Posted: 11:19 AM NASA says the Virginia launch of a rocket carrying an inflatable heat shield was a success after surviving a short trip through the earth's atmosphere at speeds of up to 7,600 mph.
Posted: 10:07 AM A suspected serial bank robber is scheduled to plead guilty to the armed robbery of a Winchester bank.
Posted: 9:58 AM Authorities are investigating a boating accident that killed one boy and injured another in Prince George County.
Posted: 4:35 PM A Kings Dominion roller coaster remains closed after a park visitor was found unresponsive in its station.
Posted: 4:10 PM The Shenandoah County Sheriff's Office says one of its deputies shot and killed a 34-year-old man after the deputy was stabbed in the neck.
Posted: 2:19 PM For the 13th year, medical professionals are providing free care to the needy in southwest Virginia.
Posted: 2:15 PM The first debate of this fall's Virginia Senate race between Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican George Allen shaped up as a contentious, partisan squabble over which candidate is more partisan.
Posted: 2:13 PM A judge in southeastern Virginia has sentenced a man to 30 days in jail for strangling his cat.
Posted: 4:25 PM Dominion Virginia Power is warning customers about a nationwide scam involving an offer to pay their utility bills through a federal program.
Posted: 2:57 PM A new statewide poll in Virginia shows a clear majority support President Barack Obama's proposal to let tax breaks lapse for those earning more than $250,000 annually, but half still want his healthcare law repealed.
Updated: 2:12 PM The new operators of the State Fair of Virginia are promising a family-friendly, agriculture-centered exposition.
Posted: 10:21 AM Virginia Tech has established a new Center for Drug Discovery to accelerate research that could lead to new treatments for a host of diseases.
Updated: 10:03 AM Police say one man is dead after being shot at a Colonial Heights gun range.
Posted: 10:13 AM Chesterfield County authorities say a man drowned in a reservoir as he swam back to shore because of an approaching storm.
Posted: 4:20 PM Director Steven Spielberg's movie about Abraham Lincoln that was filmed in Virginia is set to open in November.
Posted: 11:33 AM Gov. Bob McDonnell, law enforcement officers and other first responders are touting 20 laws that took effect earlier this month that they say will make it easier for them to do their jobs.
Updated: 4:14 PM Authorities say two young girls are recovering after being bitten by a rabid beaver while swimming in Lake Anna.
Posted: 2:27 PM Abortion rights supporters have created a website to call attention to Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's refusal to certify new abortion clinic regulations.
Posted: 11:27 AM A Navy and Coast Guard team helped seize 91 bales of marijuana in the western Caribbean Sea worth more than $4 million.
Updated: 12:58 PM A beetle, called the Emerald Ash Borer, is causing life-size problems for thousands of trees in central Virginia. Officials say the Emerald Ash Borers haven’t been seen in Charlottesville or Albemarle County, but it’s only a matter of time.
Posted: 11:32 AM A former restaurant waitress says in a discrimination lawsuit that her employer ordered her to be fired because she refused to have an abortion.
Updated: 2:42 PM National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Fort Belvoir-based 29th Infantry Division have returned after serving eight months of active duty in Afghanistan. About 30 Virginia soldiers returned to the state on Saturday.
Posted: 2:38 PM A jury has convicted two men in a fatal shooting at a Portsmouth jewelry store.
Updated: 11:39 AM The Virginia Department of Health says it is eliminating a patient backlog in its AIDS Drug Assistance Program, which provides HIV-related medication for low-income people.
Posted: 3:49 PM President Barack Obama is turning up the heat on Republican Mitt Romney in the electoral battleground of Virginia. He ended a two-day, five-city swing through the state on Saturday in a driving thunderstorm.
