Virginia News

Cleanup continued Friday on a faulty pump system that prompted the westbound tube of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel to close, a Virginia Department of Transportation spokeswoman said.

A A A' Workers at the Frederick County Landfill were surprised by what they found in a large trash bin trucked in from a Goodwill Industries store: a woman who had apparently gotten trapped.

A Those on a quest for bigger and better illegal fireworks in Southwest Virginia may strike a dud.

A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling about the Constitution's Confrontation Clause is already being felt in Virginia.

Virginia health officials have confirmed the second death in the state related to the H1N1 flu.

The bullets used to kill William McGuire in his Woodbridge apartment in 2004 likely came from the gun purchased by his wife Melanie McGuire, according to a fresh argument made by the state Thursday.

"America is a nation with the soul of a churchthe only nation in the world that is founded on a creed.

The nation's last known hand-poled ferry has gotten a reprieve to keep it afloat for three more months.

At 7:50 a.m., the Virginia Department of Transportation was reporting the following traffic issues: Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel The westbound side of the tunnel will be closed for several more hours while crews repair a water pump inside the tunnel.

As Congress continues to debate cap-and-trade, the clock will start ticking Wednesday on a measure aimed at energy and the environment in West Virginia.

A Virginia man set to be executed later this month for killing a 16-year-old girl and bragging about it in a letter to prosecutors when he thought he no longer could be charged wants to die by electrocution.

A suspicious fire destroyed a playground this morning near Midway Manor Navy Housing, fire officials said.

The state now is accusing Northrop Grumman of failing to deliver computer services and hinting at unspecified action against the giant company.

New state laws that ban text messaging while driving and get tougher on drunken drivers take effect today.

Mitt Romney says publicly he's not considering another presidential campaign, most recently on Sunday during an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press." But many of his loyalists expect one and remain at the ready for 2012.

June 30, 2009 Medical incident shuts down Camp Virginia Jaycee A local summer camp for the disabled has been shut down.

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services today announced a temporary quarantine on the movement of regulated articles in the lower Peninsula and greater Tidewater areas of Southeastern Virginia to areas outside the quarantined localities for the purpose of preventing the artificial spread of the Red Imported Fire Ant to ...

Heat Index: 82 F Gov. Timothy M. Kaine announced Tuesday that the Virginia Department of Taxation has issued nearly 100 percent of state income tax refunds, putting money in the pockets of Virginians as the state continues to emerge from economic challenges.

The Virginia Department of Transportation plans to open temporarily closed lanes on major roadways for the Fourth of July weekend.

The District and Maryland have been ranked higher than Virginia on a scale that studied how states decided to spend federal stimulus dollars intended for transportation.