Our columns on the mandatory fees that Virginia’s public colleges charge students to support intercollegiate athletics, and our invitation to respond about those, drew readers from across the country.

After the recent closing of Mrs. Rowe’s in Staunton and the K&W Cafeteria chain, Facebook users who follow Cardinal News responded to a post by listing their favorites among now-closed ...

Among the projects to receive funding: an initiative to strengthen startups and a workforce development effort.

Henry County supervisors will discuss organizational issues at their first meeting of 2026, scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday in the county administration building. On the agenda are a number of procedural ...

Initial students at Goodwill high school for adults nearing graduation. SOL test cut score increases to phase in over 4 years. Mini-documentary about Duke’s first Black basketball player, C.B.

Courts disarm state law to speed broadband crossing railroads, but federal lawmakers propose bill to address the issue. Justices still paying down Carter Bank loans. More than a year after ...

The top 10 weather stories of 2025 begin with a February stretch that could have made up nearly half the list separated into its different inclement weather types.

From giraffes to rural migration to police surveillance, Cardinal News readers flocked to local stories that paired our region with state and national news.

Congress created the fund to offset cuts to Medicaid and other programs included in the federal spending bill passed in July.

This small Roanoke composting facility has survived three years of business, when conversations about composting are just beginning in the city and the state.

The attorney general’s office is pursuing legal action against the Natural Bridge Zoo. That includes finding two missing baby giraffes, which a recent countersuit claimed are ...

Keri VanBlaricom said work on the Fishburn Park house is about 45% complete, including the completion of the porch's structural work. Photo by Samantha Verrelli. Cardinal News: Then & Now takes a look ...