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It is the second ride to close at Kings Dominion, following Anaconda, a looping steel roller coaster that opened in 1991. --- Kings Dominion is closing another decades-old ride. The park is removing Berserker, a Viking ship that swings back and [...]

The Virginia General Assembly is set to return on Jan. 8, kicking off a pivotal legislative season that will test the balance of power between a Republican governor in his final full year and a Democratic-controlled legislature. Lawmakers are [...]

Three former Virginia Beach sheriff’s deputies were indicted Friday on murder charges stemming from the death of an inmate at the city jail earlier this year. --- Three former Virginia Beach sheriff’s deputies were indicted Friday on murder charges stemming from [...]

Rep. John McGuire, R-5th, succeeds Rep. Bob Good. Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-7th, succeeds Rep. Abigail Spanberger. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, D-10th, succeeds Rep. Jennifer Wexton. --- Virginia's congressional delegation looks different, but so does the rest of Congress, as Republicans take control [...]

With Republicans poised to take control of Congress and the White House, Tuesday’s special elections in Virginia’s General Assembly mark the first test of sentiment since the Nov. 5 general election.  The contests could either reinforce Democratic majorities in [...]

As some Virginia lawmakers position themselves to support new legislation to bring a controversial casino to Tysons, a Who’s Who of 109 national security leaders – including 57 former CIA officials, two former members of the U.S. Congress, and [...]

More than two years after Norfolk’s city council directed a for-profit subsidiary of its redevelopment and housing authority to prioritize local investments, the company has yet to deliver. In July 2022, the council passed a resolution requiring Hampton Roads [...]

Heading into the third year since Roe v. Wade was overturned, states will continue to introduce and consider legislation to expand or restrict access to reproductive health care and abortion as legislative sessions begin. In anticipation of President-elect Donald [...]

The year featured startling national political twists, protests and crackdowns on Virginia's college campuses, revelations about Richmond's Office of Elections, and a star UVa coach's sudden departure. --- It was a year of startling national political shifts, protests and crackdowns on [...]

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