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Tim Kaine: George Allen and his colleagues in the Senate 'turned the biggest surplus in the history of the United States into the biggest deficit in the history of the United States.'
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-T...
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Tim Kaine: Says when he was governor, 'we expanded participation in Virginia in early childhood programs by nearly 40 percent.'
The Truth-o-Meter says: True ...
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PolitiFact: Radtke's deficit math adds up to a tough plan
Radtke's seemingly gentle proposal for balancing the budget would actually require deep cuts to entitlement programs.
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Bob McDonnell: The U.S. economy is 'recovering slower than Europe '
The Truth-o-Meter says: False ...
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U.S. House to take up STOCK act
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-7th, says he will bring to the House floor next week a measure intended to block members of Congress from using insider information for financial gain.
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CVTC, Justice Dept. settlement to be announced
The Amherst County training center, which serves people with mental and physical disabilities and has about 400 residents, came under fire from the DOJ early last year.
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Va. Senate OKs congressional district plan; some in Madison would move to 5th
The vote came despite Democratic objections that it’s unconstitutional and illegally weakens black voting strength.
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State uranium mining ban has local connection
The fear of the unknown is often seen as a negative thing, an emotional impediment to stretching beyond one's knowledge, the line where the light ends and the dark begins.
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Local legislators head to Richmond
The Virginia General Assembly's latest session began Wednesday and Orange County's legislators are ready to get down to state business.
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Police investigating shootings on Virginia Tech campus
According to a Virginia Tech news release, shortly after noon today a university police officer stopped a vehicle on campus during a routine traffic stop in the university’s Coliseum parking lot near McComas Hall. During the traffic stop, the officer was shot and killed.
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Reeves squeaks past Houck
Perhaps the most contentious local election wasn't exclusive to Orange County. Republican challenger Bryce Reeves battled longtime 17th District incumbent Edd Houck to win a seat in the Virginia State Senate.
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District sends Scott back for fifth term
Voters in Orange, Madison and Culpeper counties continued their support of unopposed Republican incumbent Ed Scott for the 30th District seat in the Virginia House of Delegates.
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Senate race a ballot highlight
Perhaps the most contentious local election isn't exclusive to Orange County. In less than two weeks, Orange County residents will head to the polls to choose between Democratic incumbent Edd Houck and Republican newcomer Bryce Reeves for the 17th District Virginia Senate position. Meanwhile, Republican incumbent Ed Scott is running unopposed for 30th District Virginia House of Delegates position.
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VIDEO: Earthquake damage near epicenter in Mineral
Louisa County's DMV, multiple other businesses damaged by earthquake. Surveillance video from convenience store captures moment earthquake hit.
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VIDEO: Louisa High School damaged by earthquake
Large and small cracks line the exterior of Louisa High School. Students said they watched as TVs fell inside the school when the earthquake hit.
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Restitution for child porn victims now state law
The provision, which the General Assembly added during its last session, requires an unspecified amount of mandatory restitution to be paid to the victims portrayed in the still images and videos that a defendant created, possessed or distributed.
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Allen, Kaine meet up at Crozet parade
Former Govs. Timothy M. Kaine and George Allen, in competition to be the state’s next U.S. senator, both traveled the parade route.
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Charlottesville to be first East Coast site for wine bloggers' conference
The conference is expected to attract an estimated 350 or more wine cognoscenti to Charlottesville to talk, write and taste local vintages.
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Shenandoah Valley town makes golf carts street legal
Elkton Town Council is giving residents a new way to get around town.
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Va. education secretary Robinson finalist for Fla. post
Virginia's education secretary and New Jersey's former education commissioner are among five finalists to head Florida's school system.
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Dominion tries to restart nuclear reactor idled for 2 months
Dominion Virginia Power is attempting to restart a nuclear reactor that had been out of service for two months at its power station in Surry County along the James River.
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Bail denied for bus driver accused in fatal I-95 wreck
Kin Yiu Cheung will continue to be held at the Pamunkey Regional Jail following today's hearing before Circuit Court Judge Joseph J. Ellis.
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Police: Man arrested at Dulles had swallowed 3 pounds of heroin
A Nigerian man is in jail after customs officers at Dulles International Airport say he ingested 3 pounds of heroin in a smuggling attempt.
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Up to 10 percent of Va. households use high-cost loans
Nearly 10 percent of Virginia households have borrowed money from short-term, high-interest payday, pawnshop and auto-title loans to make ends meet.
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