Sgt. Kenneth Williams is expecting a busy Memorial Day weekend on the water at Smith Mountain Lake. He encourages boat operators to be safe and sober while enjoying the lake.

As the nation honors the men and women who died while in service defending the United States this Memorial Day, The Daily Item is highlighting the six Valley veterans who received the Medal of Honor.

After receiving a $400,000 grant from the Virginia Marine Resources Commission’s Abandoned or Derelict Vessel program, the county has been able to remove three abandoned boats, improving both ...

County leaders did not approve Ocean City's request for an additional $1.4 million. Ocean City stated that it would have used ...

Neighbors in Galestown are still in the thick of recovery after an EF-1 level tornado swept through the far eastern ...

Officials from around the Commonwealth are responding after many localities in Virginia were listed as sanctuary jurisdictions.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin eliminated $1.37 million in funding earmarked for a trail connector at Biscuit Run Park in Albemarle ...

Highland County’s Talented & Gifted (TAG) students recently experienced Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown Settlement, Berkeley ...

The Department of Homeland Security published a list of cities and counties it claims are not compliant with federal ...

HEATHSVILLE—The Northumberland County Anti-Litter Committee will distribute cargo nets for trucks and trailers at the three county Recycling/Disposals Centers on Saturday, May 31, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., ...

On a national level, the results of the analysis determined that Americans misspell the word “definitely” more than any other, with 33,500 searches for the word’s correct spelling recorded from ...