Markus Schmidt, Author at Cardinal News

Southwest leads with highest incarceration rates, new study finds

The high impact on rural areas is due to prescription drug epidemic, officials say.

But a new Roanoke College poll finds that most Virginia Republicans wouldn’t support a presidential bid for 2024.

Virginia Department of Health rations the cost-free distribution of Narcan kits as the number of fentanyl overdose deaths continues to climb.

Texas is busing asylum-seeking migrants to Washington, D.C. The Biden administration has turned down the mayor’s request for National Guard help.

Montgomery County registar cancels talk to League of Women Voters on advice of county attorney. UPDATED: Attorney’s advice changes; talk back on.

Youngkin’s planned withdrawal from RGGI complicates the state’s effort to support disaster victims.

Foresight Health plans to add psychiatric care, oncology unit and infusion services.

A Washington County official fights to have a controversial book removed from the local public library.

Authorities call the damage to affected areas around Dismal River Road substantial. UPDATED Thursday with more photos from the scene.

How the proposed Coalfields Expressway could transform the far Southwest’s economy.