Virginia governor apologizes for racist photo
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam apologized on Friday for a photograph in his 1984 medical school yearbook showing him and another person in racist garb at a party,...
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Weakened Hurricane Matthew still packs potent punch as it hits North Carolina, Virginia
By Harriet McLeod and Scott Malone Hurricane Matthew slammed into North Carolina and Virginia on Sunday, packing a diminished yet still potent punch as it...
Virginia man held for stabbing shouted ‘Allah akbar’
A Virginia man has been charged with stabbing two people while shouting the Muslim phrase “Allah akbar,” and the attack is under investigation by the...
Rookie police officer killed on first day, two others shot in Virginia (Updated)
A Virginia police officer was fatally shot during her first day on the job and two of her fellow officers were wounded when they responded...
Gunman in Virginia TV shooting had history of workplace issues
By Brendan O’Brien and Letitia Stein The gunman in the shooting deaths of two television journalists in Virginia on Wednesday was a veteran anchorman with...
US Supreme Court dodges gay marriage
By Lawrence Hurley The US Supreme Court declined on Monday to decide once and for all whether states can ban gay marriage, a surprising move...
One dead, two missing after hot air balloon catches fire in Virginia
At least one person died and two were missing after a hot air balloon hit a power line and caught fire over Virginia during a...
Federal judge strikes down Virginia’s ban on gay marriage
A federal judge struck down Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional late on Thursday, saying it denied gay couples a fundamental freedom to marry....