With cannabis decriminalization, cultivation, and legalization at the forefront of political conversations in Virginia, farmers and legislators are grappling with a changing legal and cultural landscape. “We do grams, eighths, quarters, half ounces, pounds, wholesale...
From 2006 to 2012, pharmacies and physicians in Colonial Heights received 93 opioid pills per person per year — the highest amount in the Richmond metro area. Between 2006 and 2012, more than 71 million opioid pills flowed into Henrico County. For the county’s 320,000...
According to US Census data, over 16 percent of Virginians now speak a language other than English in the home -- including a growing number of Arabic families. Nahlaa Alsilfih Alahmari and her husband, Abdullah Alahmari, are graduate students from Saudi Arabia. She...
This may be the #MeToo era, but here in Virginia, the vast majority of rape cases are still unsolved, and the perpetrators remain unpunished. In the #MeToo era, survivors of sexual assault are feeling more empowered to come forward with their stories. Despite the...
2018 saw the highest number of pedestrian deaths on Virginia roads in ten years. Two major Richmond-area roads were among the deadliest in the state. On a Friday night in October, Katelyn Tilts was walking to a convenience store with a group of friends when she saw...