The poll, which surveyed 702 Virginia residents from August 11 to August 15, 2025, found Spanberger leading Earle-Sears by seven points (46 percent to 39 percent), a narrower margin than the 17-point lead Spanberger held in the May poll (43 percent to 26 percent).

Virginia Wesleyan University will officially be renamed Batten University, according to an announcement from the university.

The university will be renamed after Jane Batten, the widow of Frank Batten, the billionaire former chair of Landmark Communications. The family has donated millions to the university.

Legislation to ban members of Congress and their families from trading individual stocks to prevent conflicts of interest has been introduced by a Virginia lawmaker. Rep.

A Virginia Housing Commission workgroup met Tuesday to hear updates from lawmakers on proposed legislation to address the housing crisis, including proposals to adjust how housing trust fund money

Winner Oletha Etheridge plans to use the prize money for her home and car. She also split it with her children.

High tide peak storm surges from Hurricane Erin are forecast from 1 to 3 feet between South Carolina and Virginia, and 2 to 4 feet on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Erin at 8 a.

The festival features more than 60 beers from 30 breweries, including Cape Charles Brewing, Devil’s Backbone Brewing and Young Veterans Brewing. Nonalcoholic beer and seltzers are new this year.