Virginia Wesleyan University will officially be renamed Batten University, according to an announcement from the university.

Virginia Wesleyan University will be renamed Batten University in 2026 to honor Frank and Jane Batten's philanthropic legacy.

VIRGINIA BEACH — When the president of Virginia Wesleyan University approached philanthropist Jane Batten five years ago about renaming the school after her and her family, she demurred. But Scott D. Miller continued pressing, most recently last fall ...

Education Department vowed it would commence pulling federal funding from five Northern Virginia school districts who decided to keep transgender bathroom policies.

The Education Department is proceeding with efforts to suspend or terminate federal funding because five districts did not sign a proposed resolution by Aug. 15.

The Trump administration is intensifying its standoff with Northern Virginia school districts over transgender student policies, warning that districts face the suspension or termination of millions in federal aid for refusing to comply with federal guidance.

A Virginia man is accused of murdering his mother, a Newsmax makeup artist who worked for Greta Van Susteren. Police in Arlington, Va., accused Logan Chrisinger, 27, of having shot and killed his mother, Travis Renee Baldwin, 57, inside a residence on Aug. 17.

To honor Jane Batten and her family's contributions, Virginia Wesleyan University announced on Wednesday their plans to be renamed Batten University by 2026.

VoteVets, a liberal organization that supports veterans who run for office, is launching a half-million-dollar ad campaign to boost the Democratic nominee in the race for Virginia governor by attacking her GOP opponent on cost-of-living concerns,