Controlled burns are a land management technique that provide many benefits to the forest. Depending on the ecosystem, some seeds lie dormant underground until they experience fire.

The protest aimed at lottery tickets was the latest escalation in the long-running gambling turf war playing out in Virginia as various interests try to bend state policy in their favor.

Legislators are preparing to consider actions taken by Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Wednesday, after the Republican vetoed a record number of bills and suggested hundreds of changes to the state budget.

A steering committee tirelessly pushed the city to conserve 15 acres of the course for a park. They recently won a victory, though questions remain.