Opponents of uranium mining in Southside Virginia and the people who want to end a state moratorium on mining the fuel for nuclear power plants have one more difference of opinion: the size of the deposit. A speaker at a forum Thursday organized by environmentalists said the ...

Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell has directed state agencies not to discriminate against gay people in the area of employment, the AP reported.

McDonnell's directive overrides Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II's recent letter to public colleges and universities calling ...

Virginia's General Assembly became the first in the nation Wednesday to approve legislation that bucks any attempt by President Barack Obama and Congress to implement a national health care overhaul in individual states. The Republican-ruled House of Delegates, with wide Democratic support, voted 80-17 without debate for the largely symbolic step aimed at the Democratic-backed reforms pushed by Obama ...