Virginia State Parks set an attendance record in 2012 with nearly 8.4 million visitors.

Virginia's conservative Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli says going to jail may be an effective way to protest a federal mandate for employers to cover contraception in insurance plans.

The US Geological Survey says a magnitude 2.0 earthquake hit Louisa County on Wednesday at 6:35 PM.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Education Week ranks Virginia's schools fourth in its annual rankings of the nation's school systems.

(AP) Quinnipiac Poll: Va. supports gun buyer background checks, armed officers at schools.

(AP) McDonnell names members of task force reviewing Va school safety policies, funding challenges

Education, transportation, guns, uranium mining among issues as legislative session convenes in Richmond.

AAA believes the national average will peak between $3.60 and $3.80 a gallon. The price of gas reached $3.94 last year.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Gov. Bob McDonnell wants Virginia lawmakers to eliminate the state gasoline tax and replace it with a sales tax increase of less than a penny on the dollar.

(AP) Man whose 2001 murder conviction was overturned sues Culepeper County sheriff, others.

A condemned Virginia inmate is fighting his former attorneys for the right to be executed next week.

(AP) Proposed uranium mining in Virginia wins 1st test as panel recommends General Assembly review.

RICHMOND, Virginia (AP)— Henriette "Etty" Allen, matriarch of one of America's most storied football families and the mother to former Virginia Gov. George F. Allen, has died. She was 90.

Delegate Rob Bell announced on Monday the introduction of his "Photo ID - No Exceptions" bill to the General Assembly. Executive Director of ProgressVA, denounces the bill

George Lewis and his wheelchair are riding FREDericksburg Regional Transit buses again, thanks to a change in federal regulations.

Virginia Beach's mayor is setting a Monday deadline for Comcast Spectacor and an NBA team to agree on a lease for a proposed $300 million arena.

The subject of years of study and passionate debate around the state - proposed uranium mining in Virginia - is heading to the General Assembly and what is expected to be one of the fiercest environmental battles in recent memory.

Nearly one in five Virginia local governments received failing grades in an advocacy group's survey of how easy it is for taxpayers to access their budgets online.

NFL quarterback Tim Tebow and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee are among the speakers scheduled for Liberty University's spring convocation.

The list of Virginia localities eligible for federal disaster aid after Hurricane Sandy is growing.

NORFOLK, Virginia (AP)— Former Coast Guard officer pleads guilty in freight shipment kickback scheme.

(AP) State police statistics on gun buyers' mandatory criminal-background checks showed that there were 432,387 gun transactions last year, a 35 percent jump from 2011.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Gov. McDonnell wants Virginia to take advantage of a national program that puts young teachers in hard-to-staff schools.

The office of Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli will now handle towing-related evaluations, investigations, and consumer complaints.

Authorities are searching for a Virginia man who came to Arizona on a business trip but hasn't been heard from since early December.