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

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...

Two Virginia women who came to Congress on a mission prepare to leave at a critical moment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Reps. Abigail Spanberger and Jennifer Wexton roared into Washington six years ago as part of a record wave of women vying for House seats, many on a mission to push back against the politics of Donald Trump. “We were part of that 2018 class, and we...

Virginia Democrats advance efforts to protect abortion, voting rights, marriage equality

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrats who control both chambers of the Virginia legislature are hoping to make good on promises made on the campaign trail, including becoming the first Southern state to expand constitutional protections for abortion access. The House Privileges and...

Candidates line up for special elections to replace Virginia senators recently elected to US House

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — One of two special elections was announced Monday to replace Virginia state senators who were recently elected to the U.S. House, and candidates are already lining up to take over the seats. State Sens. John McGuire and Suhas Subramanyam landed the...

Competitive Virginia races could play a critical role in the battle for Congress

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Democrat Eugene Vindman and Republican Derrick Anderson remained locked in a close contest early Wednesday in a U.S. House race in Virginia for the seat being vacated by three-term Democratic U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger. With 99% of the votes counted in...