In the atmospheric layer above it, about 10 to 30 miles up, is the stratospheric polar vortex, where every winter a sunlight-starved Arctic spins up a mass of cold air that, ultimately, dissipates ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- Thursday will be muggy, breezy and a little hotter with highs in the low to mid 90s. The heat index will break 100 in some areas. An approaching cold front will trigger scattered ...

Climate change has tripled the frequency of atmospheric wave events linked to extreme summer weather in the last 75 years and that may explain why long-range computer forecasts keep ...

Two conflicting initiatives led by University alumni, faculty, parents and students have launched within a month of each other at the University. They each express opposing views — ResetUVA launched ...

Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears is trying to ride a familiar Republican campaign slogan to victory in the governor's race: no car tax.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The head of FBI Richmond is among multiple veteran agents removed from their positions after they “ran afoul of conservatives,” according to the New York Times. The ...

RICHMOND, Va. — The Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront celebrated its grand opening this week ahead of Saturday night's concert featuring Grammy-winner Rick Springfield. The 7,500-capacity venue ...

It remains to be seen whether the U.S. Coast Guard will expedite the delivery of new polar icebreakers to maintain its presence in the Arctic amid growing challenges from Russia and China.

Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, a Republican candidate for governor in Virginia, says conservatives in Congress should follow Virginia's lead on tax relief for working families.

From U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, June 4, 2025 PASCAGOULA, Mississippi – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis (WAGB 21), the Coast Guard’s first polar icebreaker acquired in more than 25 years, ...

That's because hot weather and the rail's steel lines do not mix well. Other issues that can delay trains include winter weather and, critically, interference from freight trains, which share tracks ...