The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) reported 93,106 total positive coronavirus tests throughout the state Monday - a 1,324 case increase since Sunday.
The Virginia House of Delegates Joint Committee Meeting of Courts of Justice and Public Safety Committees put the spotlight on police training and mandatory minimum sentencing.
Tuesday afternoon a small group of city leaders, community activists and the Richmond Police Department made their stand at Libby Hill Park in Richmond, to denounce the violent protests that erupted over the weekend causing over $100,000 in damages to property.
Fewer new voters are registering to vote in Virginia because of the coronavirus pandemic. Reports indicate that new voter registrations are significantly lower compared with the two most recent presidential elections.
Gov. Ralph Northam tweeted on Saturday that he will be watching public health data over the weekend, as COVID-19 cases continue to increase in the commonwealth.
Cherished national parks and recreational hubs in Virginia could soon be fixed up thanks to a historic investment from Congress. Lawmakers passed the Great American Outdoors Act this week with bipartisan support.
With school districts across the commonwealth announcing their decision to open virtually for the start of the 2019-2020 school year amidst concerns over the pandemic, more parents are deciding to take education and safety matters into their own hands by enrolling their children into home school.
The head of the Virginia State Police went before state lawmakers as they kickoff a series of police reform meetings leading into a special session of the Virginia General Assembly.
The nation’s political leaders return to the capital this week with their sights on a fifth — and perhaps final — round of coronavirus relief before the November elections.
Gov. Ralph Northam is calling a special session of the Virginia General Assembly to convene in August. The session will focus on budgeting, criminal justice and police reform.
Del. Nick Freitas will be on the ballot to represent Virginia’s 7th Congressional District in this November’s election, after winning a majority of delegates in the district’s GOP convention this afternoon.
U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger will be hosting a telephone town hall on the challenges facing Central Virginia patients, providers, and healthcare systems as the COVID-19 crisis continues.
Senator Mark Warner wants billions of federal dollars to go toward loans and grants to help low-income and minority communities overcome the recent economic crisis.
The 51-year-old, from Charlotte, North Carolina, says an independent review is underway of the department’s handling of more than 40 days of protest and unrest including the use of force.
Gov. Ralph Northam announced on Friday that Virginia will use $34 million toward electric and clean energy options at the Port of Virginia and other sites across the commonwealth.
Nearly all confederate monuments in Richmond have come down, but residents in the fan say they are still concerned about confederate iconography that can still be found on the front steps of hundreds of homes on Monument and Stuart Avenue.
In his push to get schools and colleges to reopen this fall, President Donald Trump is again taking aim at their finances, this time threatening their tax-exempt status.
On Wednesday Governor Northam held a ceremonial signing of a new law that will hopefully make the roads safer, one that makes it illegal to have any kind of communications device in your hand while you’re driving.
The debate over whether schools should reopen this fall amid the coronavirus pandemic with in-person learning offered five days a week has become a political flash point in Virginia.
A group of Republican legislators in Virginia is calling on Governor Northam to prioritize in-school learning five days a week for all students. Legislators laid out policy and budget priorities meant to ensure schools can safely reopen.
Dozens of new laws in Virginia went into effect last week, including some making changes to the way Virginians vote. There is now “no excuse” absentee voting and voters no longer need to show a photo ID in order to vote.
Underneath a hot independence day sun with a rifle over her shoulder, outspoken Senator Amanda Chase lead a peaceful rally at the entrance if Capitol Square for 2nd amendment rights Saturday afternoon.
Governor Ralph Northam announced on more than $10.3 in Affordable and Special Needs Housing loans for 14 projects that include new constructions and rehabilitation of 790 affordable housing units.
Possessing small amounts of marijuana is still illegal in Virginia, but as of Wednesday, the maximum penalty for people caught with an ounce or less the drug has been reduced to a $25 civil fine.
Late Saturday afternoon, Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney officially introduced Gerald Smith as the city’s new police chief. Smith made the 300-mile trek from the Charlotte-Mecklenberg Police Department where he served as the deputy chief.
Democrats in the Senate outlined an expansive criminal justice reform agenda Friday they say their 21-member majority has agreed to pursue during a coming special session of the General Assembly.
Governor Ralph Northam will join LGBTQ+ activists and world leaders for a virtual Pride event in response to other events that have been canceled due to COVID-19.
Three joint hearings will take place to discuss reforms that the body can move forward with during the Special Session Governor Northam intends to call in August.
For several nights residents of the Fan District and Monument Avenue residents have been complaining about blaring horns, helicopters overhead, and threatening chants from demonstrators hours after midnight.
Republican Daniel Gade won Tuesday’s Virginia Senate primary race. He’s challenging Democratic Senator Mark Warner – who is up for re-election this year.
As protesters in the City of Richmond take matters into their own hands, city councilors are concerned confederate statues are becoming a public safety issue.
Senate Democrats blocked a GOP police reform bill Wednesday because they said it fails to adequately respond to police brutality against people of color.
The Virginia Legislative Black Caucus (VLBC) will be announcing policies, proposals and priorities in regards to social and political change in a special session.
The Democratic Party of Virginia is officially urging voters to oppose a proposed constitutional amendment to create a bipartisan redistricting commission that, if approved in November, would redraw the state’s political maps starting in 2021.
Polls have closed in Virginia, where voters are choosing Republican and Democratic nominees for various congressional races in low-key primary elections.
After the coronavirus crisis delayed voting in Virginia, Tuesday is finally the re-scheduled Election Day. Voters will decide which Republican candidate will go up against Democratic Senator Mark Warner in November.
Senate Republicans unveiled a police reform bill Wednesday that takes a markedly different approach to police reform efforts backed by congressional Democrats.
