Ned Oliver | Virginia Mercury

New signs went up last month along Interstate 95.

he number of Virginians who support legalized recreational marijuana spiked over the past two years to 61 percent.

Lawyers in Richmond’s public defender’s office, in the midst of a campaign to increase their salaries, say they’re paid so much less than the prosecutors they face in court that it raises questions about whether low-income defendants are getting a fair shake at justice.

With a pivotal General Assembly election just over a month away, he’s looking less and less like a problem for the party.

A survey of Virginia voters released by University of Mary Washington shows four top Democratic presidential candidates with double-digit leads over President Donald Trump.

State officials got their first look Monday at a fleet of modern new SUVs that will begin to replace the police cars that currently transport subjects of involuntary mental health detentions to psychiatric hospitals around the state.

Bingo — once Virginia’s only legalized form of gambling and a lifeline for nonprofits — can’t go on much longer like this.

The games look and function like slot machines, advertising jackpots and spitting out cash vouchers.

At this point, most people have either gotten stuck with a surprise medical bill they thought would be covered by their health insurance or know someone who has.

The boxes, a relatively new addition that relies on infrared and ultraviolet beams to test individual vehicles’ exhaust as they pass, serve a dual purpose: if a car passes the sniff test, it can count as the required emissions inspection.

Six police officers were shot in Philadelphia on Wednesday. During the hours-long standoff, Virginia Del. Mark Levine, D-Alexandria, took to Facebook to launch a fundraiser.

The state forensic science lab plans to distribute 15,000 field tests to police departments around Virginia that will help officers distinguish between hemp and marijuana plants, which can appear identical but carry very different legal implications.

State regulators fined a licensed professional counselor $1,000 after determining he issued a disability certification based solely on a brief form submitted online.

Bettors have responded enthusiastically to Virginia’s foray into expanded gambling, wagering $70.8 million last month at two new casinos opened by Colonial Downs.

Virginia's primary is Tuesday, June 11.

The concrete, four-lane bridge spans Grassy Creek in Buchanan County.

Researchers studying Virginia’s highest-in-the-nation eviction rates have found that as the percentage of black residents in a neighborhood increases, so do the percentage of evictions.

Every year Virginia lawmakers introduce bills to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. Every year, they fail despite public support.

Finding state money to address the issues, remained a tough sell in the General Assembly, where Gov. Ralph Northam had proposed a $20 million increase in funding but ended up barely eking out a $4 million boost.

Residents whose driving privileges will be restored later this year under legislation passed by the General Assembly won’t have to do anything to start driving legally again.

While patient interest has been high, so far most doctors are steering clear of the program and major medical groups are treading with caution.

Gov. Ralph Northam has set a goal of bringing universal broadband coverage to the state within 10 years.

The state’s new law matches language in the 2018 federal farm bill and allows anyone to grow the crop and extract whatever they want from it.

Defying calls for his resignation in the wake of his blackface scandal, Gov. Ralph Northam pledged to dedicate the remainder of his term to issues of racial equity.

While opposition is vocal, walking around downtown, you’re just as likely to run into supporters.

A state board has been discussing high-dollar investments in the state’s rail infrastructure, including a $1.3 billion bridge between Virginia and Washington.

The legislation requires the Department of Corrections to submit an annual report detailing the age, sex, race, ethnicity, mental health status, medical status and security level of each inmate held in solitary confinement.

Legislation passed the General Assembly as communities agreed to pay a higher fee for the cards, which the DMV estimates will entirely cover the $275,000 cost of producing them.

The state regulators tasked with overseeing the program, the Board of Pharmacy, officially call it a "low-THC oil program."

A Richmond store was just among the first to begin carrying a new line of products that look and taste like liquor but are made from (and technically qualify as) wine.