Amanda Kamekona is a former pro softball player who's been in the Cleveland Guardians system for two years.

All three Republicans who are running statewide this fall appeared together for the first time Tuesday night in Northern Virginia.

“This is state-licensed mental health professionals that want to abuse their position of trust with LGBTQ youth into trying to change a part of themselves that cannot be changed,” Equality Virginia's Narissa Rahaman said.

This evening in Vienna, Winsome Earle-Sears, John Reid and Jason Miyares are expected to appear together for the first time.

You might think the Internet would satisfy humanity’s need for connection and recognition. People can star in their own videos or produce podcasts with a potential audience of millions online. But there’s a whole world of people reaching out to the world in another way as Sandy Hausman reports.

June used to be the most popular month for weddings, but in the 21st century wedding planners work year round, and July is a popular time to tie the knot. Barbara Moore will play as many as three weddings in a single day – most at the University of Virginia’s chapel – and she says the music can make or break a ceremony. Sandy Hausman spoke with her and filed this report.

You may have heard that fire ants are on the move, and spreading in parts of Southside and Southwest Virginia. There’s another invasive ant that’s been in Virginia for nearly a century — called the Asian needle ant. They sting, and their numbers are growing.

Volunteer fire and EMS agencies across the U.S. are struggling to recruit and retain volunteers. The Botetourt County Department of Fire & EMS is no stranger to that struggle, so officials there are trying something new.

Democrats and Republicans now have their candidates heading into a summertime special election to fill the seat vacated by the late Congressman Gerry Connolly.

“There are days where you’re frustrated with what’s happening in D.C. and Congress, but it reignites the fire of why it's important to elect people who are willing to fight for you,” Delegate Rozia Henson told Radio IQ.