Mar 23 WATCH: Virginia governor gives coronavirus update By Justin Stabley Virginia Governor Ralph Northam gives an update on the state's current novel coronavirus situation as the number of U.S. cases dramatically increases. Continue reading
Mar 17 WATCH: Virginia governor gives coronavirus update By Joshua Barajas Northam is expected to speak at 11 a.m. ET today. Watch the governor’s remarks here. Continue reading
Mar 03 Biden starts Super Tuesday with big Virginia win By Will Weissert, Associated Press A once-jumbled primary was becoming an increasingly well-defined battle between Sanders and Biden after several former rivals endorsed the former vice president on Monday. Continue reading
Feb 28 Sanders’ appeal to be tested in moderate Virginia on Super Tuesday By Alan Suderman, Will Weissert, Associated Press Virginia is not currently a priority for President Donald Trump's reelection campaign, but there is concern among Democrats that if Sanders is his opponent, it will threaten down-ballot races. Continue reading
Feb 25 Supreme Court case dismissed after Virginia changes juvenille sentencing law By Associated Press Lee Boyd Malvo, the Washington, D.C., area sniper, and Virginia agreed Monday to dismiss a pending Supreme Court case after the state changed its criminal sentencing law. Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch 4:17 News Wrap: Syria’s Assad vows to continue retaking territory, despite Turkish opposition In our news wrap Monday, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is congratulating his forces for major gains in the country’s last rebel strongholds. The Russian-backed blitz has recaptured Aleppo and much of Idlib province -- and driven nearly 900,000 people to… Continue watching
Feb 06 Virginia lawmakers to debate assault weapon ban By Alan Suderman, Associated Press Democratic lawmakers in Virginia are set to try to advance legislation to ban assault weapons despite pushback from members of their own party. Continue reading
Jan 30 Virginia House passes gun-control measures By Alan Suderman, Associated Press Virginia has become ground zero in the nation's raging debate over gun control and mass shootings as a new Democratic majority has pledged to put strict new limits in place. Continue reading
Jan 30 Democratic state attorneys general sue federal government over ERA By Sarah Rankin, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Three Democratic state attorneys general are suing a U.S. government official seeking to force him to recognize Virginia’s vote this week to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment and certify the measure as part of the Constitution. Continue reading
Jan 29 Democratic AGs plan to file lawsuit over ERA By Sarah Rankin, Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s attorney general, who has vowed to go to court if needed to see the Equal Rights Amendment adopted, plans to announce “landmark civil rights litigation” dealing with the proposed Constitutional amendment, his office announced Wednesday. Continue reading