Virginia has more than enough jail and prison space and can stop its prison building binge, the House Appropriations Committee was told today. Paul.Van...

Virginia health officials are advising against consuming walleye fish caught in Lake Gaston because of mercury contamination. Recent fish-tissue sample...

Police say the drowning of a Halifax County toddler in a pond near his home appears to be an accident.

A 570-foot barge that went aground in the surf off Virginia Beach is free.

A deer hunter faces manslaughter and other charges in connection with the fatal shooting of a Ferrum College student and the wounding of another.

ROANOKE—An employee has been charged with arson in a weekend fire at a Roanoke pet store that caused about $2 million in damage. Roanoke Fire Department...

ALEXANDRIA—Pupils at Hollin Meadows Elementary School will get to show off the school’s extensive outdoor garden to First Lady Michelle Obama....

Possibly as remarkable as the political pairing in support of a tax-code change to renovate old schools is the range of good it would do, former Gov. and...

Loss of $300 million would be in addition to $1.3 billion revenue shortage predicted in August, state legislators were told.

One Ferrum College student was shot fatally in the chest and another was injured in a hunting-related incident near the campus in Franklin County yesterday,...

Here on the stony banks of the James River, Troy and Tysha Breeden are trading in their cows for campers and canoeists. The husband and wife, who live...

As the case of missing Virginia Tech student Morgan Dana Harrington entered its second month, authorities yesterday investigated the discovery of a body...

Here on the stony banks of the James River, Troy and Tysha Breeden are trading in their cows for campers and canoeists. The husband and wife, who live...

One Ferrum College student was shot fatally in the chest and another was injured in a hunting-related incident near the campus in Franklin County yesterday,...

Sheila Johnson, the Democratic businesswoman who endorsed Republican Bob McDonnell in the governor’s race this year will serve as one his inaugural...

The state of Virginia, which already has had to cut $6 billion from the two-year budget ending June 30, 2010, may have to cut $250 million to $300 million,...

As the case of missing Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington entered into its second month, authorities today are investigating the discovery of a body...

BLACKSBURG—Virginia Tech today said it has received a limited supply of H1N1 vaccine and will hold a vaccination clinic tomorrow for students, faculty...

NEWPORT NEWS—The Northrop Grumman shipyard in Newport News is working to modernize the Navy’s submarine fleet. The Navy has awarded the company...

ALEXANDRIA—The ex-wife of a man who was fatally shot by Fairfax County police says he suffered from bipolar disorder. Police say 52-year-old David...

DANVILLE—The Danville TEA Party has canceled its bonfire and effigy burning planned for Saturday after the event received nationwide interest, group...

VIRGINIA BEACH—A 570-foot barge that went aground in the surf off of Virginia Beach is still stuck there. Salvage crews had planned to try to tow...

Dr. Robert L. Satcher Sr. couldn’t help but be amazed as he watched the space shuttle Atlantis rocket into the Florida sky yesterday atop a plume...

The Virginia House of Delegates’ Democratic and Republican caucuses each elected their leadership for the 2010 General Assembly session during the...

Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine yesterday unveiled an investment of $200 million by a nonprofit medical research institute expected to generate more than...

State and local officials are bracing for another round of bad news from Virginia budget analysts today, as the House Appropriations Committee opens a...

Del. Phillip A. Hamilton, R-Newport News, under an ethics cloud and defeated for re-election, has resigned from the House of Delegates seat he has held...

FABER Nearly a year after terrorist bullets killed her husband and daughter, Kia Scherr hopes her new Web site will help others. Scherr helped create the...

The U.S. Supreme Court today refused to block the execution of Larry Bill Elliott, a Maryland man who was convicted of gunning down a northern Virginia...

A bond sale by the Virginia Resources Authority will provide $197 million for infrastructure projects across the state. The authority said today that the...