Tobacco remains a prominent part of Virginia’s culture, despite its infamous roots. Since the early colonial days in Virginia, tobacco has been intertwined with the Commonwealth’s history. It's also ...

A new report from the American Lung Association gives Virginia failing grades in four of five areas proven to prevent and reduce tobacco use and save lives. The report urges Virginia lawmakers to pass ...

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia received ‘F’ grades in all but one category in the American Lung Association’s just-released State of Tobacco Control report. The American Lung Association ...

The Virginia Department of Health has evaluated colleges and universities in the state in an effort to reduce student and employee tobacco use, and five schools, including Eastern Mennonite University ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va (Reuters) - Christmas is indeed a jolly time of year for some former Virginia tobacco farmers who have switched to a more health-friendly crop. On a 25-acre Christmas tree farm at Mouth ...

ROANOKE, Va. – Virginia has received almost a failing grade in all categories of the State of Tobacco Control report that was published by the American Lung Association. The State of Tobacco Control ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Once the proud cash crop of the state, Tobacco is a shrinking business in the Commonwealth. Tobacco, the leading crop, even as recent as 2003, doesn’t even crack the top ten today.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) has released new data on tobacco-free higher education in the state, finding that most Virginia institutions it graded have a “tobacco ...