Oct 13 WATCH LIVE: Virginia Senate debate By Anya van Wagtendonk Virginia Sen. Mark Warner (D) will debate Republican challenger Ed Gillespie live from Richmond, Virginia, Monday night in the run-up to that state’s competitive race to the U.S. Senate. Continue reading
Oct 08 Voter ID law has Virginia Democrats scrambling By Matt Laslo, Virginia Public Radio Virginia’s new voter ID law has Virginia Democrats worried after the state board of elections found nearly 200,000 registered voters don’t have a driver’s license. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch Who’s behind the Chinese takeover of world’s biggest pork producer? By PBS News Hour Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork producer, was acquired by a Chinese firm in 2013 for nearly $5 billion -- more than the company’s market value. The surprising purchase caused some lawmakers to wonder if there might be a hidden… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch Ex-Gov. McDonnell found guilty of corruption and fraud in Virginia By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 04 Ex-Virginia governor, wife found guilty of corruption By Associated Press Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife Maureen McDonnell on Thursday were convicted of corruption in a federal court. Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch Former VA governor leans on marital struggles as defense to fight corruption charges By PBS News Hour Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell returned to the stand in his public corruption trial, describing in detail how relations with his wife had broken down in order to show that the couple could not have jointly engaged in a criminal… Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch ‘Factory Man’ explores human side of how globalization affects U.S. industry By PBS News Hour For much of the 20th century, southern Virginia and North Carolina were home to the world's biggest furniture factories and suppliers. But between 1989 and 2007, seven factories closed, in part due to booming furniture-making businesses in Asia. Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching
Aug 20 American music of days gone by endures in Virginia By Frank Carlson In August, tens of thousands of fans and musicians gathered in the small town of Galax, Virginia, for the 79th Old Fiddler’s Convention. When the festival began in 1935, one of its aims was to keep “alive the memories and… Continue reading
Aug 01 Rep. Eric Cantor to step down Aug. 18 By Alan Suderman, Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. -- After a stunning primary election loss, former Majority Leader Eric Cantor said Friday that he will resign his seat in the House of Representatives months earlier than expected. Continue reading