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Tax-Free Hurricane Supplies: Get What You Need for a Natural Disaster
Virginia is offering a sales-tax holiday on certain goods that can be used during natural disasters such as hurricanes.
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Maddow chides Virginia GOP's hand-picked 'slow-motion disaster'
Rachel Maddow examined what she described as a spectacle on Friday behind the three candidates picked by Virginia Republicans through an unusual set of circumstances.
'Virginia Adopts' Draws GLBT Ire
LGBT groups are crying foul after Gov. Bob McDonnell launched a campaign Friday aimed at finding homes for a thousand of the nearly 4,000 children in Virginia's foster care system.
The candidate and the Antichrist
I was busy last weekend trying to jog my memory about who'd paid for my family vacations in recent years, so I couldn't make it to the coronation of Ken Cuccinelli in Richmond.
VDOT Explains Upkeep of Bridges in Virginia
VDOT Chief Engineer Garrett Moore said that bridges must be inspected at a minimum of every two years by federal standards.
Va. likely to take gain 300 acre at Fort Monroe
Virginia is likely to take control of 300 acres of the 565- acre site around Fort Monroe by the end of the month.
Va. Judge Sets Trial Date in Star Scientific Case
A politically connected nutritional supplement maker's lawsuit against the state is moving forward after being stalled for more than a year.
A choice for Republicans in Virginia Beach
Three Republican candidates for a House of Delegates seat faced a room full of Ruritans Monday night, fielding questions about transportation, education and ethics.
Amazon Web Services Moving to Fairfax County
Amazon Web Services plans to set up an office in Herndon, adding 500 information technology jobs to the local Fairfax County economy, officials announced Wednesday.
Va Ag Cuccinelli Appoints Special Prosecutor to Investigate Va Gov McDonnell
Virginia's attorney general has appointed an outside prosecutor to investigate Gov.
Va. Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday Begins this Weekend
Virginia's Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday, which runs May 25-31, exempts 22 categories of smaller items that you are likely to need during a major storm.
City Breaks Ground on New Jefferson-Houston School
Alexandria officials broke ground on a new Jefferson-Houston School on Cameron Street on Tuesday, in what Alexandria City Public Schools Superintendent Morton Sherman believes will be "a new chapter" for the struggling school and its surrounding community.
Road plan includes $35M for Pulaski Co.
The Commonwealth Transportation Board will hold a public hearing June 4 on a $15.4 billion draft Six-Year Improvement Program that includes just over $35 million in road projects in Pulaski County and $533 million in the Salem District.
Uncertain future for the Midtown
For months, Gov. Bob McDonnell's administration has defended an indefensible contract permitting a private company to post large profits at the expense of taxpayers, insisting that any effort to undo the deal for a new Midtown Tunnel could devastate Virginia's road-building plans.
Paving funding for Westmoreland unveiled
As part of $448 million in Virginia Department of Transportation projects, Route 3 in Westmoreland, King George and Stafford Counties will undergo paving improvements this year.
Charniele Herring's Virginia Charge
Del. Charniele Herring has traveled around this country, but the first African American woman to chair the Democratic Party of Virginia says, "I just love Virginia; it's been very good to me," Ironic words coming from this great-great-granddaughter of a Lynchburg slave who today leads the state's political party that once upheld segregation in the ... (more)
Amazon Web Services to add 500 jobs in Fairfax
Amazon Web Services plans to add 500 I.T.-focused jobs in Fairfax County and open a new office in Herndon, economic development officials there announced Wednesday.
Amazon Web Services to Open Virginia Office, Meets FedRAMP Compliance
Cloud infrastructure service Amazon Web Services announced on Wednesday it will open a new multi-million dollar office in North Virginia's Fairfax County to support the business and mission information technology requirements for the public sector and commercial customers of AWS cloud services.
Police Arrest Waynesboro Couple in Drug Sting
On Tuesday, May 21, 2013 the Waynesboro Police Department and the WASP Regional Task Force arrested a Waynesboro couple in a drug sting at a house in the 200 block of Hunter Street.
Valley Church Collecting Donations for Oklahoma Tornado Survivors
Mike and Judy Spitzer want to fill up a trailer several times over. It's parked at their church - Victory Worship Center - just south of Staunton.