Unemployment claims in Virginia declined last week --- Unemployment claims in Virginia declined last weekStaff reports  |  USA TODAY Network Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Virginia dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless [...]

The Virginia Department of Corrections is expanding its “Virginia Model” to three additional state prison facilities following significant improvements in safety and behavior at Lawrenceville Correctional Center, the agency announced. --- BRUNSWICK COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- The Virginia Department of Corrections [...]

Man who burned a Virginia city councilman intended to kill him, police say --- DANVILLE, Va. -- Police say a man who doused a Virginia city councilman in gasoline and set him on fire told investigators he wanted the attack to [...]

Winsome Earle-Sears' dream of becoming Virginia’s governor faces skepticism from her own party, with Republicans openly worried that she will lose one of this fall’s marquee races. --- Virginia Beach, VA (CNN) — At a Filipino restaurant tucked into a strip [...]

The National Transportation Safety Board enters a second day of public hearings Thursday on the January midair collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and a passenger plane that killed all 67 people aboard the aircrafts. --- The National Transportation Safety [...]