Experts have enough tissue from Morgan D. Harrington to conduct several tests, though those tests could take many months, the parents of the slain college student said Thursday.

Surrounded by squirming children with endless questions about what he does, what he likes, his favorite room, his favorite art, Gov. Bob McDonnell yesterday tried to simultaneously teach an online government class how a bill becomes law.

Virginia’s retirement system may pave the way for state and local governments to escape some of the pain in balancing their budgets—for now.

Lynchburg’s Del. Scott Garrett and Appomattox’s Del. Watkins Abbitt are among the General Assembly’s confirmed 13 millionaires, according to Statements of Economic Interests that the legislators filed during the opening week of the session.

The Navy says everyone aboard a helicopter that was forced to land in a remote area of West Virginia has been evacuated.

Police in Austin, Texas, say the crash of a small plane into a building that houses the Internal Revenue Service is an isolated incident and “there is no cause for concern” about terrorism.

First it was gas pedals, then brakes. Now Toyota and the government are looking into complaints that the popular Corolla is difficult to steer straight, raising a new safety concern ahead of next week’s congressional hearing about the automaker’s recalls.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Olympic flame is finally open to the public.

RICHMOND — A temporary cut in Appalachian Power Co. rates moved a step closer to reality Wednesday when the House of Delegates voted 93-0 for Senate legislation that would return the cost of electricity to its November level.

Virginia has reopened four rest stops on Interstate 81 that were closed last year because of budget concerns.

Gov. Bob McDonnell holds a news conference to discuss the state budget and updated revenue projections.

While legislators have been preoccupied with the $4.2 billion shortfall, Gov. Bob McDonnell has been quietly guiding through the General Assembly legislation that focuses on the main thrust of his campaign—jobs.

Gov. Bob McDonnell has proposed deep cuts to schools, the state work force and health and welfare programs in a $2.1 billion bid to balance a troubled state budget.

The Virginia Senate today approved a bill to increase the maximum speed limit on certain highways from 65 miles per hour to 70 miles per hour.

Promising “this is only the beginning,“ President Barack Obama announced more than $8 billion in federal loan guarantees Tuesday for the construction of the first nuclear power plant in the United States in nearly three decades.

Today is the crossover deadline for the House and the Senate to complete work on their own bills.

The Senate Courts of Justice Committee this morning voted down a bill that sought to expand eligibility for the death penalty.

A bill that would require all defendants except those who are indigent to post a secured bond is making its way through the House of Delegates.

The House of Delegates already has killed the idea once this year but is about to take up an even broader proposal that cleared the Senate in the first half of the session.

Sen. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., who took office in January 2009 as a self-described “radical centrist,“ says he is trying to define a middle ground in a Washington riven by partisanship.

A majority of Republican voters have yet to make up their minds in the seven-way GOP primary race to challenge U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Ivy, in the fall.

The House Committee on Militia Police and Public Safety voted 15-6 today to eliminate Virginia’s one-gun-a-month limit on the purchase of handguns.

Here’s a look at the issues the General Assembly will take on today.

More than 14 families atop Afton Mountain regained access to the rest of the world Thursday, after authorities cleared several snow drifts along the Howardsville Turnpike.

CHAPPAQUA, New York (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton was recovering at his suburban home Friday after leaving a Manhattan hospital where he underwent a heart procedure.

A new poll of 5th Congressional District voters suggests that U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-5th, would beat the majority of his Republican challengers and would tie the GOP’s “frontrunner” candidate.

The Franklin County Humane Society is dealing with the ongoing problem of animals being left at dumps.

Virginia’s drinking establishments soon may be open for business to a new clientele—people carrying concealed weapons.

The United States is likely to average 95,000 more jobs each month this year, while personal savings will remain high as credit remains tight, according to a White House report released Thursday.

The Virginia Senate today passed a host of House bills that impact hunting and fishing in the commonwealth.