Virginia Wesleyan University will officially be renamed Batten University, according to an announcement from the university.

The City of Virginia Beach provided an update on preparedness efforts and potential impacts ahead of Hurricane Erin.

Virginia Wesleyan University will be renamed Batten University in 2026 to honor Frank and Jane Batten's philanthropic legacy.

The festival features more than 60 beers from 30 breweries, including Cape Charles Brewing, Devil’s Backbone Brewing and Young Veterans Brewing. Nonalcoholic beer and seltzers are new this year.

The poll, which surveyed 702 Virginia residents from August 11 to August 15, 2025, found Spanberger leading Earle-Sears by seven points (46 percent to 39 percent), a narrower margin than the 17-point lead Spanberger held in the May poll (43 percent to 26 percent).

The Education Department is proceeding with efforts to suspend or terminate federal funding because five districts did not sign a proposed resolution by Aug. 15.

Education Department vowed it would commence pulling federal funding from five Northern Virginia school districts who decided to keep transgender bathroom policies.

Hurricane Erin brings tropical storm warnings along to Virginia and other spots along the East Coast, remains Category 2 storm.

The Trump administration is intensifying its standoff with Northern Virginia school districts over transgender student policies, warning that districts face the suspension or termination of millions in federal aid for refusing to comply with federal guidance.

Virginia Fresh Match has secured a $13,500 grant to improve access to healthy food in communities across Southwest Virginia.

To honor Jane Batten and her family's contributions, Virginia Wesleyan University announced on Wednesday their plans to be renamed Batten University by 2026.

VoteVets, a liberal organization that supports veterans who run for office, is launching a half-million-dollar ad campaign to boost the Democratic nominee in the race for Virginia governor by attacking her GOP opponent on cost-of-living concerns,