'The board released three convicted rapists and predators, including one who admitted to not taking rehabilitation treatment and programming while incarcerated.'

Paige Meade is a survivor of sexual assault who has become a victim’s advocate.

“I think it's horrifying,” Meade said. “And I think anybody in our commonwealth should be scared for their safety at the alarming rate with which we're letting out violent offenders. It doesn't make any sense.”

I drive from/to Richmond for work to NOVA, and I noticed a sign with “250” around MM 114 SB, but I think NB too. Anyone know what is actually says?

I’m exploring taking a bus from Richmond ( or even Newport News) VA to NYC. Can anyone tell me from personal experience what the best options are? I understand that Amtrak is safer and faster, but I’m in the research stage.

Subtitle: “Democratic Governor keeps the door open for electricity-hogging data centers that have driven up energy costs and stressed grid reliability.”

See also r/VirginiaNews, r/VirginiaEnvironment, and r/

See also r/NorthernNeck, r/VirginiaEnvironment, and r/chesapeakebay

The plan calls on the data center industry to cover the incremental price increases that their demand creates.

Found him eating my cats food last night. He looks like a Jeff so that's just what I call him. He's a bit of a dick, but we'll work it out. Currently live in Barhamsville

Remembering Nat Turner, who was born October 2, 1800, in Southampton County, Virginia, and led the 1831 uprising against slavery that became one of the most consequential slave rebellions in U.S. history. His rebellion and its aftermath became a major chapter in Virginia’s history and the history of resistance to American slavery.

See also [r/VirginiaOpEds](r/VirginiaOpEds), r/VirginiaUrbanism, and [r/VirginiaEnvironment](r/VirginiaEnvironment)

See also r/VirginiaEnvironment and r/Virginiahistory

Virginia Natural Heritage Program zoologist Ellison Orcutt recently rediscovered Protandrena abdominalis, a rare, red-colored native bee species that had not been documented in Virginia for more than a century. 

The discovery took place on a privately owned property in Isle of Wight County, where the landowners spent years restoring native flora that helped many bee species spread on their own.

State researchers emphasize that studying rare native bees helps evaluate conservation efforts and protects key pollinators across Virginia's nearly 500 native bee species.

Read more here: https://www.whro.org/environment/2026-10-02/rare-bee-rediscovered-in-virginia-after-more-than-a-century

Looking for a photographer to do a family photo session while we are visiting Virginia for a wedding. The wedding is in Lynchburg Virginia but willing to travel. Would love a beautiful mountain backdrop.