An alleged street gang member accused of running a prostitution ring that recruited high school girls has pleaded guilty to sex trafficking of a juvenile.

Police in Falls Church are in a standoff with an armed man who barricaded himself inside a home.

Authorities have closed the beach at Claytor Lake State Park following a drowning.

A Salem heavy equipment company is preparing for a campaign visit from Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney.

The final defendant in a case involving the theft of military flashlights has pleaded guilty.

A group representing families and victims of the mass killings at Virginia Tech in April 2007 is joining a rally in the nation's capital in support of the Violence Against Women Act.

Authorities have released the names of two tractor-trailer drivers who were killed in a five-vehicle pileup in Prince George County.

Three Virginia Beach police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a robbery suspect won't face criminal charges.

The National Weather Service reports a "massive wind event" buffeted the Richmond area, leaving more than 100,000 electric customers without power.

A teenage boy has been arrested and charged with attacking animals at a Herndon-area farm park.

Virginia officials say more arrests are pending after aerial drug busts led to the confiscation of more than 700 marijuana plants.

A man is recovering from injuries suffered when he jumped off a bridge in Prince George County to avoid being hit by a car.

Virginia State Police are investigating the death of a Boones Mill woman who was struck and killed by a dump truck.

Gas prices have continued to retreat nationwide, ahead of the Independence Day holiday. In Virginia, AAA Mid-Atlantic says the price of a gallon of regular gasoline now averages $3.22 statewide.

Virginia officials say more arrests are pending after aerial drug busts led to the confiscation of more than 700 marijuana plants.

The Virginia Department of Forestry has awarded more than $191,000 in grants to 122 volunteer fire departments across the state.

Dozens of apartments at a Portsmouth complex where a couple was found dead have tested positive for carbon monoxide.

Two men have been convicted on charges related to the carjacking of a Sears delivery truck in Hampton.

Two Virginia residents thought it was a joke when a nonprofit group sent voter registration forms to their homes.

Police are investigating the shooting death of a man inside an NTelos wireless store in Colonial Heights.

The Virginia Department of Transportation has proposed a $4 toll for passenger vehicles on Interstate 95 in Sussex County.

More than 40 people face charges stemming from a drug investigation in Tazewell County.

Culpeper police are seeking to identify two persons of interest allegedly involved in the theft of a wallet from a shopping cart in Wal-Mart on June 2.

Chesterfield County Police say a 41-year-old man accused of shooting at the opposing attorney in his child custody case faces attempted murder and other charges.

A 49-year-old man from Staunton died Wednesday while swimming in the ocean off Nags Head.