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COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va. (AP) _ Virginia House Republican leaders say the momentum is in their favor in the current battle with Gov. Terry McAuliffe and ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) _ Maryland's Senate president says the state government shouldn't push the Washington Redskins to change their name. Two delegates have proposed a ...

NEW MARKET, Va. (AP) _ Virginia Military Institute is seeking descendants of cadets who fought at the Civil War Battle of New Market. The 150th ...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) _ A one-of-a-kind locomotive is being added to Norfolk Southern's fleet. The Norfolk, Va.-based railroad company unveiled the locomotive this week to ...

FOREST, Va. (AP) _ Thomas Jefferson's Popular Forest is resuming daily operations after a winter of weekend-only hours. The News & Advance reports (http://bit.ly/1nhuYSo) that ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ A group of activists will hold a rally in Richmond to protest last year's U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down a ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Virginia families have until the end of the month to enroll in the state's prepaid college tuition program for this year ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Virginia is meeting federal projections for enrollment in the Obama administration's health care program but still has a ways to go ...

WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Senate has passed Republican-backed legislation to repeal taxpayer funding for political conventions. Instead, $126 million over the coming decade will go ...

Norfolk Southern's freight volume is down 3% for the year so far compared to last year at this time -- but railroad officials say that ...

8th District Delegate Greg Habeeb says S-O-L and ethics reforms, changes that could mean more judges and transportation funding formulas benefited from bills passed in ...

The Town of Boones Mill has announced a matching grant opportunity that will help move the historic train depot before it is demolished by Norfolk-Southern ...

Its a small business story with a happy ending ... a popular coffee shop that was slated to close a month ago stays open as ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell is not entitled to more details on what they claim he did wrong ...

DANVILLE, Va. (AP) _ Police in Danville are investigating the theft of more than $15,000 worth of manhole covers that were stolen from various parts ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ The Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control has awarded five grants for alcohol education and enforcement initiatives on Virginia college and ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ More than 1 million Virginians have signed up to participate in a statewide tornado drill. The drill set for 9:45 a.m ...

TAZEWELL, Va. (AP) _ Tazewell County has agreed to allow the Southwest Regional Recreation Authority to operate the county's portion of a new trail system ...

A Virginia Tech research team has developed a battery than runs on sugar, and these batteries may soon be able to power everything from flashlights ...

AirBnb started in California's Silicon Valley - through a website people rent out rooms in their homes to visitors passing through town. Roanoke City wants ...