A 20-year-old Seventh-day Adventist student missionary from Virginia was found murdered on the Pacific island of Yap after going jogging near the school where she was teaching.

Cyrus was not aboard the bus, which was one of four traveling in a caravan to the pop star’s next concert in Greensboro, N.C.

In what he described as an “unconventional” campaign announcement, one Republican candidate running for the 5th District GOP nomination pledged to 10 goals Thursday in Danville.

Local governments aren’t likely to escape the pain when the General Assembly attempts to eliminate an estimated $3.5 billion hole in the next two-year budget.

Low- and middle-income families pay a disproportionate share of taxes in Virginia, a study by a tax policy institute concluded Wednesday.

RICHMOND—Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine’s term expires in less than two months, but that doesn’t mean he’s leaving behind his concerns about the future of the commonwealth.

The computer glitches affecting flights at some airports have not canceled or delayed flights at Lynchburg Regional Airport today, said Rick Stein, deputy director of the airport.

The five correctional officers charged in October with animal cruelty for fondling a K-9 dog and videotaping the incidents will not be prosecuted.

Setting up a historic year-end debate, Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid revealed his long-awaited version of legislation to reshape the nation’s health-care system last night, a measure designed to extend coverage to 94 percent of eligible Americans and bar private industry from denying insurance because of pre-existing medical conditions.