Faced with strong criticism on campus and in Charlottesville, the University of Virginia’s president hosted a town hall Tuesday. Jim Ryan and his police chief tried to explain why they called state police to break up a student-led protest against Israeli attacks on civilians in Gaza.

Student protests over the war in Gaza are highlighting some of the complex emotions around the conflict in the Middle East, and religious freedom. Radio IQ spoke with two Jewish students at Virginia Tech who take opposing views over the protests and the war overseas.

Roanoke marked National Fentanyl Awareness Day Tuesday by dedicating a new substance abuse recovery house.

Teacher Betsy Wood wasn’t always proud of coming from Appalachia. "I had to somehow get a confidence in who I was, my background, what I had to be proud of.”

All lab school programs aim to train students to be able to hit the employment market quicker and with better skills.

Senior leaders of the General Assembly’s money committees are expected to meet with the governor this week to hash out a budget compromise.

A Virginia judge has signed off on a prosecutor's request to withdraw charges against five more people in connection with the 2023 death of Irvo Otieno, a young man who was pinned to the floor for about 11 minutes while being admitted to a state psychiatric hospital.

Now that early primary voting has started across Virginia, Republicans are encouraging their voters to get to the polls, even though many of them oppose 45 days of early voting.

A Virginia House committee chaired by Henrico County Delegate Rodney Willet will spend the next few months looking for ways to make health care more accessible in rural parts of the state.Emily Schabacker with Cardinal News covered the committee's first meeting in Tazewell County and spoke with Fred Echols.

When UVA students first assembled to protest Israel’s conduct in Gaza they were informed that tents could not be erected on campus. They quickly complied by taking the tents down, but when the group gathered again Friday night it was raining and the tents were pitched again. By Saturday afternoon, police in riot gear were using pepper spray on protesters and making arrests.