AP sources: FBI looks into Va. gov's link to donor
The FBI has begun examining the relationship between Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife Maureen and the chief executive of a nutritional ...
Court filing: Ex-chef knows of Va. gov wrongdoing
A former chef at the Virginia governor's mansion who is facing felony embezzlement charges says in court papers that he gave investigators evidence ...

Soft-spoken Virginian holds sway on immigration
Depending on whom you ask, Rep. Bob Goodlatte is either trying to stand in the way of landmark immigration legislation or he illustrates the new face ...
Court: State can block out of state use of FOIA
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that it's legal for a state to limit use of its Freedom of Information Act to its own residents. The court unanimously ...

Harvick wins Richmond after 2-lap overtime sprint
When the dust settled at Richmond, 'Ol Happy Harvick was the only driver smiling. Kevin Harvick plowed through traffic on the final restart, driving ...

NASCAR defends penalties against Matt Kenseth
Joe Gibbs understands that NASCAR must enforce the rule book and his team deserved a penalty for an illegal part in Matt Kenseth's engine. The team ...

1913 nickel fetches more than $3.1M at auction
Four Virginia siblings who never let a rare 5-cent piece slip through their fingers, even when it was declared a fake, have been rewarded for their ...

Kenseth calls harsh penalties 'grossly unfair'
Mild-mannered Matt Kenseth is spitting mad at NASCAR. The driver for Joe Gibbs Racing spoke out Thursday, one day after his team was slapped with some ...
Marlboro maker Altria to jump into e-cigarettes
The Marlboro Man may soon be hitching his wagon to a new kind of cigarette. Altria Group Inc., owner of the nation's biggest cigarette maker, Philip ...

Governments may push workers to health exchange
In a quest to save money, political leaders in Washington state are exploring a proposal that would shift some government workers out of their current ...
Amazon.com's most well-read city: Alexandria, Va.
Alexandria, Va., and Knoxville, Tenn., are cities for readers, if not always the kinds of books your parents wanted you to read. Alexandria and ...
4 charged after Va. freshmen swept into river
Police arrested three men and sought a fourth Tuesday after two Virginia State University freshmen were swept away while trying to cross a swift, ...
Gannett 1Q earnings up 53 pct, helped by paywalls
Gannett Co., the owner of USA Today and other newspapers and television stations, reported a 53 percent increase in first-quarter net income Tuesday.
Award-winning children's author Konigsburg dies
E.L. Konigsburg, an author who twice won one of the top honors for children's literature, has died. She was 83. Her son Paul Konigsburg says the ...
Philip Morris Int'l 1Q profit falls nearly 2 pct
Cigarette maker Philip Morris International Inc. said Thursday that its first-quarter profit fell nearly 2 percent on a decline in the number of ...
Uncle: Family of suspect in Va. shootings stunned
The family of a man charged with wounding two women at a community college shooting in southwest Virginia is stunned and worried about the school's ...

Ex-AP writer McArthur, who covered Vietnam, dies
Born in the Deep South and caught up in the romance of journalism at an early age, George McArthur was not one to let social taboos or politics ...

Student charged in Va. mall shootings; 2 wounded
An 18-year-old college student was charged Friday with shooting and wounding two women at a mall branch of a southwest Virginia community college ...
High court weighs taking up new case on gun rights
A day after the Senate voted to begin debate on new gun control measures, the Supreme Court is expected to consider a new appeal aimed at loosening ...
Va. man who stole White House van sentenced
A career criminal who stole a truck containing President Obama's audio equipment was sentenced Thursday to seven years in federal prison.

Federal budget cuts ground Air Force aircraft
A top general says federal budget cuts that will ground one-third of the U.S. Air Force's active-duty force of combat planes including fighters and ...
Virginia, Utah mount joint raid on Calif. jobs
California sends tomorrow's technology, Hollywood blockbusters and terrific pinot noir to the world. Now, the governors of Utah and Virginia want the ...
Air Force begins grounding combat aircraft
The Air Force began grounding about one-third of its active-duty combat aircraft on Tuesday because of automatic federal spending cuts, including ...
Retired Texas vet challenges Internet restrictions
A retired Texas veterinarian has filed a federal lawsuit challenging state regulations that bar him from evaluating animals and giving veterinary ...
Newspaper revenue fell 2 pct to $38.6B in 2012
The newspaper industry's revenue declined at its slowest pace in six years, as publishers turned to new businesses and raised more money from online ...