About 300 people are jammed into a tractor barn at a county fairground awaiting Vice President Joe Biden in the reliably Republican Richmond suburb of Chesterfield for a rally to juice the Democratic vote in the presidential election.

Virginia public school students continue to score above the national average on the SAT college-admissions test.

Capitol Police are looking for the person or persons who stole an American flag from the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond.

A registered nurse from Virginia is accused of stealing drugs from the VA Medical Center in Martinsburg.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Virginia high school students are being invited to participate in a cyber security competition.

WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. (AP) -- Two suborbital sounding rockets are scheduled to be launched from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore on Friday and Saturday.

Republican George Allen and Democrat Tim Kaine have avoided any obvious gaffes or stumbles in the third of five debates in Virginia's pivotal Senate race. But they showcased distinctively different messages.

MCLEAN, Va. (AP) -- Democrat Tim Kaine and Republican George Allen are set to square off in another debate in one of the nation's marquee U.S. Senate races.

A hearing is set in Richmond Circuit Court on a lawsuit challenging lethal injection in Virginia.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The Virginia State Board of Elections is preparing to mail about 4.7 million voter registration cards in the coming weeks.

Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has told the Virginia Board of Health that it might have to hire outside counsel if it again ignores his advice on abortion clinic regulations and gets sued.

Virginia health officials are reporting the state's first human West Nile virus death this year.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The Virginia Department of Transportation is making it easier for drivers to get an E-ZPass transponder to pay tolls in Virginia and 13 other states.

Three hikers missing since Thursday night along the Appalachian Trail in central Virginia have been found.

HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) -- A Virginia couple faces sentencing on charges stemming from the deaths of a West Virginia family.

Tourism revenue in Virginia topped more than $20 billion in 2011, an 8 percent increase over the previous year.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Virginia State Police say fewer people were killed on the state's highways this Labor Day weekend than the same holiday weekend the last three years.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Virginia is issuing a rising number of concealed-carry gun permits to people who live in other states in a trend that may be helped by online gun classes.

BUENA VISTA, Va. (AP) -- The final sprint to this year's Senate election day has begun with the traditional parade, complete with vintage stock cars, and speeches to a small town crowd that found both candidates restraining the nasty tone of the campaign.

September is National Preparedness Month, an annual nationwide effort to encourage Americans to prepare for emergencies.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A nonprofit group that's working to restore the National Mall is seeking volunteers to help guide the park's millions of visitors.

Virginia gasoline prices are continuing to climb.

A Virginia-centered earthquake that rattled the East Coast one year ago has changed the way officials view emergency preparedness.

DOSWELL, Va. (AP) -- Tickets are now available for the State Fair of Virginia in its first time under new ownership.

McLEAN, Va. (AP) -- The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is now taking public comments on its proposed rate increases along the Dulles Toll Road.