Dave Ress

Thinking of hard-hit Damascus, Va., Sen. Mark Warner says the collapse of a temporary federal funding agreement after Elon Musk and president-elect Donald Trump oppose it leaves Southwest Virginia in bad shape.

The Bike Station's Wendy Poplin talks about the Town of Damascus reopening to the public with restaurants and stores opening their doors a few short weeks after the flooding.

Dec 20, 2024 1 view By: DAVE RESS Richmond TimesDispatch Source: Culpeper Star-Exponent

The federal government shutdown set at midnight Friday would hit Virginia hard, unless frantic efforts on Capitol Hill to prevent it succeed.

DAVE RESS and MICHAEL MARTZ Richmond Times-Dispatch Less than six hours before the midnight deadline, the U.S.

The federal government shutdown set at midnight Friday would hit Virginia hard, unless frantic efforts on Capitol Hill to prevent it succeed.

Fear of what could be coming with president-elect Trump's mass deportation promise hangs over many Virginia immigrants, legal or not, as well as the businesses and individuals who rely on the work they do.

DAVE RESS Richmond Times-Dispatch Two Virginia legislators – one Democrat and one Republican – plan legislation to limit what debt collectors and creditors can seize.

It was one of the more tumultuous years in politics in a long time – a former president won a White House reengagement, a current president’s on-again-off-again campaign collapsed, and Virginians sent some faces to the Capitol.

DAVE RESS Richmond Times-Dispatch Two Virginia legislators — one Democrat and one Republican — plan legislation to limit what debt collectors and creditors can seize.