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Virginia is offering a sales-tax holiday on certain goods that can be used during natural disasters such as hurricanes.

Caleb Cantres-Maldonado was all of 6 weeks old and just stirring from a nap when his mother propped him up and pointed him in the direction of a picture book.

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The Humane Society is offering a $5,000 reward in the slashing of two pit bulls in Virginia.

LGBT groups are crying foul after Gov. Bob McDonnell launched a campaign Friday aimed at finding homes for a thousand of the nearly 4,000 children in Virginia's foster care system.

The 13 students honored at the Water Awareness Calendar winner ceremony at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center on May 9 were selected from more than 800 entries submitted by 41 schools.

The suspects, 21-year-old Darrell Milton and 18-year-old William Wells, both from Orange County, face multiple charges in connection with the incident.

"It looks just like a tootsie roll or a piece of fudge, and if it's out of the wrapper, there would be no way to know," said Wayne Frith with Chesterfield SAFE about the drug.

VDOT Chief Engineer Garrett Moore said that bridges must be inspected at a minimum of every two years by federal standards.

A federal grand jury has indicted the owner, operator and chief engineer of a Maltese-flagged coal ship that has been detained in Virginia since April over alleged environmental violations.

The commonwealth of Virginia has a lot to gain from offshore oil and gas drilling, and way back when, the Obama administration was all set to allow Virginians access to their own natural resources - but then the BP oil spill happened, and the Interior Department put the whole idea on lock down.

Avoiding traffic can be difficult when millions of people hit the road for a holiday weekend, but we have a few options that could help create a stress-free commute.

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A 49-year-old man pleaded guilty Thursday to malicious wounding and other charges for the March 17 stabbing and attempted robbery of his next-door neighbor.

Virginia State Police is continuing its investigation into an early morning crash on eastbound Route 33, South Spotswood Trial, approximately one-tenth of a mile east of Route 636, Valentine Mill Road, in Louisa County.

RICHMOND, Va. Motorists, who anticipate enjoying the extended time off from work by traveling around the Commonwealth during the holiday weekend, can expect to see an increase in Virginia State Police troopers on the road with them.

Hurricanes and severe storms are a part of summertime in Northern Virginia and experts predict that this year's season could yield four major hurricanes this year in the Atlantic in the 2013 season.

The Department of Neuroscience at the University of Virginia seeks creative and energetic applicants for a tenure-track faculty position.

Transportation officials have a long wish list for the first $180 million in funding expected to come in the next year from tax increases in Gov.

Roanoke Co., VA - The Roanoke City Sheriff's Department set up a checkpoint of sorts downtown on Wednesday to raise money for a good cause.