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Va. community college rates to rise

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:56:30 GMT

Rates at Virginia's community colleges are going up. The State Board for Community Colleges voted Thursday to increase in-state tuition and mandatory fees rate by 4.4 percent.

Va. launches adoption campaign

Fri, 17 May 2013 11:35:31 GMT

Gov. Bob McDonnell is launching an ambitious campaign to match more than 1,000 children in foster care with 1,000 adoptive parents.

Group checks military 'dating activity'

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:42:24 GMT

A dating-auction website had ranked all branches of the military in dating categories including which is the most ‘dateable.’

Va explosion caused by pipe bomb

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:00:43 GMT

Virginia State Police are investigating an explosion that damaged a pickup truck.

Hundreds of Va. aftershocks since 2011

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:27:58 GMT

Since an earthquake rattled central Virginia and the East Coast nearly two years ago, more than 450 aftershocks have been recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey.

Craney Island expansion gets go ahead

Thu, 16 May 2013 02:24:03 GMT

The U.S. Senate approved an amendment to allow a 600-acre expansion of Craney Island Wednesday.

Va AG hires law firm for gov's office

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:55:22 GMT

Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has recused his office from representing Gov. Bob McDonnell in matters related to theft charges against the Executive Mansion's former chef and hired a team of five private lawyers.

Earthquake rocks Louisa County

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:08:47 GMT

Wednesday has gotten off to a shaky start for some residents in Louisa County.

ACLU concerned about new voter ID law

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:02:01 GMT

The ACLU of Virginia is concerned about the new voter ID law and wants to make sure no one is denied the right to vote.

VT President Steger stepping down

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:13:53 GMT

Virginia Tech President Charles Steger stepping down; led school through 2007 shooting.

Va. appeals court to hear pirate case

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:38:53 GMT

The conviction of a Somali man believed to be the highest-ranking pirate captured by the U.S. is headed for a federal appeals panel in Virginia.

Nude Va. couple arrested in S.C.

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:52:49 GMT

A Virginia couple was arrested on a South Carolina beach after police say the couple was found nude. North Myrtle Beach police say the couple said they had gone skinny-dipping and returned to find their clothes missing.

McDonnell signs transportration bill

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:11:54 GMT

Gov. Bob McDonnell scheduled a ceremonial signing for a signature legislative triumph.

FBI agent charged with wife's slaying

Sun, 12 May 2013 23:07:46 GMT

An FBI agent in Stafford County is charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of his estranged wife.

Hazing charges against 3 dismissed

Sun, 12 May 2013 14:22:54 GMT

Hazing charges have been dismissed against two Virginia State University students and another man.

Woman has no regrets with burial role

Sun, 12 May 2013 01:25:55 GMT

The Virginia woman whose actions led to Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev being buried about 30 miles north of her Richmond home said she has no regrets despite an angry backlash from local officials and some cemetery neighbors.

VSU hazing charges dismissed

Sat, 11 May 2013 22:43:58 GMT

Hazing charges have been dismissed against two Virginia State University students and another man.

Navy to move 5 patrol ships to Bahrain

Fri, 10 May 2013 20:55:17 GMT

The Navy will permanently move five patrol coastal ships to Bahrain starting this summer.

Va. county caught off guard by burial

Jane AlvarezWertz — Fri, 10 May 2013 15:24:12 GMT

The decision to bury Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev in a Muslim cemetery in Doswell is angering some members of the community.

Fmr McDonnell aide arrested for assault

Thu, 09 May 2013 19:56:54 GMT

A former senior advisor for Gov. Bob McDonnell has been arrested on several assault charges, WWBT in Richmond has confirmed.

Man charged in ODU pardon scam

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:19:50 GMT

A Louisa County man faces arraignment on charges of swindling an imprisoned former state legislator's family in a bogus pardon scheme.

Fallen deputy, trooper remembered

Tue, 07 May 2013 21:46:10 GMT

Two Commonwealth officers were honored Tuesday during a Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony.

VSU implements hazing task force

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:37:32 GMT

Virginia State University has created a Task Force on Hazing after two freshmen drowned during a Men of Honor hazing incident.

Va governor viewed $15K check as gift

Thu, 02 May 2013 15:41:16 GMT

Gov. Bob McDonnell says he always viewed a $15,000 check from a political backer to pay for catering at his daughter's wedding to be a gift to his daughter, not to him, and felt no need under the law to report it.

Va. gov: no special favors for company

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:54:02 GMT

Two people with knowledge of the situation say the FBI has begun looking at the relationship between Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife Maureen and the chief executive of a nutritional supplements manufacturer that is the subject of an investigation.

Cuccinelli to air first candidate TV ad

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:43:41 GMT

The first of what's guaranteed to be many television ads aired into November by candidates in Virginia's close and bitter governor's race is set for a Monday debut.

Suspicious items causes VMI evacuations

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:31:45 GMT

Authorities plan a controlled detonation of a suspicious item that prompted the evacuation of several buildings at Virginia Military Institute.

Ricin possible in package at DC base

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:43:57 GMT

U.S. officials say a package containing what authorities said could be ricin was found this morning at a military mail sorting facility at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C.

Wounded transit officer is VMI grad

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:13:44 GMT

The transit police officer who authorities say was severely wounded by the Boston Marathon bombing suspects is out of surgery and has been stabilized.

TME vehicle involved in fatal crash

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:50:00 GMT

One man died after the truck he was driving ran off the road and overturned.