President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order requiring colleges to submit data to prove they do not consider ...

Early voting in Virginia will begin Sept. 19, and the Harrisonburg Voter Registrar Office is in the beginning stages of preparing for Election Day.

A man accused of fatally shooting a woman and wounding two responding officers in Chesapeake, Va., has died following his ...

News Media Corp., an Illinois-based publisher, has announced the abrupt closure of dozens of newspapers across five states due to financial problems.

Tuesday night (August 5, 2025), the City of Bluefield was recognized as one of the West Virginia Municipal League’s ‘All Star Communities.

MILTON, W.Va. — A Milton city worker died Thursday after being trapped in a ditch. Authorities said a trench was being dug behind the GoMart on Mason Street when it collapsed at around 11 a.m.

Recent mass shootings in Georgia and New York City have been allegedly carried out by Black suspects. So now, The Root is remembering some of the many shocking mass shootings that shook the Black ...

In DMV Download, hosts Kaitlyn Dillon and Makayla Jennings explore upcoming events and hidden gems across D.C., Maryland, and ...

An annual report places Colorado’s three biggest cities among the fittest in the U.S., with one in particular standing out. Here's which ones made it.

New FBI data shows crime rates fell in 2024, with violent crime as a whole falling by 4.5% compared with 2023.

Virginia Beach Police said an officer was responding to an incident in the city Monday evening when they crashed into another vehicle.

The summer of deadly flash flooding continues, with two people killed by flash flooding near Spring Hope, North Carolina, when their car was swept away by flood waters.