Lots of bills are on Governor Abigail Spanberger’s desk — including one dealing with marijuana. The proposal would create an adult-use cannabis retail market by January 2027. In the bill, lawmakers adopted a flat tax rate of 6% and are allowing localities to adopt a tax rate between 1 and 3.5 percent. 40 percent of that revenue goes towards early childhood and education.

The 68th Grammys red carpet buzzed with bold fashion choices from stars like Addison Rae and FKA twigs.

Jackie Young set a WNBA Finals record with 21 points in the third quarter, leading the Las Vegas Aces to a 91-78 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday.

Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered twice and drove in four runs, and Cam Schlittler won his impressive major league debut as the New York Yankees beat the Seattle Mariners 9-6.

Roanoke County hosted its Torch Run today, raising funds and support for Special Olympics Virginia.

Kara Young’s work in the play “Purpose” has earned her a Tony Award nomination and a chance to make history.

A 10-year-old girl’s tragic death is putting a spotlight on bullying in Southwest Virginia.

April is Stress Awareness Month.

Few Democrats found ways to negotiate with Republicans quite like Shalanda Young — whose work as White House budget director stopped several potential economic crises from erupting.

Georgia wide receiver Colbie Young has been arrested on charges of battery and assault on an unborn child.

Georgia Supreme Court justices are expressing skepticism that votes for presidential candidates Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz should count.

An Ohio police officer has made his initial court appearance after being charged in the fatal shooting of Ta’Kiya Young.

An Ohio police officer was indicted Tuesday on charges including murder in the shooting of Ta’Kiya Young.

Nearly 130 years since the first three women were elected to state legislative offices in the U.S., women remain massively underrepresented in state legislatures.

Tuesday was the first day of the jury trial against Isaiah Baldwin, the man accused of shooting and killing a customer inside a 7-Eleven on Grandin Road back in 2023.

A family in Christiansburg is heartbroken and scared after their Halloween took a turn for the worse and their family cat was shot and killed.

Ta’Kiya Young planned to move her growing family into a place of her own, and was just steps away from achieving that goal.

Los Angeles prosecutors say they will not retry Harvey Weinstein on rape and sexual assault charges involving two women.

If you’re looking for a getaway, a new travel agency in Covington has you covered.

The only Harvey Weinstein accuser to testify at both his New York and California trials has taken the stand in a Los Angeles courtroom to repeat her account of what she says was a sexual assault by the former movie mogul in 2013.

The retired police officer killed in the Buffalo supermarket shooting has been posthumously awarded the city police department's medal of honor and promoted to lieutenant.

Recently hired Brian Daboll has filled out a majority of his staff with the Giants, adding the first woman to hold a coaching position in the team’s history along with a pair of coordinators new to New York.

The winter storm that caused hundreds of thousands of power outages and contributed to hundreds of traffic accidents from Texas to Maine has moved out to sea.

Most people safely evacuated from a fast-moving Colorado wildfire that destroyed nearly 1,000 homes last week.

A new state historical marker issued highlights the career of Alleghany County native R. Arliner Young.

With the federal eviction moratorium extended through July, the focus has turned to getting rental assistance out to millions of tenants.

The Queensland and Western Australia state governments have advised people under age 40 not to take the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine because of the risk of a rare blood clotting disorder, despite the Australian government making those shots available to all adults.

The Atlanta Hawks are following a familiar playoff script in their Eastern Conference finals against the Milwaukee Bucks.

The New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers and Utah Jazz all say they have banned fans after incidents in their respective arenas.

Republicans in the Arizona Legislature are reacting to last year's wave of damage to Confederate monuments by civil rights protesters here and across the nation by working to make it a felony to damage or destroy any public or private monument or statue. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)PHOENIX – Republicans in the Arizona Legislature are reacting to last year's wave of damage to Confederate monuments by civil rights protesters here and across the nation by working to make it a felony to damage or destroy any public or private monument or statue. Rep. John Kavanagh supported his proposal at a Senate committee hearing Thursday by saying public monuments are a statement by the community that demand more protection. The proposal adds defacing a monument or statue to existing law that makes it a aggravated felony offense to deface a cemetery headstone or church. Scores of Confederate statues, monuments or markers were removed from public land across the country after Floyd’s death.

Illinois guard Adam Miller, bottom, passes against Ohio State forward Justice Sueing during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Columbus, Ohio, Saturday, March 6, 2021. 7 Ohio State 73-68. Dosunmu's layup and three foul shots in the last 44 seconds provided the margin of victory as Ohio State failed to make another basket in the game. The teams traded punches in the second half with Ohio State up by four when Illinois mounted the final rally. “Every game is a dogfight, every game is an NCAA Tournament game.

Hult said the coronavirus pandemic, the economy and George Floyd’s killing could all be factors driving young voters to the polls. Students at Virginia Tech and Radford University said that health care, climate change, taxes and international relations influenced their votes. Virginia Tech student Jazzlyn Childs said women’s rights and social justice brought her to the ballot box. No matter if they mail in their ballots, vote early or on Nov. 3, these young voters want their voices heard. “I feel like our generation just has so much to offer," said Tatum Lynch, a freshman at Virginia Tech.

Lorinda Lacy, 45, stands outside her party store painted with a mural depicting Martin Luther King Jr. in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, June 30, 2020. There was violence and looting in some places, including Los Angeles, but not in LAs Watts neighborhood, forever linked to an uprising that broke out in the segregated community 55 years ago and became known as the Watts riots. Black residents, people born here and those who work to make life better in Watts spoke to The Associated Press about the challenges they faced and those that remain. He said the legacy of the Watts riots is something he keeps in mind as he tries to make life better for residents. Were not the same California we were 55 years ago or the city of Los Angeles 55 years ago.

Thats never been more true than right now for Healing Strides of Virginia. The horse is totally accepting, said Carol Young, Healing Strides CEO. I think these are just completely unprecedented times in the mental health field, said Kyle Calhoun, Healing Strides Clinical Director. With an increase in people turning to equine therapy, the nonprofit just hired Calhoun, a mental health specialist. If youre interested in donating to Healing Strides of Virginia, click here.

(Spencer Tulis/Finger Lakes Times via AP)A leadership dispute within the Cayuga Indian Nation took a stunning turn over the weekend when nation leader Clint Halftown sent bulldozers to demolish a working daycare center, store, schoolhouse and other buildings controlled by tribe members who oppose his authority. Halftown is the federally recognized leader of the roughly 500-member western New York tribe. After his opponents took control of several properties six years ago, the Cayuga Indian Nation sought to recover them through a state court lawsuit, but the state’s highest court ruled New York could not get involved in a sovereign nation’s leadership dispute. Marshals and the freezing of federal funds to the Cayuga Indian Nation until the issues have been resolved. The Cayuga Indian Nation is the latest New York tribe to be upset by factionalism.

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