Former Del. Lacey E. Putney returned to the Virginia Capitol on Wednesday for a final, fond farewell. Putney, 89, who died on Aug. 26, was remembered as “the gentleman from Bedford” by House Speaker ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – Virginia’s largest teachers union is pressing lawmakers to include a pay raise in the budget, saying low wages have led to staffing shortages across the state. Jim Livingston, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that represented Virginia in the U.S. Capitol has been removed. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said in a statement that workers removed the ...

Several late-breaking surprises have shaken up what political watchers thought would be a quiet race in Virginia. The commonwealth's gubernatorial race — one of just two held the year after ...