I-81 Improvements Continue Across Virginia as Safety, Widening and Traffic Projects Expand (7-7-2026)

Major construction and safety improvements continue along Interstate 81 across Virginia, with projects underway from Bristol to Winchester as state transportation officials work to reduce congestion, improve safety, and prepare the corridor for future …

Inside the 2028 QB stampede: Alabama, FSU, Ohio State, Tennessee and Virginia Tech pulling ahead

West Virginia ranks 9th in U.S. for fatal work zone crash rate, study finds

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WDTV) - West Virginia among the deadliest states in the country for work zone driving. The study, published by Beck and Beck, found West Virginia ranked ninth nationwide for fatal work zone crash rate, with an average annual rate of 4.59 …

Study ranks West Virginia as state most at risk of lung disease

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WDTV) - A new study ranked West Virginia as the state most at risk of lung disease. The study from The Mesothelioma Center at Asbestos.com analyzed America’s Health Rankings data and weighted four factors to create a risk score out of …

West Virginia state trooper thanked after escorting expecting mother to hospital, meeting newborn

WESTON, W.Va. (WDTV) - A West Virginia state trooper from Weston is being thanked after helping escort an expecting mother to the hospital as she went into labor. In a Facebook post, Brittany Ritchie said she was driving to the hospital Saturday night when …

How Virginia Became the World’s Data Center Capital and How It’s Going (7-7-2026)

Demand for internet access and electronic storage has grown alongside digital technology itself. At the center of that growth are the energy infrastructure and data centers that governments and companies began developing in Northern Virginia in the late …

Virginia Joins Multistate Push Against ICE Rollback on Detainee Death Reporting (7-7-2026)

Virginia is joining a 22-state effort led by New York Attorney General Letitia James urging President Donald Trump’s administration to reverse a new federal policy ending investigations and public reporting of deaths that occur shortly after immigrants are …

15 Dead, Nearly 900 Crashes Reported On Virginia Roads During Holiday Weekend: State Police

Virginia roads turned deadly over the Fourth of July weekend as 15 people were killed in 14 separate crashes between Thursday, July 2, and Sunday, July 5, according to preliminary data released Tuesday by Virginia State Police. The fatal crashes happened …

Fifteen Killed in Virginia Crashes Over Independence Day Holiday (7-7-2026)

Virginia State Police say 15 people died in 14 crashes during the four-day Independence Day holiday period from July 2 through July 5. The fatal crashes occurred in Alleghany, Appomattox, Brunswick, Fauquier, Frederick, Nottoway, Pulaski, Roanoke, …

Virginia’s Romance With Data Centers Has Cooled, But Nobody Benefits If There’s A Full Breakup

Data centers. Can’t live with them. Can’t live without them. But we could do with data centers slowing their jackrabbit pace of reproduction in congested suburbs and, instead, building where they could fill a need and do more economic good. Our romance …