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September 10, 2017

Larson steals win in NASCAR regular season finale

Kyle Larson and his Chip Ganassi Racing team needed a break, and it came with two laps to go. Running second to a dominant ...

September 09, 2017

Hamlin: Penalties are fine as long as they're uniform

Denny Hamlin will likely be without his crew chief for the first race of NASCAR's playoffs, and the Joe Gibbs Racing driver ...

September 08, 2017

Earnhardt, Logano facing win or else scenario at Richmond

Dale Earnhardt Jr. says he hasn't imagined a fairy tale finish to his last NASCAR regular season. Retiring at the end of the ...

September 07, 2017

AP Explains: Ex-Confederate capital eyes statues' removal

Some of the oldest and largest Confederate statues in the U.S. tower over Monument Avenue, a four-lane road that has served ...

September 01, 2017

Feds: Ex-inmate with ISIS flag tattoo arrested in gun sting

An ex-convict arrested Thursday on a gun charge became a supporter of the Islamic state group radicalized during his ...

August 19, 2017

The past is still present in a changing Virginia

When 92-year-old Dr. Fergie Reid was a young man growing up in Richmond, he resented the massive statues of Confederate ...

August 17, 2017

Pence will no longer speak at Koch brothers-hosted summit

Vice President Mike Pence will no longer be speaking at a Saturday event hosted by a group backed by the conservative Koch ...

August 15, 2017

White nationalists groups plan to be 'more active than ever'

Emboldened and proclaiming victory after a bloody weekend in Virginia, white nationalists are planning more demonstrations ...

August 04, 2017

Pence to speak at Koch brothers-hosted summit

Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to speak at an event hosted by a group backed by the conservative Koch (kohk) brothers

July 27, 2017

Mom: Man shot by Virginia police dealt with 'mental issues'

The mother of a man who authorities say was killed by police after attacking an officer with an ax said Wednesday that he was ...

July 21, 2017

Environmental report on pipeline favorable for developers

The Atlantic Coast Pipeline intended to carry natural gas across West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina would have some ...

July 18, 2017

Carson pledges to fight homelessness amid budget cut plans

Housing Secretary Ben Carson pledged Tuesday to "work toward a time when no family is without a home" — even as the Trump ...

July 14, 2017

Court: Commissioners' prayer practice violated Constitution

Elected officials in North Carolina violated the Constitution by opening meetings with Christian prayers and inviting ...

July 11, 2017

Richmond track changes name, plans $30 million update

Richmond International Raceway is now Richmond Raceway and is due for $30 million in redevelopment over the next 15 months.

June 29, 2017

Facing financial woes, Colonial Williamsburg to restructure

Colonial Williamsburg will outsource many of its commercial operations and lay off workers in response to declining ...

June 22, 2017

Richmond mayor: Keep Confederate statues, but add context

The towering Confederate monuments in Virginia's capital city shouldn't be taken down, but instead should be supplemented ...

June 15, 2017

Game on: Tragedy won't stop annual baseball game

The game will go on. The annual Congressional Baseball Game, which dates to 1909 and is a summertime tradition on Capitol ...

June 14, 2017

Gillespie's close call a sign for moderate Republicans

Ed Gillespie's shocking near-defeat in the Virginia GOP primary for governor Tuesday highlights a hard truth for centrist ...

May 29, 2017

Slain Virginia drug enforcement officer called "Superman"

A Virginia State Police special agent fatally shot by a convicted felon in a Richmond public housing complex was remembered ...