The U.S. Capitol has begun displaying a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at her segregated Virginia high school.

Virginia Democrats will settle a crowded six-way primary for lieutenant governor on Tuesday as well as a contested nomination fight for state attorney general.

Jens Soering was convicted of murdering his girlfriend's parents, Derek and Nancy Haysom in the 1980s.

House Freedom Caucus chair Bob Good faces a challenge from another Republican in the 5th Congressional District in Virginia.

The politically divided Virginia General Assembly has approved long-overdue budget legislation, sending it to Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin.

The Virginia legislators who have been leading negotiations over the months-delayed state budget say they have reached agreement on the “major components” of a compromise.

The Virginia Department of Corrections has recorded audio of at least 30 executions over the last three decades, but it has no plans to release the tapes publicly.

The troubled Los Angeles City Council appears headed into a long power struggle, as two disgraced councilmen resist widespread calls for their resignation amid a racism scandal and state investigation.

The office of Virginia's attorney general has handed off jurisdiction in a long-running investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct and other abuses at a hospital that serves vulnerable children.

Never-before-seen video footage played Thursday by the House Jan. 6 committee shows House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other congressional leaders, including Republican allies of Donald Trump, responding anxiously — and angrily — to the insurrection at the Capitol.

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration has rewritten Virginia’s model policies for the treatment of transgender students in public schools.

Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax says he recently met with the FBI to discuss his concerns about the two 2019 sexual assault allegations against him.

The Virginia Rail Policy Institute, a statewide non-partisan research organization addressing the role of rail in Virginia, has released a report suggesting that the New River Valley passenger rail service include a stop at Virginia Tech.

The tragedy in Uvalde, Texas has re-ignited the battle over gun control, so we are working for you to find out how Virginia ranks compared to other states when it comes to gun safety.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Thursday ended what his office called a "burdensome" restriction on single-use plastics at state agencies, colleges and universities.

Virginia state agencies responding to a severe snowstorm that stranded hundreds of motorists along Interstate 95 in January collectively lost what a report called “situational awareness” amid the growing gridlock.

Officials released the report on Virginia’s response to the January snowstorm that led to a chaotic backup on I-95.

Democratic leaders in Virginia are calling on Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin to declare a state of emergency to activate the state's anti-price gouging law as gas prices reach record highs following Russian's invasion of Ukraine.

The partisan divide remains strong in Virginia, according to a new poll from Roanoke College.

The location of the New River Valley’s proposed train station in Christiansburg is being narrowed down to two sites.

Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Monday that he regrets what he called an "unauthorized" tweet sent from his campaign account over the weekend that attacked a high school student and invoked a scandal previous Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam faced.

Regions across the South United States are preparing ahead of the storm

Forecasts of snow and ice as far south as Georgia have put much of the Southeast on an emergency preparedness footing as shoppers strip store shelves of supplies and road crews treat highways ahead of an approaching weekend storm.

Mark Herring has prided himself in being an attorney general for the people of Virginia for nearly a decade now.

Virginia's outgoing governor has pardoned a state senator who was jailed after a sex scandal that involved a 17-year-old receptionist who later became his wife.

Forecasters' predictions of debilitating snow and ice as far south as Georgia have shoppers scouring store shelves for storm supplies and road crews trying to prevent a repeat of past wintertime debacles.

Outgoing Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring is leaving a progressive legacy behind when he steps down Saturday after eight years.

Ahead of Sunday’s winter storm that’s expected to impact nearly all of Virginia, Gov. Ralph Northam has declared a state of emergency.

As Governor Ralph Northam’s role as leader of the Commonwealth ends on Saturday, 10 News sat down with him for a one-on-one conversation about his time in office.

What’s been assumed is now set in stone.

Governor Ralph Northam delivered his final State of the Commonwealth address Wednesday. He reflected on the commonwealth’s major accomplishments over the past four years.

As his time in office is nearing a close, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam will deliver his last State of the Commonwealth Address Wednesday night.

During his last days in office, Governor Ralph Northam is reflecting on the changes he has imposed at Virginia Military Institute.

Local health officials are warning about COVID’s impact on hospitals, even as Governor Ralph Northam announces an emergency order.

As Virginia experiences a surge in COVID-19 cases, Gov. Ralph Northam has issued an emergency order to help hospitals.

Gov. Ralph Northam gave an update on the coronavirus in the commonwealth on Monday afternoon.

Republican Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin has announced his pick for Virginia's next secretary of health and human resources, a role that will involve helping oversee pandemic-related public policy.

With COVID-19 testing in high demand, Virginia health leaders are working to curb the issue.

Gov. Ralph Northam made his final trip to Southwest Virginia on Thursday to thank Craig County teachers and welcome the start of a new agriculture project.

With more bad weather looming, Virginia officials are seeking to reassure the public they are prepared as they reacted to harsh criticism of their response to a storm earlier this week that left hundreds of motorists stranded on Interstate 95.

After the Commonwealth was hit with a snowstorm on Monday, leaders in Virginia are taking action.

Virginia officials are defending their response to the snowy gridlock that resulted on Interstate 95 after a winter storm dumped nearly 11 inches of snow.

The waiting is over for the last of the drivers who got stranded overnight on an interstate highway in Virginia.

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New Year’s Eve is a time to celebrate with friends and family and there’s a statewide initiative to make sure people do that responsibly.

A South Boston man serving a life sentence for non-violent drug charges is getting a second chance from Governor Ralph Northam just weeks before he leaves office.

There are several new laws and ordinances that take effect on January 1, 2022.

Virginia is seeing the largest single-day spike in COVID-19 cases yet with more than 12,000 new infections.

For the second time this month, conservation experts in Virginia's capital city have begun opening an apparent time capsule found in the remnants of a pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee.

He was appointed in May 2018 by Governor Ralph Northam

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says crews wrapping up the removal of a giant pedestal that once held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E.

While there is a surplus of cheer everywhere you go this holiday season, the American Red Cross is dealing with a serious blood donation deficit.

The 1887 time capsule that was discovered at the site of the former Robert E. Lee monument will be opened Wednesday.

A fire destroyed the northern Virginia home of former U.S. Sen. Chuck Robb and his wife, Lynda, who is the daughter of former President Lyndon Johnson Wednesday.

Virginia’s governor-elect announced his first Cabinet secretary pick, the state’s next education secretary.

Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin, who made education a centerpiece of his campaign, announced the state's next education secretary Monday, making it his first Cabinet secretary pick.

Governor Ralph Northam is proposing millions of dollars to help prevent a critical part of history from being erased.

Crews working to remove the pedestal where a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee towered over Richmond for more than a century believe they've found a time capsule that was buried there in 1887.

Crews working to remove the pedestal where a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E.

Funding develops new and existing business-ready industrial sites.

Outgoing Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam laid out a proposal Thursday for a $158 billion two-year state budget that would boost Virginia's reserves, give teachers and other state workers pay raises, and institute a variety of tax cuts.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced the details for Former Gov. Linwood Holton Jr.’s memorial service.

Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam announced on Tuesday that he will include several tax cuts in his outgoing budget proposal, including the elimination of the state's share of the sales tax on groceries - a proposal that was a key campaign pledge of Republican Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin

A big development for broadband expansion was announced Monday. Governor Ralph Northam says over $722 million worth of grants will be given to areas in Virginia to work towards universal coverage.

The information technology agency that serves Virginia’s legislature has been hit by a ransomware attack that has substantially affected its operations.

He plans to create a data-driven approach by establishing Virginia’s Center for Firearm Violence Intervention and Prevention.

Gov. Ralph Northam has ordered that flags be lowered in honor of Bob Dole, a former Senate Majority Leader and decorated War War II veteran.

If all goes according to plan, the pay raises could be here in July.

Governor Ralph Northam announced today on his Thank You, Virginia Tour that his two-year state budget will include an investment of more than a $223 million in public safety.

The Marcus Alert system is now in effect in five regions across Virginia.

Before Gov. Ralph Northam leaves office, the 40-foot pedestal that once held a statue of Robert E. Lee is being removed.

Gov. Ralph Northam stopped in Roanoke to thank teachers and offer them a little hope for more pay as part of his farewell tour.

Preliminary work to remove an enormous pedestal that until recently held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee got underway Monday in Richmond.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has announced that his administration will remove an enormous pedestal that until earlier this year held a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E.

Hugging their families one last time, hundreds of Virginia National Guard soldiers were sent off Saturday to the Horn of Africa.

Companies with more than 100 employees have just over a month to meet President Biden’s new COVID-19 vaccine requirement.

A project costing nearly a billion dollars is bringing thousands of new jobs to Wythe County.

Gov. Ralph Northam had a message for his alma mater, Virginia Military Institute, where he graduated in 1981.

On Sunday, Governor Ralph Northam issued a statement regarding the death of a fallen Big Stone Gap officer and ordered that flags be lowered.

Republican Glenn Youngkin spent months talking to voters about his plans to roll back Democrats’ “left, liberal, progressive agenda.”.

A handshake rings in the beginning of a transition of power in Virginia.

Republican Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin and outgoing Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam are pledging a smooth transition of power.

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and Governor Elect Glenn Youngkin will meet privately in Richmond and then make comments outside the Executive Mansion.

It's the day after Election Day and Gov. Ralph Northam is congratulating his successor, Glenn Youngkin, on his gubernatorial victory.

Democrats became the dominant political force in Virginia over the past decade, but their grip was weakened in Tuesday's gubernatorial election.

A Virginia governor’s race that appears deadlocked between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin has entered its final hours.

Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin raced to fire up their party’s base voters in opposite ends of Virginia on Sunday.

Democrats’ decision to drop a proposal for paid family leave from their massive social safety net and climate change package was met with disappointment and irritation by female voters in Virginia.

Former President Barack Obama has offered a sharp rebuke of the Republican candidate for Virginia governor while campaigning for the Democrat in the closely contested race.

Skeptical Virginia Republicans have come around to Glenn Youngkin, the party's candidate for governor.

Construction is expected to start within the next few months and be finished in early 2023.

Governor Ralph Northam will be at the Cane Creek Centre in Ringgold at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 21, to attend a groundbreaking ceremony for Tyson Foods.

Following the death of Colin Powell, Gov. Ralph Northam has ordered that both U.S. and Virginia flags be flown at half staff in respect and memory of the former general.

Virginians love wine and October celebrates that being Virginia Wine Month.

Former President Barack Obama is coming to Richmond this month to campaign with fellow Democrat Terry McAuliffe in the final stretch of the competitive race for Virginia governor.

Virginia leaders are making an investment in Southwest Virginia that is paving the way for thousands of jobs to come to the region.

Gov. Ralph Northam was in Wytheville on Monday afternoon.

Following the removal of the 21-foot Robert E. Lee statue on Monument Avenue, The Department of General Services says removal cost The Commonwealth more than $2 million and counting.

Gov. Ralph Northam and First Lady Pamela Northam are slated to deliver remarks at the Chesapeake Bay Executive Council on Friday at 12:30 p.m.