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The Virginia Department of Transportation says it's ready to keep the state's roads clear of ice and snow this winter, despite cutbacks elsewhere in the agency's budget.

That old adage "No rest for the weary" could have been coined with Mark and Barbara Van Art in mind.

Virginia spent 74 percent more money overall in its most recent budget than it did 10 years earlier, the result of the economy, population growth and decisions by the General Assembly, according to the legislature's watchdog agency.

A new report says the Danville metropolitan area is the riskiest in Virginia for pedestrians.

Virginia Gov-elect Bob McDonnell said this morning that he hasn't read the entire health-care bill that narrowly passed the House of Representatives last night but that the "public option does not seem to be something that's going to help us in Virginia." "I think there [are] legitimate issues of cost and access that have got to be addressed at the ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to block Tuesday's scheduled execution of sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad.

The founder of a restaurant chain known for his religious views is lending a hand to a Virginia group's attempt to build a Christian school system.

A record number of people this year will lose their drivers licenses because they can't afford to pay driving fines.

This 2003 picture provided by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences shows Nidal Malik Hasan in his graduation photo when he completed his M.D. degree.

As the final votes were being counted, it was possible to draw some lessons from Republican Bob McDonnell's victory in Virginia and the close, three-way governor's race in New Jersey, never mind that White House press secretary Robert Gibbs has taken to saying that the elections don't mean much.

Muhammad was the mastermind behind the 2002 Washington, DC sniper attacks. During the three-week killing spree, 10 people were killed in Maryland, Virginia, and District of Columbia.

Some ache for revenge, others simply for justice. There is frustration, too, and defiance.

Statement of House Minority Leader Ward Armstrong and Democratic Caucus Chair Ken Plum on the election of Bob McDonnell as the 71st Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia : "We congratulate Governor-elect McDonnell on his victory tonight and look forward to working with him on the important issues facing Virginia.

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has created a committee to help ensure that all Virginians are counted in the 2010 census.

U.S.Navy Cmdr. Hung Ba Le is seen in front of his ship USS Lassen, off the Tien Sa Port in Danang, Vietnam , Saturday, Nov.

Flulike illness in the state appeared to decline last week, but deaths caused by the H1N1 flu continue to rise.

Southern Democrats who watched the trouncing of their party's gubernatorial nominee in Virginia this week are starting to worry that a rising anti-Democratic tide in the South may reverse their hard-fought gains from the last two national elections.

In separate and unrelated cases, three men pled guilty today in U.S. District Court to various charges related to the transportation, receipt and possession of child pornography.

Some Democrats take a hit, but it's not necessarily a trend. November 06, 2009 6:44 AM ODESSA AMERICAN Tuesday's election results may not signal that the Republicans are back as a party capable of putting together a winning national coalition, and the result in New York's 23rd congressional district might presage a bitter intraparty squabble.

Fourteen people have been charged with illegally purchasing 77 million contraband cigarettes from undercover agents in Virginia over the last year and smuggling them to New York.