Virginia Government News

In the weeks before he died Friday in an accident on Interstate 64, the 63-year-old Norfolk man's recovery from pancreatic cancer was speeding up, and he was making plans to return to the passions he'd been pulled from - skiing and helping disabled children and veterans.

In 2009, when I watched the results from the Virginia gubernatorial election rolled in, I was concerned.

'GOOD MORNING WASHINGTON': Among the stories Women moving into military combat roles; VP Joe Bide to push for gun-control measures; June supermoon; much more, beginning at 4:30 a.m M-F.

The latest report about Richmond's embattled Department of Social Services claims the agency is dysfunctional from top to bottom.

Twenty-four Virginia cities and counties will be able to provide school resource officers in schools where none are currently assigned thanks to grants approved by the Criminal Justice Services Board.

Asking Great Bridge's Connor Jones to name his personal pitching highlights is like asking Mr. Reese to choose a favorite among all his Pieces.

ABC7 WEATHER: Partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers and highs in the mid-80s.

Gov. Bob McDonnell's commission to study Medicaid expansion held its first public hearing Monday.

Twelve local students were recently awarded Anchor Scholarships worth $2,000 each.

More than 40 Virginia schools will have school resource officers next school year, thanks to new state grants announced Monday.

The Virginia Department of Transportation is getting some of its work zones ready to rumble this summer in southwestern Virginia.

If you plan on moving, you're advised to do some homework before hiring a moving company.

Republican Party candidate for Virginia governor, Ken Cuccinelli , is under attack by Terry McAuliffe 's campaign for improperly interfering with a class-action civil case and allegedly disallowing landowners from receiving their royalty payments.

Road and bridge repair took a hit during the lean times of the recession in Iowa as state coffers ran low and dollars were diverted to more immediate needs.

I'm still not sure exactly how or why it happened, but it seems like over the last few months the stars and planets aligned in a way that will help West Virginia move forward in the years to come.

Awards will be announced at 3 p.m. June 16 for the winners of Tamarack's fifth annual Best of West Virginia Juried Exhibition in the Gov. Hulett Smith Theater at Tamarack.

Former Virginia governor and Confederate Gen. Henry A. Wise once said West Virginia was the "bastard child of political rape."

DESIGNATED: West Liberty University's Terry Wallace was selected to serve on the West Virginia State Network of Educators for the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium and will be working with teachers across the state to create a digital library.

Ever make an expensive purchase, experience regret and afterwards feel an urgency to cancel it? This phenomenon is called buyer's remorse.

University of Virginia officials say their first round of worldwide free online classes were such a success that they'll increase the offerings.