" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1-6.jpg?fit=300%2C225&quality=89&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1-6.jpg?fit=780%2C585&quality=89&ssl=1" /> Union's undefeated season ends when Glenvar stops 2-point conversion as game ends. Liberty Christian, Jefferson Forest and Magna Vista also fall short. Here's the full list of VHSL finalists across Virginia. The post VHSL football 2025: Glenvar and Rye Cove advance to state finals appeared first on Cardinal News.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/don_huffman1.png?fit=285%2C300&quality=80&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/don_huffman1.png?fit=482%2C482&quality=80&ssl=1" /> Huffman was the long-serving Republican state party chair ever in Virginia. The party's annual post-election meeting, which he founded, is named in his honor. The post Don Huffman, whose leadership set the stage for rise of Republican Party in Virginia, dies at 98 appeared first on Cardinal News.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/155933_Stephens_12525_Martinsville_WWII.jpg?fit=300%2C225&quality=89&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/155933_Stephens_12525_Martinsville_WWII.jpg?fit=780%2C585&quality=89&ssl=1" /> A 1939 Buick that survived the bombing at Pearl Harbor now belongs to a man in Martinsville. It will be on display Sunday at the new World War II museum in Blacksburg. The post A Pearl Harbor ‘miracle’ makes its way from Martinsville to Blacksburg appeared first on Cardinal News.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1-2.jpg?fit=300%2C225&quality=89&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1-2.jpg?fit=780%2C585&quality=89&ssl=1" /> Some details have yet to be finalized, but the project will be developed in the county's Progress Park. Officials say it will bring high-tech, high-wage jobs to the region. The post Data center campus announced for Wythe County appeared first on Cardinal News.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1-1.jpg?fit=300%2C225&quality=89&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1-1.jpg?fit=780%2C585&quality=89&ssl=1" /> Virginia's Commission on Electric Utility Regulation on Thursday recommended state lawmakers take up a slate of bills related to energy when they convene in January. The post ‘Balcony solar’ bill among state commission’s energy recommendations to General Assembly appeared first on Cardinal News.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Lynchburg-skyline_rachel-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C225&quality=89&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Lynchburg-skyline_rachel-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C585&quality=89&ssl=1" /> The search for a new police chief started in September when that department's leader moved to a new job. Now the city's other top public safety position, the fire chief, is vacant, too. The post Lynchburg looks to fill 2 top public safety roles after fire chief retires amid external review appeared first on Cardinal News.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1-6.jpg?fit=300%2C225&quality=89&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1-6.jpg?fit=780%2C585&quality=89&ssl=1" /> Twelve semifinals this weekend will narrow the field for six state championship games. Here's a preview. The post VHSL football 2025: This weekend’s state semifinals include three defending champions and five runners-up appeared first on Cardinal News.

Also: Dozens of layoffs hit Martinsville company ahead of Christmas. The post News briefs: Manufacturer to expand Rocky Mount site, add 50 jobs; more … appeared first on Cardinal News.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/101625-rtd-met-debate11-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&quality=89&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/101625-rtd-met-debate11-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C520&quality=89&ssl=1" /> From elsewhere: Spanberger picks ex-Richmond FBI leader as public safety secretary. Input solicited as Mecklenburg County updates land-use rules. If snow arrives, plow painted by Halifax students ready to hit roads. The post Headlines from across the state: Jones moves to salvage appeal after judge strikes down Virginia background-check law; more … appeared first on Cardinal News.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RW11224Trump46-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C169&quality=89&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/RW11224Trump46-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C439&quality=89&ssl=1" /> Nearly half of those surveyed see him as either a criminal or a fascist. Trump's worsening numbers in Virginia help explain this year's election and offer a warning for next year. The post Roanoke College poll: Trump is much more unpopular in Virginia than during his first term appeared first on Cardinal News.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/raccoon2a.jpg?fit=298%2C300&quality=89&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/raccoon2a.jpg?fit=780%2C780&quality=89&ssl=1" /> Hanover County Animal Protection is now selling "trashed panda" T-shirts as a fundraiser, and the Virginia ABC has launched a promotional campaign featuring a raccoon. The post If that drunk raccoon at the Ashland ABC store could talk, here’s what he would say appeared first on Cardinal News.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/SnowForecastVa120425.png?fit=300%2C223&quality=80&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/SnowForecastVa120425.png?fit=780%2C580&quality=80&ssl=1" /> A quick-hitting snowfall of 1 to 4 inches, with some localized amounts of up to 6 inches, is expected over a large part of the commonwealth still three weeks before Christmas. The post Season’s first widespread accumulating snowfall expected for Virginia overnight into early Friday appeared first on Cardinal News.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251123_100655-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C225&quality=89&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251123_100655-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C585&quality=89&ssl=1" /> The Republican legislator lost reelection by more than 4 percentage points in a district that little resembles the one that first sent him to Richmond in 1990. The post After 36 years, suburban growth along I-95 corridor finally caught up with Del. Bobby Orrock appeared first on Cardinal News.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG_0287-scaled.jpeg?fit=300%2C225&quality=89&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/IMG_0287-scaled.jpeg?fit=780%2C585&quality=89&ssl=1" /> The discovery follows confirmation of the virus in wild birds in at least nine other localities in Virginia. The post State officials investigate dead vultures in Rocky Mount for suspected avian flu appeared first on Cardinal News.

From elsewhere: Scott County picks next schools superintendent. Virginia DWR stocks Clemmons Lake with 300 pounds of trout for winter fishing. UVa interim leader says DOJ deal helps presidential search. The post Headlines from across the state: Virginia joins Chesapeake Bay states, D.C. in new watershed agreement; more … appeared first on Cardinal News.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/waynesboro_downtown-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C225&quality=89&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/waynesboro_downtown-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C585&quality=89&ssl=1" /> The city voted Democratic for the first time in a governor's race in 40 years. That realignment is being driven by an influx of new residents, many of them working in or around Charlottesville. The post Waynesboro went blue this year. Changing demographics have changed the city’s politics. appeared first on Cardinal News.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/caesars-gaming-floor.jpg?fit=300%2C225&quality=89&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/caesars-gaming-floor.jpg?fit=780%2C585&quality=89&ssl=1" /> Online gambling would take revenue and jobs away from land-based casinos. The post Anti-online gambling advocate: iGaming threatens local tax revenue and jobs appeared first on Cardinal News.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1PineIce-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C225&quality=89&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/1PineIce-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C585&quality=89&ssl=1" /> Enough moisture and cold air are connecting in this first week of December for marginal wintry precipitation episodes in Southwest and Southside Virginia. The post A couple of scrapes with ice already, and maybe snow on Friday? appeared first on Cardinal News.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/redacted-excerpt.jpg?fit=300%2C162&quality=89&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/redacted-excerpt.jpg?fit=501%2C501&quality=89&ssl=1" /> Multiple versions of the report exist. The only one released to the public sheds no light on why the former city manager was fired. The post Paint it black: Martinsville’s report on former city manager almost entirely redacted appeared first on Cardinal News.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/mark_warner_screen.png?fit=300%2C170&quality=80&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/mark_warner_screen.png?fit=529%2C529&quality=80&ssl=1" /> Virginia’s senior Democratic U.S. senator, Mark Warner, on Tuesday announced his plan to seek reelection. The post He’s running: Warner makes it official in reelection campaign announcement appeared first on Cardinal News.

Also: United Way receives disaster recovery grant. The post American Farm Trust opens grant program for Virginia farmers; more … appeared first on Cardinal News.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/BBGA0033.jpg?fit=300%2C210&quality=89&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/BBGA0033.jpg?fit=780%2C545&quality=89&ssl=1" /> From elsewhere: Spanberger announces seasoned policy advisor as next health and human resources secretary. Bald eagle released at Smith Mountain Lake as sightings rise across the region. Raccoon gets drunk at Ashland ABC store and passes out in bathroom. The post Headlines from across the state: Peake to step down as state GOP chairman as new General Assembly session nears; more … appeared first on Cardinal News.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cannabis_lede-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C225&quality=89&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/cardinalnews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/cannabis_lede-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C585&quality=89&ssl=1" /> A state commission is putting together the proposed rules for legal retail sales of cannabis. Among the highlights: No local "opt-outs" and sales starting Nov. 1, 2026. The post By this time next year, Virginia likely will have legal weed sales. Here’s how they might work. appeared first on Cardinal News.