The U.S. government has a specialized plane loaded with advanced sensors that the EPA brags is always ready to deploy within an hour of a chemical disaster. But the plane didn’t fly in eastern Ohio until four days after last year's disastrous Norfolk Southern derailment.
Unprecedented increases in use of the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program prompted changes at the state level.
The Supreme Court has rejected a conservative-led attack that could've undermined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
President Joe Biden has asserted executive privilege over audio at the center a Republican effort to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress.
“If all of you decide I’m not the right leader, that’s your choice."
Republican Rep. Thomas Massie has made a habit of antagonizing Washington’s most powerful leaders in his party. But so far it hasn't eroded his support in his Kentucky district. In 2020, Massie drew the wrath of then-President Donald Trump when the congressman briefly delayed a COVID-19 reli…
Xander Schauffele made four birdies over his first seven holes to kick off the PGA Championship at 4-under par, while Tiger Woods had trouble finding the fairway and was 1 over early in his round. Schauffele, in search of his first major championship, made putts of 13 and 16 feet for two of …
To say Cage the Elephant’s latest album had a turbulent birth would be an understatement. The band dealt with the deaths of loved ones, the pandemic and their lead singer’s arrest and hospitalization. Matt Shultz was arrested for criminal possession of firearms and learned he'd been having drug-induced psychosis. Not just that, but his father died. Shultz and his brother and the rest of the band turned all that into “Neon Pill,” a 12-track kaleidoscope of rock, from the strutting glam of “Ball and Chain” to the piano ballad of “Out Loud” and the airy alt-rock of “Float Into the Sky.”
Sales of raw milk are on the rise, despite an outbreak of bird flu in cows. Federal officials warn about the health risks of drinking raw milk during the outbreak.
U.S. Census Bureau estimates show America's Northeast and Midwest cities are rebounding slightly from years of population drops, highlighted by modest growth in Detroit after decades of declines. Government figures released Thursday show Detroit saw its population grow for the first time in decades, rising by 1,852 people to 633,218 inhabitants last year. That’s a milestone for Detroit, which had 1.8 million residents in the 1950s only to see its population plummet afterward. Meanwhile, Census Bureau estimates show 13 of the 15 fastest-growing cities in the U.S. were in the South last year, eight of them in Texas alone.
Red Lobster promised customers an endless supply of shrimp for $20 to help pull the chain out of its pandemic doldrums. But Americans, and their appetites, had other plans.
Nonprofit groups are still following Lincoln’s orders, this time in a fight to preserve the land of the Wilderness Battlefield from what they consider the “threat” of development.
Facing opposition from local restaurant owners, Bristol Virginia City Council voted not to raise the city’s meals tax rate for a second straight year.
More than 56,000 electric vehicles are registered in the state of Virginia and about 22,000 electric vehicles are registered in Tennessee, according to the Alternative Fuels Data Center.
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ABINGDON, Va. — Clint Miller will discuss his life and writing career on Sunday at 3 pm as part of the annual Sunday with Friends literary series at the Washington County Public Library.
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Unprecedented increases in use of the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program prompted changes at the state level.
“If all of you decide I’m not the right leader, that’s your choice."
Nonprofit groups are still following Lincoln’s orders, this time in a fight to preserve the land of the Wilderness Battlefield from what they consider the “threat” of development.
An effort to purchase body-worn cameras for the Virginia State Police died during this year’s prolonged budget talks.
The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office will hold its annual fallen officer memorial service on May 17.
BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. — Thousands of pounds of unused medications have been collected over the years at drug take back events in the Tri-Cities region, according to recent data.
Eighteen people were arrested on a variety of drug-related charges this week as part of a roundup in Buchanan County.
A Wytheville woman faces an array of charges for her actions during a traffic stop and subsequent pursuit.
Unprecedented increases in use of the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program prompted changes at the state level.
Nonprofit groups are still following Lincoln’s orders, this time in a fight to preserve the land of the Wilderness Battlefield from what they consider the “threat” of development.
Facing opposition from local restaurant owners, Bristol Virginia City Council voted not to raise the city’s meals tax rate for a second straight year.
Funding to support Bristol Virginia’s landfill remediation efforts survived the final cut of Virginia’s embattled biennial budget.
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