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Murder in Spotsy
Spotsylvania authorities are investigating a murder last night. Police were called to a home on Brent Tree Drive about 11pm. Authorities say Ronald Streeter was found...
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City, Stafford receive Homeland Security grants
Forty-five local police and sheriff's departments across Virginia will receive homeland security grants totaling $4.9 million...
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Virginia unemployment rate rises to 6.9%
The Virginia Employment Commission says the state's unemployment rate climbed higher during January but was still well below the national average. Virginia's seasonally adjusted jobless rate for January was 6.9 percent, up from the 6.8 percent rate recorded in December...
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Police: Virginia Tech gets threats in online postings
Virginia Tech police are investigating the resurfacing of threats of another mass shooting at the university in YouTube postings. Police said in an e-mail sent to faculty and students that at this time they do not believe the postings pose a threat against the school...
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Virginia car title lending reform passes
The General Assembly has passed sweeping reforms to the car title lending industry meant to protect borrowers from an endless cycle of debt while not going so far as to run the lenders out of the state...
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NoVA piano teacher faces more child pornography charges
Fairfax County police say a piano teacher convicted 12 years ago of possessing child pornography has been charged with a similar crime...
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Navy to open second child center in Hampton Roads
The Navy is opening its second 24-hour child care center for military members in Hampton Roads. The Child and Youth 24/7 Center is scheduled to open Friday at Naval Station Norfolk...
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State lawmakers approve death penalty expansion
Virginia lawmakers have approved bills that will expand the death penalty, making more people eligible for capital punishment in a state that already is home to the nation's second-busiest death chamber. A bill allowing the death penalty for those who kill auxiliary police officers now heads to Gov. McDonnell, who supports expanding the death penalty...
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VCU Health System, children's hospital plan merger
The VCU Health System is in negotiations to acquire Children's Hospital of Richmond...
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DC courthouse busy with same-sex applications
More than 450 couples applied for marriage licenses in DC during the first week they were available to same-sex couples. A Courthouse spokeswoman says the 466 applications received from both gay and straight couples is much higher than the 50 or so applications normally received in a week...
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Governor McDonnell counters A-G's advice on gays
Gov. McDonnell has directed state agencies not to discriminate against gays, essentially overriding the state attorney general's advice to colleges...
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State lawmakers approve concussions bill
Young athletes who suffer concussions would be held out of sports games or practice under a bill that has passed the General Assembly and is on the way to the governor...
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Virginia OKs first bill banning mandated health coverage
Virginia's General Assembly is the first in the nation to approve legislation that bucks federal health care reforms by banning mandatory health insurance coverage. Without debate, the House of Delegates voted 80-17 to accept Senate amendments to a bill that supporters say preserves Virginia's prerogatives as a state...
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