On Friday, the Danville Department of Social Services warned residents of ongoing text scams regarding SNAP benefits.

As winter temperatures drop, Roanoke’s network of existing homeless services has helped reduce the region’s homeless population by 3.2%, while a new task force develops plans for future initiatives.

Virginia is launching an emergency program to ensure families don’t go hungry when federal SNAP benefits pause due to the government shutdown, becoming the first state in the nation to use state funds for food assistance benefits.

A former Radford daycare worker is facing three felonies after allegedly choking a child in their care.