As cuts are made at federal agencies, it’s essential that Northern Virginia considers alternative ways to draw business.

It's budget season across Virginia, where local governments are trying to balance the books. Small towns and rural areas may ...

Brood XIV cicadas are gearing up for their debut later this spring. This brood periodically emerges every 17 years.

Populations rose in many US cities last year. The two fastest-growing metros were in Florida.

A coalition of Democratic-led states is challenging the Trump administration’s sweeping layoffs across the Education Department, saying it amounts to an illegal dismantling of an agency created by ...

That’s Luray, Virginia for you – a place where small-town charm collides spectacularly with Mother Nature’s greatest hits. Nestled in the Shenandoah Valley and surrounded by the majestic Blue Ridge ...

The Dominican Republic beach where UPitt student Sudkisha Konanki vanished last week is known for unpredictable currents and is located near the end of a protective coral reef.

Cicada Brood XIV will emerge in New Jersey and several other states this spring. Report your sightings and help map the emergence with Cicada Safari.

Although the largest cicada brood in West Virginia won’t return until 2033, some counties will see cicadas from Brood XIV which emerges in 2025.

Some residents of rural Illinois and Oregon are hoping to ditch their states and either join neighboring ones or create whole ...