Virginia Government News

Three Virginia congressmen said Monday that plans to homeport a nuclear carrier at Mayport Naval Station are dead.

George Huguely V, charged with murdering ex-girlfriend and University of Virginian lacrosse star Yeardley Love, is being accused of smothering her.

Cathryn Tatusko's last mammogram, which she got on the same day she was diagnosed with breast cancer, showed no sign of trouble.

The Virginia event, according to The Richmond Times Dispatch, was held this morning at the General Assembly building, featuring several state senators.

As far as DMVs go, none has proven more prudish than the censors in the Old Dominion.

The 2012 Virginia legislative session is officially halfway over, and media outlets and politicians are reflecting on a Republican-dominated first half where a number of bills focusing on hot-button social issues stole the limelight.

The State Board of Elections says Monday is the last day to register to vote in Virginia's Republican presidential primary.

Metro Business asked Brett Vassey, president and chief executive officer of the Virginia Manufacturers Association, how job seekers in Virginia can prepare for jobs in advanced manufacturing.

Forecasters say not to expect any more snow, at least for the time being. Mike Rusnak, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Wakefield, said that temperatures will remain cold but climb steadily through the week.

Virginia consumers are more confident and willing to drop dollars on big ticket items right now than they were this time last year.

VDOT investigates what caused a 30-foot tall cantilevered sign structure to collapse onto the eastbound travel lanes of Interstate 66 near Monument Avenue in Fairfax.

I am probably like most Americans who are fortunate enough to have health insurance for their families in that I used to give little thought to how the poor and the struggling managed to get health care.

The Virginia Senate shot down another unnecessary piece of legislation introduced by Sen.

In 2010-11, CARDIAC screened about 1,300 Kanawha County 5th-graders, including this Midland Trail student.

Ten years. Our military forces have been on a war footing for 10 long years. And during that time, civilian America has gone about its business, immersed in concerns of everyday life.

Can't remember the last time I saw water rising above sidewalks rchristiepbp: It was too easy ... RT @joyoglesby: @rchristiepbp You're going to pay for putting Milli Vanelli in my head.

Councilmen Brad Ellis and Fred Howe were in Richmond together Thursday to lobby state legislators on declining police funding, eminent domain legislation and increases to the Virginia Retirement System.

A federal court has dismissed a Democratic-backed lawsuit challenging Virginia's Republican-drawn congressional redistricting plan.

A Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday showed President Barack Obama defeating former Massachusetts Gov.

A tax credit for film productions that set up shop in Virginia is largely credited for luring Steven Spielberg's Lincoln to Virginia last year.