Category Archives: Local News

JARRATT, Va. (AP) - Gov. Ralph Northam was scheduled to sign historic legislation Wednesday abolishing the death penalty in Virginia, a state with a long and prolific history of carrying out execution...

Dan Snyder is buying out the Washington Football Team's minority owners and will become the sole owner of the club.An NFL spokesman on Wednesday confirmed that Snyder's application for a debt waiver o...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia is giving taxpayers a few more weeks to file their state income tax returns.Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday that the state Department of Taxation is extending the ori...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The political crisis engulfing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has triggered a flurry of comparisons to another chief executive who once found himself facing deafening calls from fello...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland is setting aside more priority COVID-19 vaccine appointments for residents in communities around mass vaccination sites, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Monday.Earlier this m...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - Business owners in Virginia Beach and North Carolina's Outer Banks are looking forward to a tourist season that is expected to rebound from the losses suffered during the pa...

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) - Appellate judges reviewing a defamation lawsuit filed by Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax expressed concern that journalists gave an overly credulous reaction to two women who...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - State officials are reading the fine print of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill and plan to meet next week with legislative leaders to start talks about how the state's porti...

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) - An estate in western Virginia that holds outdoor weddings has filed a lawsuit over Gov. Ralph Northam's COVID-19-related restrictions.The Roanoke Times reported Wednesday that the ...

A bill banning firearms at polling sites in Maryland is advancing in the state Legislature, and advocates say it is necessary to stop voter intimidation."Everyone should be able to vote free from fear...