SPRINGFIELD, Va. — Virginia's largest school system is removing the name of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from one of its high schools in favor of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis. The board voted ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Wesleyan University recently announced that the school is changing its name to Batten University next year. The move has sparked a strong backlash from alumni and ...

VIRGINIA BEACH (WAVY) — After the university president doubled down this week on the decision to change the name of Virginia Wesleyan to Batten University, alumni lined the sidewalks Friday afternoon ...

PETERSBURG – Last week’s move by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to change the name of a North Carolina Army post back to Fort Bragg may have opened the door to the possibility of other installations, ...

Virginia is one of just a few states where only the governor can restore voting rights for people with felony convictions.

Letter writers discuss Virginia Wesleyan name change, youth violence, helpful business and generational differences.

A former member of the Virginia Wesleyan University Alumni Council says she was forcibly removed from the council after ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A group of Virginia Wesleyan University alumni is holding their own homecoming events off campus this weekend. It's in protest of the university's name, Batten University. Bob ...

Democrat Abigail Spanberger and Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears will face off tonight in a debate being held on WAVY-TV 10. It will also be held on Fox43 and on the CW Hampton Roads. It will ...

It’s homecoming week at Virginia Wesleyan University, but we alumni don’t feel like we have a home anymore. In August, VWU announced that it will be renaming itself Batten University to honor ...