Virginia News

Fewer Virginians will be traveling on vacation this Fourth of July holiday, AAA Mid-Atlantic said today.

June 29, 2009 Virginia Republicans won't challenge Governor Kaine's denial of FOIA request Virginia Republicans say they won't challenge Governor Kaine's denial of a Freedom of Information Act request for his travel records.

Folks are getting letters from the Virginia Department of Taxation saying they owe money.

The rules of the road are changing in West Virginia. Senate Bill 398 is amending the laws for new drivers looking to get behind the wheel and behind it all is a desire to save young lives.

Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence ? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died.

Prosecutors are playing audiotapes of former congressman William Jefferson talking with a woman about business deals he is accused of brokering in exchange for bribes.

Cleanup continued Friday on a faulty pump system that prompted the westbound tube of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel to close, a Virginia Department of Transportation spokeswoman said.

A A A' Workers at the Frederick County Landfill were surprised by what they found in a large trash bin trucked in from a Goodwill Industries store: a woman who had apparently gotten trapped.

A Those on a quest for bigger and better illegal fireworks in Southwest Virginia may strike a dud.

A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling about the Constitution's Confrontation Clause is already being felt in Virginia.

Virginia health officials have confirmed the second death in the state related to the H1N1 flu.

The bullets used to kill William McGuire in his Woodbridge apartment in 2004 likely came from the gun purchased by his wife Melanie McGuire, according to a fresh argument made by the state Thursday.

"America is a nation with the soul of a churchthe only nation in the world that is founded on a creed.

The nation's last known hand-poled ferry has gotten a reprieve to keep it afloat for three more months.

At 7:50 a.m., the Virginia Department of Transportation was reporting the following traffic issues: Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel The westbound side of the tunnel will be closed for several more hours while crews repair a water pump inside the tunnel.

As Congress continues to debate cap-and-trade, the clock will start ticking Wednesday on a measure aimed at energy and the environment in West Virginia.

A Virginia man set to be executed later this month for killing a 16-year-old girl and bragging about it in a letter to prosecutors when he thought he no longer could be charged wants to die by electrocution.

A suspicious fire destroyed a playground this morning near Midway Manor Navy Housing, fire officials said.

The state now is accusing Northrop Grumman of failing to deliver computer services and hinting at unspecified action against the giant company.

New state laws that ban text messaging while driving and get tougher on drunken drivers take effect today.