Virginians may fish in the Commonwealth’s fresh and salt waters without purchasing a fishing license from Friday, Sept. 25, through Sunday, Sept. 27, Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced Thursday.
The added fall free fishing weekend coincides with National Hunting and Fishing Day and National Public Lands Day. The license waiver
Clean Virginia, a clean energy policy advocacy group and an intervenor in the Dominion Energy-NextEra Energy merger case, told the State Corporation Commission in a Tuesday hearing that NextEra’s past political ties and attempts to acquire utilities deserve scrutiny in regulators’ review of the proposed $67 billion merger.
Goochland County is encouraging data center development along five miles of its border with Henrico, prompting pushback from Western Henrico residents who live less than a mile away.
Since Goochland’s Board of Supervisors approved the new technology overlay district along Route 288 in November of 2025 – aiming to attract