Richmond Commonwealth's Attorney Michael Herring is looking into gifts to Governor McDonnell at the request of Attorney General Cuccinelli.

IRS official in center of targeting probe says she did nothing wrong, won't answer questions

The newly-selected Republican nominees for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general are touring the state, and they came to speak to supporters in Albemarle County on Tuesday.

Political experts say the ticket of candidates selected over the weekend by Republican delegates is the "most conservative in Virginia history."

A judge will decide on Monday if Albemarle County supervisor Chris Dumler can stay in his post. Dumler will be in court to fight a petition filed earlier this year with 580 signatures pushing to oust him from office. Dumler pleaded guilty to a sex charge in January.

Virginia Republicans have chosen firebrand conservative minister E.W. Jackson's for lieutenant governor, the first black candidate the party has nominated for statewide office since 1988.

State Sen. Mark Obenshain has won the Republican nomination for attorney general in Virginia 35 years after his father won the party's U.S. Senate nomination.

A few dozen reproductive rights activists clad in pink T-shirts quietly picketed alongside Democrats in the rain outside the Virginia Republican Convention that nominated anti-abortion Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli for governor.

Virginia's activist conservative attorney general has won the Republican Party's gubernatorial nomination by acclamation.

Virginia's Republican Convention began on Friday May 17 to chose candidates for Governor, Attorney General, and Lt. Governor. Candidates will be selected by Saturday, May 18.

Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli unveils his Energy Plan for Virginia Jobs and Families.

Terry McAuliffe opens up a slight 43 - 38 percent lead over Ken Cuccinelli, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

Congressman Robert Hurt endorsing Delegate Rob Bell's candidacy for Attorney General.

President Obama will meet with Treasury officials today to discuss the IRS targeting conservative groups for special review.

Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling announces the formation the Virginia Mainstream Project, a political action committee.

A new Quinnipiac University poll shows Governor Bob McDonnell’s job approval dipping to 49%.

IRS chief: Agency guilty of 'lack of sensitivity' in screening groups, but problem now fixed

The Belmont-Carlton neighborhood association held a candidates forum for both City Council and Commonwealth's Attorney candidates running in the primary.

A former University of Virginia professor endorsed a candidate for attorney general Monday while also taking stabs at the man currently in the post. Michael Mann calls Ken Cuccinelli's lawsuit against him an assault on the scientific establishment.

The government has filed a last-second appeal that will delay the sale of the morning-after contraceptive pill to girls of any age without a prescription.

Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell officially signed a new transportation plan on Monday that promises to raise $3 billion for Virginia roads.

Gov. Bob McDonnell Monday will ceremonially sign Virginia's historic bipartisan transportation bill.

A Fluvanna County man formally announced his run Saturday morning for the board of supervisors. Tony O'Brien announced his candidacy for the Rivanna District seat on the board at the Lake Monticello clubhouse.

In a new poll, McAuliffe gets 43% to Cuccinelli's 41% of registered voters. But, Cuccinelli gets 45% to McAuliffe's 42% of likely voters.

Three US Senators, including one from Virginia, want students to know as much as they can about college before they pick one.