1+ mon, 5+ hour ago   (89+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. British Gen. Cornwallis’s sword, thought to have been surrendered to George Washington…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (705+ words) Virginia is replacing traditional food-assistance benefit cards with chip-enabled versions designed to make it harder for thieves to steal SNAP benefits from families. About 749,000 state residents receive assistance through the program. Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced Thursday that the state has…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (684+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Amid a cold drizzle, Democrat Abigail Spanberger was sworn into office Saturday at the state Capitol as Virginia’s first female governor after centuries of men holding the state’s top office. The inauguration of Spanberger, who defeated Republican Winsome…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (236+ words) Va. (WSET) — Virginia ended the last fiscal year in a stronger financial position than expected, bringing in significantly more revenue than state officials had projected. But Gov. Abigail Spanberger is warning lawmakers not to get too comfortable. Spanberger made the…...

4+ week, 12+ hour ago   (544+ words) A Virginia legislative committee pushed a proposed sweepstakes gaming ban into 2027, with a state study on the industry due before lawmakers reconvene. Virginia’s 2027 legislative session has been updated to include Senate Bill 579, which would stop the operation and promotion of…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (207+ words) I have a hunch that the reason locals can't agree on one best kind of ham biscuit is that they're all good. Naturally, certain regions of the state have developed a preference, and this is probably regional. The Tidewater region,…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (386+ words) Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger was met with boos at the Virginia Old Fiddlers’ Convention over the weekend, adding to the political pressure facing the Democratic governor during her first year in office. According to… According to Fox News, Spanberger was…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (163+ words) Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger was booed off stage during a convention in Galax, Virginia, on Saturday, August 8.Footage here shows the governor’s address being drowned out by a heckling crowd on the final day of the 90th Annual Old Fiddlers’ Convention....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (235+ words) El-Sayed told his supporters tonight that he wished he "was declaring victory right about now." "Turns out it takes a long time to count some votes in Michigan Millions of people are casting votes tonight Most of them don't have…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (526+ words) Virginia is one of the states I come back to the most often, due to a combination of loved ones living there and a never-ending number of attractions and sights I want to visit time and time again. One of…...