Parker Michels-Boyce
/
For The New York Times
As President Trump pledges to revive ‘beautiful’ coal, Virginia’s coal counties have largely moved on to new ventures. But who stands to benefit?
Spotlight on VPM Original Content
RVA's Got Issues
RVA's Got Issues
Virginia News
NPR News
Virginia News
-
The 1895 Jackson Ward armory is a state and national Black history landmark. -
At least 11 students planning to study abroad haven’t received awarded funds.
-
Until recently, the VA was adding thousands of employees to try to keep up with increased demand for veterans' medical care.
-
The state court ruled deputies’ names and salaries must be disclosed.
-
The money deals with flooding and sea level rise, and could help cope with electricity demand.
-
Changes don’t necessarily mean staff will be laid off.
NPR News
-
Importers are ready to get back to business after the U.S. cut tariffs on China, but uncertainty looms. And, media mogul Diddy's first day of trial held a slew of accusations.
-
Jay Foreman, CEO of Basic Fun!, says the Trump administration's shifting tariff policy has created chaos for businesses — and could still disrupt the holiday season.
-
Businesses are rushing to import Chinese goods after the U.S. struck a temporary deal. This "stop-go" nature of trade could still mean higher prices and doesn't ease uncertainty, an economist warns.
-
Leaders from both major political parties have been working to bring back manufacturing. But American manufacturers say they are struggling to fill the manufacturing jobs we already have.
-
A French court on Tuesday found Gérard Depardieu guilty of sexually assaulting two women on a film set, sentencing the French film icon to an 18-month suspended prison term.
Arts & Culture
- Tara Roberts helps scuba divers uncover slave shipwrecks
- New Burying Ground honors enslaved labor at University of Richmond
- Museums, libraries and cultural groups grapple with federal humanities cuts
- ‘Idleness and boredom’: Virginia juvenile justice system strained by staffing shortages
Listen to VPM
- VPM Daily Newscast: Intimate partner violence shelter in Chesterfield County
- BizSense Beat: Ownership of Petersburg restaurant sparks legal battle
- VPM Daily Newscast: AmeriCorps and Richmond, Dominion Energy Riverrock
- VPM Daily Newscast: CCPS to add metal detectors, Hanover OKs school redistricting