A suspect was taken into custody Wednesday after failing to stop for police, barricading himself in his residence and forcing a "shelter in place" order in the area of the 1700 block of Dandy Loop Road.

Life with Pigs, a local animal sanctuary, recently rescued Huckleberry the lamb, and after some medical issues, Huckleberry now needs the community's help.

Charter captains, commercial fishermen and recreational fishing advocates launched a national campaign this week urging President Donald Trump to issue an executive order restricting foreign industrial fishing in U.S. waters. Via @thecentersquare