Spanberger and Earle-Sears want to make history in Virginia. But voters have election exhaustion

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Just weeks after former Rep. Abigail Spanberger left the U.S. House for good, she strolled onto the floor of a different political chamber: the Virginia House of Delegates. The three-term congresswoman, now vying to be the state’s next governor, rubbed elbows with fellow...

Boil-water advisory in Virginia's capital to be lifted Saturday at the earliest, mayor says

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A boil-water advisory in Virginia's capital will remain in place at least until Saturday morning, officials said, leaving residents without drinkable tap water for a fourth day following an outage at the city's treatment facility. Richmond Mayor Danny Avula...

Virginia elections signal no major shift in voter sentiment in a state watched closely for clues

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — There were no surprises in Virginia’s three special elections this week, but that won't stop political observers from looking for clues about voter sentiment in the first official election since President Donald Trump's sweeping victories in November. ...

Virginia Democrats keep control of Statehouse in first elections after Trump win

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Democrats preserved their Statehouse majority on Tuesday in the first test of voters’ energy since President-elect Donald Trump’s win in November, which left many party members across the country reckoning with their losses in federal elections. ...

Virginia Democrats retain control of the Statehouse in special elections

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Democrats retain control of the Statehouse in special elections.

Farmers are still reeling months after Hurricane Helene ravaged crops across the South

LYONS, Ga. (AP) — Twisted equipment and snapped tree limbs still litter Chris Hopkins’ Georgia farm more than two months after Hurricane Helene made its deadly march across the South. An irrigation sprinkler system about 300 feet (92 meters) long lay overturned in a field, its...

Men who were lynched more than a century ago are innocent, judge finds

CULPEPER, Va. (AP) — Three Black men who were lynched by mobs in Virginia during the 1800s and early 1900s have been declared innocent by a judge. The Washington Post reported Friday that the men were Charles Allie Thompson, William Thompson and William Grayson. Each was killed in...