A kind-hearted couple recently spotted a kitten lying by a road. On closer inspection, they wondered if this might be something other than a house cat. A phone call and a photo later, it was confirmed. They had found a baby bobcat. Sandy Hausman reports on what happened next.

The arrival of Christmas signals the end of the calendar year – and the onset of the coldest months of the year. For groups that serve people without housing, it's a crucial time.

Governor Glenn Youngkin’s term is set to end in the coming weeks, but a report he’s helping write for President Donald Trump could soon be released — potentially with big changes for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Frank Gupton, CEO of Medicines for All, said he hopes that will lead to production facilities closer to those high need areas like sub-Saharan Africa.

The Trump administration is pausing leases for five large-scale offshore wind projects under construction in the East Coast due to unspecified national security risks identified by the Pentagon. The pause is effective immediately and will give the Interior Department, which oversees offshore wind, time to work with the Defense Department and other agencies to assess the possible ways to mitigate any security risks posed by the projects, the administration said.

Some rural Virginia localities are shifting how they manage residents' trash after problems with bears and with a more unpredictable species: people.

Members of the General Assembly are about to consider dozens of bills aimed at improving public education. Some of that legislation deals with students who speak English as a second language.

In fiscal year 2025 the Virginia State Police awarded well over a million dollars in equipment grants to 112 law enforcement agencies. Over 70% of those grants went toward purchases of license plate reader hardware and services.

Despite calls for a pause in the drive to hire a new president, members of the UVA Board of Visitors have hired the Dean of the school’s graduate school of business to lead the university for the next five years.

Roanoke city schools unveiled a state historical highway marker honoring Lucy Addison, a pioneering teacher and administrator who transformed education for Black students.