Prisoners at the Deerfield Correctional Center, about sixty miles west of Norfolk, are complaining about some unwanted visitors. A large flock of vultures has taken up residence near their recreation area. Sandy Hausman reports on why they’re worried and what the Department of Corrections is doing to get rid of the birds.

Plastic chemicals at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant (RAAP) may have washed into the New River in September during Hurricane Helene. Representatives from RAAP announced the pollution event at a community meeting in Christiansburg November 7th.

There's no place in Northern Virginia where the influence of the Asian community is reflected more than state Senate District 32.

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, chronic absenteeism has been widespread in schools across Virginia. Educators and government leaders continue to look for answers.Some schools, including one in Southside Virginia, are trying new ideas while many localities are updating some traditional solutions.Lisa Rowan wrote about the issue for Cardinal News and spoke with Fred Echols.

In the days leading up to Donald Trump’s election there were people who thought the youth vote might put Kamala Harris in office. She was popular with young adults and secured endorsements from many of their idols. Two days after Trump was declared the winner, students planned a protest at UVA.

The standards were developed by the state’s Board of Education over the last two years and approved this summer.

The announcement comes after Connolly, 74, handily won his ninth House term on Tuesday.

The voting is over while the counting continues and the analysis of what worked and what didn’t is well underway.Jeff Schapiro, political columnist at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Michael Pope recap the week in politics and state government.

The election is not over yet. Two sitting members of the state Senate got new jobs in the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday, which means at least two special elections.

“It has been struggling to perform its administrative functions for years now," JLARC head Hal Greer told legislators Thursday.