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By Jennifer Shutt | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary on ...

Virginia becomes first Southern state to mandate paid family and medical leave for workers

After years of lawmakers’ efforts, Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed into law a program that will allow workers up to 12 ...

Central Virginia nonprofit granted 60 acres in Henrico where BIPOC farmers can live and work

By: Shannon Heckt | Virginia Mercury In a fallow field off the Virginia Capital Trail in Henrico County Tuesday morning, ...

Local political attacks funded by out-of-state money has ties to Gov. Morrisey, State Senate President Randy Smith

Screenshot By Andrew Spellman The Spirit of Jefferson New information has been received that the money funded for local political ...

Virginia one step closer to requiring diaper-changing stations in new buildings’ public bathrooms

Baby Changing table in public restroom, CostCo, Queens, New York. (Photo by: Lindsey Nicholson/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) By: ...

Justices try blocking Greenbrier takeover case after testimony on shifting firm funds

By Mike Tony For HDMedia Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., and his family have moved to put on hold a case ...

First Bluefield in Bloom spring festival coming to downtown

By Charles Owens For Bluefield Daily Telegraph Bluefield — The first “Bluefield in Bloom” spring festival will be held Friday, ...

Body found Thursday at Cooper’s Rock identified

May 13, 2026

By Samantha Smith The Daily Athenaeum The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office released the identity of the body recovered at Coopers ...

Gov. Patrick Morrissey travels to Beckley to sign Baylea’s Law

May 13, 2026