Environmentalists applaud the administration's offshore drilling decision, Governor and Lt. Governor say President went too far; VCU survey says America is split.
This week Virginia’s First Lady Maureen McDonnell hosted the Commonwealth’s first Weight of the State Conference on childhood obesity prevention. Craig Carper reports.
A researcher at the University of Virginia says Kudzu poses a new threat to the environment that is worse than anyone ever thought. Charles Fishburne has more in this Science Matters report.
A new state survey indicates one out five Virginians age 10-17 is overweight, but as Charles Fishburne reports, these numbers are revealing in more ways than one.
Scientists at Virginia Commonwealth University have identified a gene that appears to be key in the development of liver cancer the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the world.
In the wake of the massive Gulf Coast oil leak, the federal government has suspended indefinitely preparations for the sale of offshore leases for oil and natural-gas drilling off the Virginia coast.