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February 12, 2019

Clamor for ouster of top Democrats slows in Virginia

The clamor for the resignation of Virginia's top two politicians seemed to die down Monday, with some black community leaders ...

Top three Virginia Democrats embroiled in scandal

February 11, 2019

The Latest: Staff members resign after Fairfax allegations

The Latest on scandals involving Virginia's Democratic leaders (all times local): 4:30 p.m. Embattled Virginia Lt. Gov.

February 11, 2019

Historians challenge Northam's 'indentured servants' remark

Historians say they were "shocked" and "mystified" when Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam wrongly used the term "indentured ...

February 11, 2019

Possible impeachment could further upend Virginia politics

Virginia lawmakers on Monday will reluctantly face the unprecedented prospect of impeaching the state's second most powerful ...

February 10, 2019

TOP 25 REWIND: No. 2 Duke hits from outside to beat Virginia

Second-ranked Duke got rolling from 3-point range, then took a big step toward winning the Atlantic Coast Conference ...

February 10, 2019

Push to honor black tennis star comes amid blackface scandal

A movement to rename a Richmond, Virginia, thoroughfare for groundbreaking black tennis player Arthur Ashe Jr. is cresting ...

February 10, 2019

Parents question whether shooting drills traumatize kids

Long before an ex-student opened fire on his former classmates in Parkland, Florida, many school districts conducted regular ...

Ralph Northam, Mark Herring, Justin Farifax

February 10, 2019

Black Virginia voters feel betrayed, left in no-win scenario

Eva Siakam's choice to campaign for Ralph Northam in 2017 was a simple one: He was a Democrat and endorsed by Barack Obama, ...

February 10, 2019

The Latest: Accuser willing to testify to Virginia lawmakers

The Latest on fallout from scandals roiling Virginia's top officials (all times local): 12:30 a.m. Attorneys for a woman who ...

February 10, 2019

Virginia lieutenant governor wants accusations investigated

Virginia's embattled lieutenant governor on Saturday called for authorities, including the FBI, to investigate sexual assault ...

February 10, 2019

Barrett, 3s lead No. 2 Duke past No. 3 Virginia, 81-71

RJ Barrett got it started, Zion Williamson filled in some gaps and Cam Reddish added a late flurry. In No. 2 Duke's latest ...

February 10, 2019

AP Top Stories February 9 P

Here are the top stories for Saturday, Feb. 9th: President Trump prepares to meet NKorea's Kim; VA gov. pledges to heal ...

February 09, 2019

2nd woman accuses Virginia official of sexual assault

A second woman accused Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual assault Friday, saying the Democrat raped her 19 years ago ...

February 09, 2019

Scandals drive calls for top Virginia leadership to resign

Virginia's state government seemed to come unglued Friday as an embattled Gov. Ralph Northam made it clear he won't resign ...

February 08, 2019

Virginia Dems brace for 2020 political fallout from scandal

The political crisis in Virginia threatens to turn a state that has trended Democratic back into a battleground, a ...

February 08, 2019

Virginia governor survives scandal by staying out of sight

He promised to start an honest conversation about race and how to heal the lingering wounds of Virginia's painful past.

February 08, 2019

Virginia Democrats struggle with interlocking crises

Virginia's Democrats struggled to find their way out of three interlocking political crises Thursday that could bring down ...

February 07, 2019

Researchers seek fuller picture of first Africans in America

The first Africans to arrive in English-controlled North America were so little noted by history that many are known today ...

February 07, 2019

Tip leads to cocaine stashed in jailed man's prosthetic leg

The discovery of cocaine inside a Virginia inmate's prosthetic leg has led to an investigation into a suspected drug ...