House Democrats have cleared an impasse over abortion that has been holding up a vote on sweeping health care legislation.

A freeze warning will be in effect tomorrow morning from 3 to 8 a.m. for parts of central and eastern Virginia, according to the National Weather Service. The weather service says strong high pressure building over the region will allow temperatures to drop into the upper 20s to the low 30s early tomorrow.Tomorrow and Sunday should be sunny, with highs reaching 63 tomorrow and 70 on Sunday.

Henrico County fire officials say one person is dead and another in critical condition after a house fire in the 1900 block of Johnson Road in the eastern part of the county.

Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell’s transition team today announced additional placements from the gubernatorial campaign staff. He tapped Janet Polarek as deputy director for personnel and administration, and Eric Finkbeiner as director of policy. Earlier this week, McDonnell named his campaign manager, Phil Cox, as transition director.

An Army medical official says the man suspected of opening fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood has been transferred to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio.

A classmate of the Fort Hood shooting suspect says Maj. Nidal Hasan was an outspoken opponent of the U.S. war on terror and called it a “war against Islam.“

A 5.7-millimeter pistol used in the Fort Hood shooting was purchased legally by suspect Nidal Hasan at a Texas gun shop, law enforcement officials said Friday.

Richmond-area police officers and firefighters were recognized for selfless acts of bravery and awarded gold, silver and bronze awards at the 20th annual Valor Awards breakfast at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.

The Hungary Brook Shopping Center in northern Henrico County is on the auction block. The retail center, on Concord Avenue near Parham and Brook roads, is scheduled to be auctioned off on the county courthouse steps next Friday at 3 p.m. The retail center, anchored by a Food Lion grocery store, was built in 1988. The property will be sold as is. A deposit in the form of certified funds for $150,000, or 10 percent of the highest bid, whichever is lower, is required at the time and place of the sale.

A Crozet man will spend more than seven years in prison for running a Ponzi scheme that bilked more than $5 million from more than 30 investors.

A Richmond day-care center’s driver was convicted today on two felony charges related to his role in the death of a child who was inadvertently left in the facility’s van on a hot summer day. Keishawn L. Whitfield, 24, was convicted on charges of involuntary manslaughter and child neglect. He is to be sentenced Jan. 8 by Richmond Circuit Judge Beverly W. Snukals.

Police in Orlando say a gunman has been apprehended after killing one person and injuring five others at a downtown office building where he was let go two years ago.

President Barack Obama said Friday the entire nation is grieving for those slain at Fort Hood, and he urged people not to jump to conclusions while law enforcement officers investigate the shootings.

Businesses cut inventories at the wholesale level for a record 13th consecutive month in September, but sales rose for a sixth straight time.

The top commander at Fort Hood is crediting a civilian police officer for stopping the shooting rampage that killed 13 people at the Texas post.