Virginia Voters Overwhelmingly Support Prescription Price Watchdog

Legislation to create a prescription drug affordability board passed earlier this year, but was vetoed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin in March. (Adobe Stock) RICHMOND — Most voters in Virginia support legislation to lower the cost of prescription drugs...

Sentara Health announces plan to lay off 200+ employees

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Citing "operational needs," Sentara Health announced their plans to layoff roughly 220 employees, mainly from Sentara Health Plans, according to the division's president. In total, 400 positions are set to be eliminated;...

$6.5B in NC medical debt erased, boy shot in Portsmouth, gov. shutdown update

TOP STORIES: $6.5B in NC medical debt erased, boy shot in Portsmouth, gov. shutdown update Over $6.5 billion in medical debt was erased for over 2.5 million North Carolina residents. Over $6.5 billion in medical debt erased for millions of North...

Sentara Health notifies more than 200 employees of upcoming layoffs

Sentara Health plans to lay off around 220 employees, mainly from Sentara Health Plans, due to operational realignment. VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Sentara Health has notified more than 200 employees they may be impacted by upcoming layoffs, a...

Poisonous spider population growing at Virginia high school

For most students, the thing they fear most about school is failing their exams. Not so at Westfield High School in Chantilly, Virginia, where students are having to share a courtyard with venomous black widow spiders. School sends update to...

Decency makes its way to ballot in Virginia

In 2017, in a special Senate election in Alabama to replace Jeff Sessions, Alabama’s electorate sent Democrat Doug Jones to the U.S. Senate after a series of disturbing allegations about Republican candidate Roy Moore. In 2022, Georgia voters...

Can farmland thrive with solar? This Virginia nonprofit is finding out.

More than a decade ago, residents of Loudoun County, Virginia, banded together to buy up treasured open space before it became a strip mall and housing development, donating the land to the Piedmont Environmental Council instead. The nonprofit has...

Healthcare leaders warn against federal loan caps for future physicians

Healthcare leaders are warning federal lawmakers about changes to federal student loans that they say could be detrimental to the future of the medical field. When the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) was signed into law in July by President Trump,...

New tech, health and life sciences companies join RAMP fall cohort

Two companies focused on post-natal feeding, a 3D bicycle printer, a would-be scholastic testing disrupter and a company looking to grow live music are all part of RAMP’s fall cohort. RAMP, short for Regional Accelerator and Mentoring Program,...

Lynchburg City Council to debate zoning restrictions on abortion clinics

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Cities and counties across Virginia are considering zoning ordinances to control abortion access, with Lynchburg City Council set to discuss potential restrictions on abortion clinics during a work session tomorrow. The...

Virginia lawmakers speak out about government shutdown ahead of Tuesday's scheduled vote

Monday, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine was in Williamsburg and called on President Trump to end the shutdown. Rep. Jen Kiggans called on Senate Democrats to do the same. WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Virginia Senator Tim Kaine discussed the government shutdown on...

Rebecca Beck named CEO of Johnson City Medical Center

Published 2:14 pm Monday, October 13, 2025 JOHNSON CITY — Ballad Health has announced that Rebecca Beck has been selected as the new chief executive officer of Johnson City Medical Center, effective Nov. 2. Beck currently serves as CEO of Ballad...

Virginia updates guidance for COVID, MMRV vaccines

The Virginia Department of Health updated its immunization schedule based on CDC recommendations for both the MMRV vaccine for children and the COVID vaccine. RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) announced updates to the...

Virginia’s proposed abortion ‘right’ would take power from parents

The government wants to take over more of mom and dad’s jobs; this time, it is a matter of life and death. The proposed “Fundamental Right to Reproductive Freedom” is an amendment to the Virginia Constitution that, if approved, would enshrine...

Everest Medicines Announces First Patient Enrolled in a Global Multi-Center Phase I Clinical Trial of Tumor-Associated Antigen Cancer Vaccine EVM14

SHANGHAI, Oct. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Everest Medicines (HKEX 1952.HK, “Everest”, or the “Company”), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, clinical development, manufacturing, and commercialization of innovative therapeutics,...

Yes Virginia, David can slay Goliath

Recent activities by Ukraine against Russian refineries and the incident at the Chevron Refinery in California are exposing the vulnerability of major Goliath infrastructures being stationary targets for slaying by the Davids in the world. The...

Sentara Health to cut 400 positions, impacting 220 employees

Sentara Health announced layoffs affecting over 200 employees. VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Sentara Health has notified more than 200 employees they may be impacted by upcoming layoffs, a spokesperson said Monday. About 220 employees are affected, and...

Boy shot on Virginia Avenue in Portsmouth

Posted and last updated PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A juvenile male was taken to the hospital after being shot Monday night in Portsmouth, police say. The boy, whose age was not provided, was found in the 1100 block of Virginia Avenue just before 8 p.m. His...

Dangerously high carbon monoxide levels send Minnesota couple to hospital

Cheryl Burt described the horrifying carbon monoxide poisoning incident in Rochester that resulted in the loss of both of her sons. GARFIELD, Minn. (FOX 9) - A Douglas County couple was airlifted and hospitalized following exposure to "dangerously...

Virginia is 1 of just 3 states that passed license plate reader laws this year, despite widespread interest

By Madyson Fitzgerald Lawmakers in at least 16 states this year introduced bills to regulate the use of automated license plate readers responsible for collecting large amounts of data on drivers across the country. But just three states —...