People who test positive for drugs would lose some of their welfare benefits under legislation being considered in the General Assembly over concerns that children ultimately would pay the price.

A receding economy that continues to eat into the state’s tax collections will force Gov. Timothy M. Kaine to recommend more budget tightening.

The government has charged five people from Hampton Roads with stripping copper equipment from cellular telephone towers and selling the metal to salvage dealers.

Legislation to ban smoking in most public buildings is one of several smoking restrictions passed by a Senate committee

Railguns use electromagnetic energy to launch projectiles long distances, more than 200 nautical miles.

Virginia DMV sees tips to fraud hotline up 9 percent

With a homeowners’ tax break on the verge of being placed on next November’s ballot as a constitutional amendment, Gov. Timothy M. Kaine said Wednesday he hoped it would go into effect without delay.

The legislation would have a state agency study ways that a fragmented system of autism services in Virginia can be pulled together so doctors and parents can get information more easily

It would name the section of Rt. 460 between the Monacan Bridge in Lynchburg and Wards Road in Campbell County for Falwell.

If legislation toughening Virginia’s laws against animal fighting makes it to the Senate floor, it will have the blessing of at least three committees

Of those responding to VCU’s latest Commonwealth Education Poll, 48 percent took the more optimistic view, while 47 percent said shootings such as the Virginia Tech massacre will happen again regardless of action taken by government and society.

The Senate finally passed its bill to repeal high fees on bad drivers Wednesday by resolving a partisan impasse over how to rebate fees courts already imposed.

Some say the best things in life are free, and the new Virginia Travel Guide 2008 is one of them

“I just think to just borrow all of it, you’re just increasing deficit.” Goode said

D.C., Maryland, Virginia leaders seek ‘green’ local economy

Hundreds of animals found in home, including 89 frozen ferrets

Gov. Tim Kaine and some leaders from both political parties are advocating a change in the way Virginia’s legislative and congressional district boundaries are redrawn.

In the Senate, however, a final vote on a similar bill was again delayed amid legal concerns over whether the state can void fees a court has already assessed.

Virginia Cooperative Extension is taking applications from livestock owners in 13 counties for reimbursement.

Federal regulators have accepted Dominion Virginia Power’s application for a full review of a proposed third nuclear reactor at its North Anna Power Station in Louisa County

The president of William and Mary will allow a controversial “Sex Workers’ Art Show” to be held on campus next month.

The man used a semiautomatic handgun to rob the gas stations between May and October

A man accused of stealing counterattack parts worth $70,000 from a submarine to sell for scrap metal has been indicted in federal court in Norfolk.

JMU admissions director Michael Walsh says 19,350 students have applied for admission

Virginia’s population reached 7.7 million on July 1, increasing by more than 633,000 since the 2000 federal census, according to estimates released by the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service

Virginia is one of the 13 states where the stolen items are linked to

Delegates amended the bill to make it effective the instant Gov. Tim Kaine signs it

The omnibus bill would loosen Virginia’s tough standards for involuntary commitment, require better monitoring and treatment for outpatient cases and allow better sharing of mental health records, among other things

The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources unanimously endorsed a bill that would make cockfighting a felony

Roanoke Senator John Edwards attempted to bring the issue back before the committee that voted 9-6 last week to reject legislation to close the so-called gun-show loophole