The two candidates are vying to succeed Diantha McKeel, who has served for 12 years.

Members of the Nansemond, Chickahominy and Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribes spoke as part of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's climate lecture series.

The former federal prosecutor says the state’s No. 2 can drive political priorities.

The candidates offer competing visions of jail programming and community outreach.

The joint meeting took place the day Richmond released a report on January’s water crisis.

Providing child care can be a boon for recruitment, retention and productivity.

Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, says affected Texans are owed an investigation into what went wrong with evacuating flooded areas and how it can be prevented from happening again.

The dollar has just posted its worst first-half of a year since 1973. And now investors wonder — is it a sign that America is losing its financial standing?

Dozens are dead following flash flooding in Texas, including some at Camp Mystic. NPR speaks with Lauren Garcia about the camp and what makes it a special place for the women in her family.

The venture, privately funded to start, is now run by the University of Arizona. And today, scientists there are quietly plugging away at research they hope will help us all adapt to the Biosphere 1 — that is Earth, and the climate change we are causing to it.

There could be about a million 'orphan' oil and gas wells across the U.S. As they age, they can leak greenhouse gases or unhealthy chemicals.