On his way out, our current governor has decided to give Virginia students the one thing they haven’t asked for — another test.

Led by two accomplished and capable women, the Democratic Party of Virginia secured a political trifecta this week, winning the offices of governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general.

As part of this election-heavy issue, we’ve gathered every reasonable argument for staying away from the polls in the days ahead, and listed them below. The evidence is overwhelming and the conclusion undeniable.

By now, you’ve probably heard about the texting troubles of Democratic attorney general candidate Jay Jones.

It’s hard to put into words what D’Angelo meant to Richmond and Virginia.

The performance of our current lieutenant governor in the recent gubernatorial debate at Norfolk State University brought to mind a career-changing moment in popular music from years ago.

How can you tell it’s October in Richmond? Even without a calendar or a smartphone, a few signs stand out.

Look out, my fellow tenacious reporters and grizzled editors — we think there may be a person on council that’s after all of our hearts.

When we look back on 2025, once we process the general upheaval of governmental norms and the fractured political discourse, we might ask ourselves a question: What was up with all those vape and smoke shops?

One advantage of spreading the voting process over several weeks, rather than cramming all the tabulation into a single day, is that it allows time to catch and correct mistakes on the ballots.

When it comes to gambling in Virginia, it seems the people behind the machines are always one step ahead of elected officials.

In the years after a devastating terror attack killed 2,977 Americans on Sept. 11, 2001, in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania, annual remembrances and memorials sprang up that kept the tragedy and trauma front of mind for at least a …

A few weeks ago, when Gov. Glenn Youngkin threatened to withdraw state funding from Richmond over unpaid restitution to Marvin Grimm, a man wrongly convicted in 1975, questions piled up.

There’s a belief that people of a certain stature move on from this mortal plane in groups of 3.

When the National Newspaper Association announced a boycott of national retailer Target after the company ended its DEI programs in January, some people wondered if it would work — and if finding another place to shop was worth the effort …