Three Virginians were named Rhodes Scholars today, representing the College of William and Mary, the University of Virginia and Auburn Unviersity.

A hunter who died from an accidental shotgun wound Saturday in Charles City County was identified today as Keith Andrew Murphy, 42, of Glen Allen. A spokeswoman...

A woman died this morning from injuries suffered when she wrecked her vehicle while she was being pursued by Henrico County police. Henrico police said...

A Northern Virginia driver is holding a $1,000 ticket after a recent crackdown on those who drive illegally in car pool lanes.

Senate Democrats on Sunday sparred with each other over how to fix the nation’s troubled health care system, the moderates threatening to scuttle...

Israeli aircraft attacked two suspected weapons-making factories and a smuggling tunnel in the Gaza Strip early Sunday in what the military said was retaliation...

An auction house says it is selling a rare first edition of Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species” found in a family’s guest...

The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can air their criticisms of U.S. foreign policy, the lawyer for one...

Fewer people are expected to fly this holiday season, but travelers shouldn’t expect a full reprieve from the horrid flight delays of Thanksgivings...

Iran on Sunday began large-scale air defense war games aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from attack, state TV reported, as an air force commander...

Astronaut Randolph Bresnik jubilantly welcomed his new daughter into the world Sunday as he floated 220 miles above it.

Fairfax County police and fire officials are investigating the death of a person found in a burning car in the Annandale area.

The pre-dawn blast Saturday at the state-run Xinxing mine in Heilongjiang province near the border with Russia was the latest to hit China’s mining...

The Roman Catholic bishop of Rhode Island said Sunday that he asked Rep. Patrick Kennedy in a 2007 letter to stop receiving Communion, the central sacrament...

HOPEWELL—A group of students at Hopewell High School aims to design a cost-effective, 21st-century desk that enhances a student’s learning...

Joe Ornato and Mimi Peberdy are taking dog rescues to new heights. The couple flew Wolfie in their light plane from Roxboro, N.C., to Chesterfield County...

Public schools may not look the same next fall, two months after Virginia begins a new budget year. Class sizes could grow as large as state law allows....

In hopes of providing alternatives to incarceration, Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones and other officials traveled here last week to tour a former Flav-O-Rich...

Whenever she passes through the Brook Road gates onto the campus of St. Joseph’s Villa in Henrico County, Betty Taylor Martin feels like she is going...

In reading a paper on human tissue-engineering research for her seventh-grade science class last year, Samantha Marquez wondered why scientists weren’t...

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Goochland County and its school system have added online check registers to their Web sites, showing who’s receiving payments from the county and...

BRISTOL—Police say a married couple in Southwest Virginia has been found dead in an apparent murder-suicide. Washington County authorities said deputies...

Your donations to the Richmond Christmas Mother Fund help provide a brighter holiday to families struggling to make ends meet. The fund provides toys,...

Q:You were correct in your explanation of the merge process at the south approach to the Huguenot Bridge at the River Road Shopping Center—and in...

The Ashland Youth Recreation Association has settled a lawsuit with a group of parents who claimed the organization’s officers, directors and commissioners...

Elaine Odell cruised through Richmond’s Union Hill neighborhood, pointing out newly renovated Queen Anneand federal-style homes. Along the way, she...

After decades as the Richmond-area’s fastest-growing localities, Chesterfield and Henrico counties are seeing development interest wane. Chesterfield,...

Police say a married couple in southwestern Virginia has been found dead in an apparent murder-suicide. Washington County Sheriff’s authorities told...

Some lanes on Interstate 64 will be closed this weekend for repaving, the Virginia Department of Transportation announced. The exit ramp from I-64 west...