The 5th district candidates quarrelled about economic development, congressional earmarks and oil drilling. 

A location is set for the congressional issues forum Sept. 3 for U.S. Rep. Virgil Goode, R-5th, and Democratic challenger Tom Periello.

Congressional candidate Sam Rasoul estimates he shook more than 1,200 hands in the hours leading up to Wednesday night’s Obama rally in Lynchburg

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U.S. Senator Barack Obama is coming to Martinsville Wednesday.

With a little more than 80 days until voters cast their ballots, Virgil Goode and Tom Perriello took the stage for their first forum.

Obama’s Virginia Campaign will host a series town hall meetings around the Commonwealth to promote “Working for Change,” Obama’s plans to create new, good-paying jobs.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) says the race between incumbent Republican Congressman Virgil Goode and Democratic challenger Tom Perriello will be one of the most competitive in the country

Jim Gilmore feels your pump pain. The former Republican governor and current US Senate candidate spent Tuesday finding out how soaring gas prices are impacting average Virginians.

The General Assembly made great strides here, much of it as a result of the shooting massacre at Virginia Tech. First, starting today there are tightened criteria now for identifying, detaining and ordering treatment for mentally ill people who are a threat to themselves, and laws now streamline the process for officials to care for mentally unstable people.