Authorities are investigating a boat fire on the James River that killed one person and injured two others.

The body of a 31-year-old West Virginia man has been recovered from the New River in Giles County.

Officials say four people, including a rescue diver, were injured when a pleasure boat caught fire on the James River.

Authorities say three York County men have been charged with assaulting an off-duty deputy sheriff.

A 90-year-old Roanoke woman who wouldn't let go of her purse has led to the arrest of the man who attempted to snatch it.

Virginia is recognizing the Shenandoah Valley farmhouse where Grandma Moses lived briefly with her family long before she gained fame for her folk-art painting.

Gov. Bob McDonnell plans to travel to Ireland and England to boost Virginia trade.

The Virginia Farm Bureau Federation says it has entered into a formal partnership with the new owner of the State Fair of Virginia to develop the agricultural component of the annual exposition.

President Barack Obama will campaign next Friday and Saturday in Hampton, Virginia Beach and Roanoke on a campaign swing across the battleground state.

Gov. Bob McDonnell says Virginia is outpacing its commitments to reduce pollution into the Chesapeake Bay from wastewater treatment plants.

Southside Speedway is postponing Friday night's races until July 27 because of hot weather.

A Roanoke fitness club has changed its membership policies after a gay man sued after it sold him a family membership, then revoked it after realizing that his family consisted of two fathers and a son.

The Virginia Farm Bureau Federation is negotiating to buy at least part of the State Fair of Virginia from its new owner.

Officials say a man scheduled to go on trial in Amelia County attacked a prosecutor, sheriff's deputy and a courthouse custodian.

A Roanoke man has sued a fitness club after it sold him a family membership, then revoked it after realizing that his family consisted of two fathers and a son.

About 177,000 Virginia homes and businesses remain without power after last weekend's storms, down from a peak of about 1.2 million.

Virginia consumers could see shorter grocery store checkout lines at the first of the month due to a change in the state's schedule for issuing food stamps.

Yvonne B. Miller, the first African-American woman elected to Virginia's state legislature, has died. She was 78.

A state environmental official says the health risk of a sewage spill into the James River is probably low.

The Virginia Department of Transportation says it is making room for the higher number of travelers expected over the Fourth of July holiday.

Three state parks in Virginia are closed because of power outages but 31 others remain open. The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation says a series of severe storms knocked out electritiy at four parks.

Hampton police say a suspect armed with baseball bat was charging at two police officers when they fatally shot him.

Searchers have recovered the body of a 10-year-old boy who disappeared in the ocean after stepping off a sandbar at Virginia Beach.

Virginia has recorded its seventh death related to a storm that has left hundreds of thousands of customers without power.

Virginia's system of providing free legal services to the poor is expected to improve as a result of a new online case management system making a limited debut next week.