Five years since the 2020 census, recently released population estimates show both opportunity and challenges for localities ...

A County community is kicking off Black History Month by hosting a commemorative walk and paying a "tribute to the past".

More than 1,000 bills are filed for General Assembly consideration each year. In this weekly series, the Virginia Mercury takes a look at a few of lawmakers’ 2025 proposals that might ...

Plus freshman Brayden Ragland had a double-double for Northside, Jaiden Dann scored a career-high for the Lord Botetourt girls and more ...

Alleghany Highlands Public Schools is investigating possible concerns at Covington Middle School after a precautionary ...

NELSON COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in searching for two missing brothers.

The Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation is seeking $2.5 million from the Virginia General Assembly to implement strategies in a ...

Brown became an officer for the Blacksburg Police Department in 1970, was appointed as Chief of Police in 1994, and served as chief until 2006. He was both the first Black officer, and the first Black ...