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BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia Tech President Timothy Sands wants to double the school's $800 million endowment and make the university one of the top ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Senate candidate Ed Gillespie is behind in the polls and campaign cash with little more than two weeks before Election Day ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe is embarking on his second international trade trip with scheduled stops in Japan, China and South Korea ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Gov. Terry McAuliffe is organizing multiple state agencies into a unified command group as part of an effort to safeguard against ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal judge has delayed the 2015 sentencing of former first lady Maureen McDonnell on nine public corruption convictions. Judge James ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are asking Virginia hospital and health officials how prepared the state is to deal ...

From Virginia State Police: The Virginia State Police are continuing their investigation into a fatal crash that killed a Henry, Virginia man early this morning around 12:30 am on ...

From the Bedford County Sheriff's Office: "Bedford County Commonwealth’s Attorney Randy Krantz and investigators for the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office and Virginia State Police traveled ...

Its been out on newstands for a month but "Life Outside" magazine has its official launch this weekend at the Go Outside Festival ... the ...

Updated: Fri 10/17/14 7:23 a.m. RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Virginia Republican Senate candidate Ed Gillespie is temporarily ditching television ads in the state with less ...

House Judiciary Committee Chairman and 6th District Congressman Bob Goodlatte, of Roanoke County, wrote a letter to President Barack Obama asking that he use his ...

STAUNTON, Va. (AP) _ Virginia State Police are investigating what led to a fatal officer-involved shooting that occurred during a traffic stop on Interstate 64 ...

House Judiciary Committee Chairman and 6th District Congressman Bob Goodlatte, of Roanoke County, says he wrote a letter to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

The Grandin Theatre will celebrate Virginia's growing microbrewery industry with a documentary and tasting tomorrow ... it also raises money for the non-profit, independent movie ...

Virginia Tech formally installs President Timothy Sands into office this afternoon, a president who believes the university can expand its geographic reach and prominence. Sands ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ The Virginia Department of Transportation says an environmentally friendly pavement used to rebuild a section of Interstate 81 is holding up ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Gov. Terry McAuliffe is stressing energy efficiency throughout Virginia state government. The Democrat signed an executive order on Thursday to reduce ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Newly filed tax documents show the legal fund for former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell raised $78,000 during the last quarter. Tax ...

WASHINGTON (AP) _ The man accused of jumping a White House fence and running into the presidential mansion while carrying a knife now faces a ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ The average price for a gallon of gasoline in Virginia has dropped below $3 a gallon. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average ...