“Regardless of what laws we pass, until the evil in men’s hearts change, it’s not going to solve the problem,” said Del. Tommy Wright in response to the mass slaughter of innocents by someone with a gun.

Winter is on the wane and spring training is officially underway. Let’s take a moment to get in a few hacks ...

The numbers are in, and boy are they ugly: Southside Virginia and most other rural areas of the Commonwealth are losing population, lacking opportunity and looking for answers.

You don’t have to look beyond Mecklenburg County to tell which way the winds are blowing in the energy world: with gale-force velocity against coal, a bit sideways for solar, but overall in a direction tilting strongly away from fossil fuels.

We’re a little more than 10 days into the New Year and already the news items are piled high on the plate. Let’s dig in.