Could wearing a tie increase your chances of catching COVID-19 novel coronavirus? As crazy as it sounds, doctors say there’s some real science to back it up.
Gov. Ralph Northam and State Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver have directed all hospitals to stop performing elective surgeries or procedures to help conserve supplies of personal protective equipment and beds.
Virginia lawmakers approved legislation to allow developers to build five large casino resorts around the state in what supporters hope will be a dramatic economic boost to struggling areas.
A Trump administration official says illegal border crossings have dropped by half as the strictest U.S.-Mexico border policies yet went into place amid the coronavirus pandemic, despite confusion about how it was all working.
Congress is now working on a plan to backstop the American economy, and Senator Tim Kaine said he is optimistic that plan will include direct cash payments to individuals and families.
An expert at the University of Virginia Center for Politics says the coronavirus may impact the presidential election in ways this country has never seen before.
The Virginia Department of Elections says voters will be allowed and encouraged to cast ballots by mail in May’s municipal elections in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Voting access was a top priority for the General Assembly’s new Democratic majorities, which sent a package of election-related legislation to Gov. Ralph Northam’s desk.
Workplaces large and small, schools and colleges sent their employees and students home with orders to telecommute if possible while others go without paychecks.
Environmental advocates notched one win after another this legislative session as the new Democratic majority passed their top-priority legislation, including measures long opposed by Republicans who used to be in charge.
Henrico’s proposed $1.4 billion budget for fiscal year 2020-2021 aims to advance several major County projects, stimulate economic growth and provide raises for teachers.
As coronavirus continues to spread, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) cosponsored emergency paid sick leave legislation to provide mandatory paid sick days.
The House and Senate passed legislation over the weekend that would undo an existing state law that protects the monuments and instead let local governments decide their fate.
Legislation to require criminal background checks on all gun sales and restore the state’s former one-handgun-a-month rule won final approval Saturday in the state Senate.
The General Assembly passed measures this session repealing restrictions on sex before marriage, swearing in public and being a "habitual drunkard," but Del. Mark Levine, D-Alexandria, said he is considering updating another "outdated" Virginia law next year.
It took weeks of negotiations to settle on an end to balance billing, a much-loathed feature of Virginia’s medical system that’s been locked in a legislative deadlock for years.
The General Assembly passed a bill that will allow Virginia schools to distribute excess food to eligible students, in an effort to provide another meal to students.
Virginia lawmakers have announced an agreement on transportation funding proposal that will double the gas tax in some parts of the state. But lawmakers are rejecting Gov. Ralph Northam’s request to do away annual vehicle safety inspections.
The Virginia Senate has approved a bill over the objections of Dominion Energy that would restore state regulatory oversight of how electric utilities can write off certain costs.
As state lawmakers are still trying to reach a deal on education funding, a group of Chesterfield teachers staged a walkout Tuesday in order to push for better pay.
Results from Virginia’s Democratic primary could be a key indicator of which of the party’s presidential hopefuls will face President Donald Trump in the general election.
Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada were kryptonite for Joe Biden. But in South Carolina, superman himself, Congressman Jim Clyburn came to the rescue with an endorsement.
Virginia's governor signed a bill on Tuesday effectively banning the discredited practice of conversion therapy for LGBTQ children in the commonwealth.
With 99 delegates up for grabs in the Commonwealth, Virginia is definitely one to watch. So your vote matters, but before you get to your polling place, here’s everything you need to know.
The General Assembly passed a bill that will require full-time teachers to complete mental health awareness training, though some advocates are split on how the training should be implemented.
When William Christiansen married his college sweetheart, he was disturbed that they had to disclose their race to the registrar, considering they are an interracial couple.
A bill in the General Assembly that bans expanded polystyrene containers, also known as plastic foam, at all food vendors by 2025 currently is in limbo while both chambers hash out a Senate amendment rejected by the House.
Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe and Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney had a good excuse for being late to a news conference for presidential hopeful Joe Biden: they were stuck in an elevator.
The Super Tuesday primary in Virginia is expected to draw large crowds to the polls, as voters cast ballots for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Former Governor Terry McAuliffe he said in part, “We can’t afford four more years of Donald Trump’s hate-driven chaos and Joe Biden is the candidate with the character, experience, and broad appeal to defeat him.”
The state legislature recently passed a bill that will allow transgender individuals to receive a new birth certificate, something advocates said will help transgender people acquire documentation in alignment with their identity.
