Charles Fishburne is a correspondent for WCVE Public Radio. He brings over 40 years experience as a broadcast journalist and news executive in Richmond, Washington D.C. and New York. Charles was also a long-time television news anchor and news director in Richmond.
Virginia has had a ban on gay marriage since 2006. As the United States Supreme Court considers California's Proposition 8, the outcome may not affect Virginia at all.
A late March storm dumped 2-4 inches of snow on the Richmond area -- something that rarely has happened as long as records have been kept. Charles Fishburne reports
A federal appeals court says a law requiring gun owners to prove they have a “substantial reason” to carry the weapons is constitutional, and as Charles Fishburne reports, it could eventually result in a U.S. Supreme Court review that would potentially affect every gun owner in the country.
Bloomberg Business Week has named the University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business among the country’s top 20 business schools in its 2013 rankings.
The Fourth Annual County Health Rankings and Roadmaps released by the University of Wisconsin and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation give Virginia’s Fairfax County top ranking as Virginia’s healthiest locality and Petersburg the lowest.
A report just released by the American Society of Civil Engineers gives the nation’s bridges, dams, roads and water supplies a D-plus because of deteriorating conditions -- and Virginia fares no better.