Jun 17 Supreme Court sides with Virginia in uranium mining ban case By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The owners of a massive deposit of radioactive uranium, the largest known in the United States, tried to challenge a decades-old ban, but the court found nothing improper to overturn it. Continue reading
Jun 07 Virginia lawmakers to meet July 9 to discuss guns after mass shooting By Associated Press Gov. Ralph Northam says the best way to respond to the May 31 mass shooting at a municipal building is with "votes and laws, not thoughts and prayers."… Continue reading
Jun 04 WATCH: Virginia governor to call special session on guns By Alan Suderman, Associated Press Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam will recall lawmakers to the state Capitol in coming weeks to take up a package of gun-control legislation he said is urgently needed to prevent killings like Friday's mass shooting in Virginia Beach. Continue reading
May 31 WATCH: Police say 12 killed in Virginia Beach By Ben Finley, Associated Press A longtime, disgruntled city employee opened fire at a municipal building in Virginia Beach on Friday, killing 12 people before police fatally shot him, authorities said. Continue reading
May 22 Probe inconclusive on Virginia governor’s racist yearbook pic By Ben Finley, Associated Press Investigators on behalf of Eastern Virginia Medical School said they couldn't "conclusively determine" the identities of either person in the 35-year-old photo. Continue reading
May 21 Probe of racist photo on Virginia governor’s yearbook page completed By Ben Finley, Alan Suderman, Associated Press Eastern Virginia Medical School announced it is planning a news conference and will make a written report of the investigation public. The school gave no details about what the investigation found. Continue reading
May 07 Judge strikes down physicians-only abortion law in Virginia By Associated Press A federal judge has struck down a Virginia law that says only physicians can perform first-trimester abortions. Continue reading
May 01 Watch 4:33 How a congressional freshman is learning to balance people and party By Lisa Desjardins Freshman GOP Congressman Denver Riggleman is now four months into his new job. Between the government shutdown and hearings over the Mueller report, he’s learning to balance life on the Hill with the needs of his Virginia constituents. Lisa Desjardins… Continue watching
Apr 30 ‘What’s the end game here?’ Voters in this Virginia district divided over Mueller report By Alexandra D'Elia Outside the Beltway, in Charlottesville and other parts of Virginia’s 5th Congressional District, voters appear just as divided Congress as they watch the fight over the Mueller report play out on Capitol Hill. Continue reading
Feb 28 Virginia first lady expresses regret after complaint of racially insensitive tour By Associated Press The mother of eighth-grader says Pam Northam singled out African-American students when passing out cotton and discussing the horrors of slavery during a tour of the governor's mansion. Northam's office said the first lady did not single anyone out. Continue reading