Spanberger declares a state of emergency due to drought conditions and low hay production in Virginia

The governor also issued an executive order aimed at reducing regulations and supporting agricultural producers.
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Ospreys in the Chesapeake Bay recorded their worst breeding season on record, according to the Center for Conservation Biology at William & Mary. The number of birds laying eggs has dropped 20% to 30%, a steeper decline than during the height of the DDT crisis in the 1970s and ‘80s, when the osprey population was […]
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Earlier this week, VPM hosted Raney Aronson-Rath, the Executive Producer and Editor in Chief of FRONTLINE, PBS’s long-running investigative documentary program. First, Raney met with our...
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With one of the highest Hispanic population percentages in the region, the city marks heritage month.