As U.S. trading partners hit back with retaliatory tariffs, farmers the northern Shenandoah Valley’s local apple industry may have bottom line slashed as domestic apple market hits a surplus.

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As U.S. trading partners hit back with retaliatory tariffs, farmers the northern Shenandoah Valley’s local apple industry may have bottom line slashed as domestic apple market hits a surplus.
Salem Republican Delegate Greg Habeeb announces his retirement from the General Assembly, special election in the works to keep GOP majority in House.
The trend of big city mayors kicking out ICE continues as Democrat opposition sets its sights on the abolition of the federal immigration agency.
State Senator Jennifer Wexton has shown the people of the Commonwealth that she is the most progressive legislator in the General Assembly. However, for her run for Congress, do the people of VA-10 really want that?
Perhaps donations don’t buy action, but one could be forgiven for assuming that donations to Wexton can buy silence.
Democrats are claiming that the 42 open Republican seats in the House are primed for the taking, but their easy math just isn’t there.
Ending a big trading week on Wall Street, investors are anticipating great news from the Q2 GDP report, the economic scorecard for the U.S.
Northam denounces Lee County’s plan to arm teachers although the plan is widely backed by area residents.
Twitter’s measure to make using its platform more pleasing means shadow banning prominent Republicans and censoring conservative speech.
The phrase, “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” applies to the relationship between the Russians and the pipeline protesters in southwest Virginia – both of whom have a goal of thwarting the strengthening of the U.S. energy grid.