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Mike Scott had 17 points and nine rebounds Thursday night, leading Virginia to a 79-46 victory against Rider in the Cancun Challenge.
Chelsea Shine had a career-high 27 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 12 Virginia to a 110-63 victory over South Carolina Upstate on Wednesday night.
A former Army counterintelligence worker was executed by electric chair Tuesday for killing a Virginia couple, becoming the first U.S. inmate to die by electrocution in over a year.
The State Corporation Commission says Virginia's goal reducing electricity consumption by 10 percent by lowering demand and improving efficiency is realistic.
Dominique Jones had 22 points, seven rebounds, four assists and four steals Monday night to lead South Florida to a 66-49 victory over cold-shooting Virginia.
A top Republican lawmaker in Virginia has resigned amid investigations by a federal grand jury and a state ethics panel.
A report says Virginia farms saw increased crop yields and cash receipts last year.
Monica Wright made her final 10 shots from the field and scored 25 of her game-high 31 points in the second half to lift No. 14 Virginia past Manhattan 86-68 on Sunday.
Virginia coach Debbie Ryan earned her 700th career victory Friday night, getting 15 second-half points from Monica Wright in a 68-57 win over Maryland-Baltimore County.
Appalachian Power says it's working with the nonprofit Dollar Energy Fund to help low-income residents pay electricity bills.
A Congressional delegation from Virginia is asking the Air Force for a briefing on the future basing for the F-22 Raptor fleet.
With his state under an emergency declaration because of heavy rain and floods Thursday, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine was in Arkansas for a Democratic fundraiser.
Allegheny Energy Inc. says Virginia regulators have approved an agreement that reduces the utility's proposed rate increase by $3.2 million.
Staff lawyers for the state Public Service Commission continue to press for the dismissal of an application to build a multistate power line through West Virginia.
Virginia spent 74 percent more money overall in its most recent budget than it did 10 years earlier, the result of the economy, population growth and decisions by the General Assembly, according to the legislature's watchdog agency.
Graig Cooper rushed for a career-best 152 yards and a touchdown, Damien Berry ran for a pair of second-half scores and No. 16 Miami eased past struggling Virginia 52-17 on Saturday.
One-third of Virginia's watermen have offered to sell their licenses back to the state under a buyback program intended to ease pressure on the Chesapeake Bay crab.
A Virginia man will spend more than seven years in prison for running a Ponzi scheme that bilked more than $5 million from more than 30 investors.
Virginia's largest electric utility has agreed to settle a pending rate case that will return nearly $400 million to customers and drive down monthly electric bills.
The new Republican governor-elect of Virginia brings to the office firmly conservative views that took root in the suburban, middle-class Irish Catholic home of his youth.
An aspiring California rapper has been indicted on capital murder charges in the deaths of four people found bludgeoned to death at a central Virginia home in September.
Tuesday night's election results will be read, discussed and interpreted for weeks to come. But even before the first vote is counted, we can probably draw some conclusions from those races.
Broilers are still Virginia's top agricultural commodity.
Thaddeus Lewis hit Conner Vernon on a 42-yard touchdown pass with 3:45 remaining and Duke rallied to beat Virginia 28-17 on Saturday.
A Republican who promised to create jobs won the Virginia governor's office just a year after state voters helped a Democrat who promised change — and jobs — win the White House.
Scheduling of Abstinence-only Speaker at Richmond, Virginia High School Draws Fire"The scheduling of an abstinence-only speaker today [November 17, 2009] at Douglas Freeman High School has drawn protests from some teachers, an abortion-rights organization, and a gay and lesbian education network."
Election Day 2009 has come and gone. Relatively speaking, this election was as insignificant as any off-year election is, as opposed to a mid-term election, but it still could have been an important year for the Libertarian Party, if we had simply bothered to show up.
In common usage, people speak of what they "need" to do. It is used as a superlative to "want" and is often said as if that declaration alone will be sufficient to end the discussion, as if the statement alone makes it axiomatic and a universal constant.
The Pot & The KettleTo think that Barack Obama, the leader of the Democratic Party, the most corrupt political organization in Western history, would lecture the President of Afghanistan on the merits of clean government and honest elections is just...incomprehensible.
Sniper John Allen Muhammad executed - CNN.comSniper John Allen Muhammad executed Jarratt, Virginia (CNN) -- -- Washington-area sniper John Allen Muhammad, 48, was executed Tuesday by lethal injection, a Virginia prisons spokesman said.
Last Tuesday, conservatives across the nation rejoiced as Republicans Bob McDonnell of Virginia and Chris Christie of New Jersey won their respective state's gubernatorial elections.
Independent Voters and Empty Explanations: VA and NJ election analysisWhy did Democrats lose in Virginia and New Jersey on Tuesday? Because independent voters moved against them, say the pundits. This is true, insofar as it goes; Democrats lost independents nearly 2:1 in the gubernatorial race in Virginia, and by a 25-point margin in New Jersey.
The Rose Garden Path, The White House has gotten bad at listening, and now it's paying the price :: Peggy NoonanFirst thought on Tuesday's elections: There's a lot of firing going on in America, and now that includes politicians. Seems only fair and will likely continue.
Sen. Mark Warner, D-VA: "We got walloped.". . ."National polls for months have shown deep unease among independent voters about Washington spending and about the expansiveness of Democratic proposals.
As GOP celebrates victories, ideological battles between moderates and conservatives remain - washingtonpost.comThe GOP should learn a lesson about keeping out those "Republican candidates whom they deem too moderate or insufficiently principled"
Tonight's big lessonThere will be much number-crunching tomorrow, but preliminary numbers (at least in Virginia) show that GOP turnout remained the same as last year, but Democratic turnout collapsed. This is a base problem, and this is what Democrats better take from tonight:
It was a good election night for Republicans/conservatives, and an bad one for Obama and the Democrats. Here is the definitive analysis:
Independents fuel GOP victories in Va., N.J. The independent voters who powered President Obama and Democrats to victory in 2008 fled to Republicans in Tuesday's elections, helping the GOP romp to a ticketwide sweep in Virginia and a stunning victory over an incumbent Democratic governor in New Jersey.
Virginia's Elections Are UNCONSTITUTIONAL?!?!Yes, Virginia, your elections are unconstitutional, and frankly, no one in power gives a damn! Check it out if you want to know why the government doesn't listen to the voters any more.
1 - 0: McDonnell scores landslide win in VirginiaThe Virginia governor's race has been called in favor of Republican Bob McDonnell within hours of the polls closing. McDonnell's victory was overwhelming. With such a lopsided result, one cannot help but wonder if the wrong Democrat won the VA primary.
Most of America is not voting today. Here's your chance to cast your vote for one of the big races: Governor of New Jersey Governor of Virginia Congressional District 23 in New York Feel free to tell us why...
GOP eyes 3-state sweep of key contestsRepublicans and their conservative allies were buoyed by late polls showing they could sweep the three biggest electoral prizes of 2009: the Virginia and New Jersey governors' mansions and New York's 23rd Congressional District seat.
Why the Democrats should lose (and why November 3, 2009 doesn't really matter)So let's imagine that Democrats lose next week because the GOP's conservative base flocks to the polls while liberals stay home. For Obama, that wouldn't be so terrible.
Columbine Victim's Father Trying to Launch Chain of Kindness in VAA decade after his daughter was shot and killed at school, a father honored his daughter's life by spreading kindness.
Pres. Obama Campaigns for Creigh DeedsOnce again, our President is campaigning... for health care reform? No... For an issue related to Iraq and/or Afghanistan? No...
Muhammad set to die by lethal injection"The mastermind of the 2002 Washington, DC-area sniper attacks will die by lethal injection next month, Virginia officials said Tuesday. "The three-week killing spree in October 2002 left 10 dead in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.
In dissing Deeds, White House does other Democrats in Virginia a disservice"Watching the treatment of Creigh Deeds by anonymous White House aides reminds me of how ancient English kings would rip out a subject's guts and show them to him as he lay slowly bleeding to death.
Virginia Man Arrested for Being Nude in His Own Home"Yes, I wasn't wearing any clothes but I was alone, in my own home and just got out of bed. It was dark and I had no idea anyone was outside looking in at me."
Democrat blasts White House for anonymous snipingA well-known Democratic strategist in Virginia is blasting the White House for placing anonymous quotes in the Washington Post in a pre-emptive effort to blame Creigh Deeds for what might be a loss in the state's upcoming gubernatorial election.
First "White Space" Network Launched The wireless network will deliver high-speed internet to rural Virginia.
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