

Nation Dec 07

"Breonna's Law" is the first such law enacted by a state since Taylor was killed in March. Two other states — Oregon and Florida — already had similar bans.
By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press
Nation Nov 10

The renaming is part of a much larger and ongoing reckoning over the city's historical ties to slavery and racial discrimination.
By Associated Press
Nation Nov 06

A Virginia prosecutor has found that the fatal police shooting of an unarmed Black man who ran onto a highway during a mental health crisis was justified.
By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press
Politics Nov 03

He was awarded its 13 electoral votes on Tuesday.
By Associated Press
Nov 03

By Associated Press
Warner defeated Republican challenger Daniel Gade in a low-key race in which the incumbent had a massive cash advantage. Democrats haven't lost a statewide election in Virginia since 2009.

By Judy Woodruff, Stephanie Kotuby
Four of America’s first five presidents were born and raised within a 60-mile radius in the state of Virginia. Those men -- George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe -- and their sometimes complicated relationships are the focus…
Oct 14

By Denise Lavoie, Ben Finley, Associated Press
A federal judge on Wednesday extended the deadline for registering to vote in Virginia by 48 hours after the state's online voter registration system went down because of an accidentally severed cable.
In our news wrap Tuesday, Virginia online voter registration was disrupted on its final day of availability. State officials blamed an accidental cut in a fiber optic cable for the outage, which could prevent thousands from registering to vote. Also,…
Oct 13

By David Eggert, Kathleen Foody, Associated Press
An FBI agent testified during a court hearing in Michigan that members of anti-government paramilitary groups discussed kidnapping Virginia's governor during a June meeting in Ohio.
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