Virginia coronavirus case total climbs to 77

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam said the number of coronavirus cases has climbed to 77 as of Wednesday.

Massive 8-foot-long beehive discovered in ceiling of Virginia apartment

A massive 8-foot-long beehive discovered in the ceiling of a Richmond apartment building held 80-100 pounds of honey, according to Virginia Wildlife Management and Control.

Historic African-American cemetery seeks volunteers for Black History month clean-up initiative

For Black History month, a non-profit is seeking volunteers to help with a weekly clean-up initiative at Historic Evergreen Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, the resting place of many of the city’s African-American leaders of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Advocates want to make Virginia an abortion 'safe haven' for women in neighboring states

With a newly empowered Democratic majority at the Virginia General Assembly, abortion-rights advocates say the state has a chance to roll back decades of restrictions and become a “safe haven” for women in neighboring conservative states.

Thousands of gun-rights activists crowd streets of Richmond

Thousands of gun-rights activists rallied peacefully at the Virginia Capitol on Monday under a heavy police presence, protesting plans by the state's Democratic leadership to pass gun-control legislation.

3 more linked to neo-Nazi group arrested in Georgia

Three men linked to a violent white supremacist group known as The Base were charged with conspiring to kill members of a militant anti-fascist group, police in Georgia announced Friday, a day after three other members were arrested on federal charges in Maryland and Delaware.

Virginia Democrat says death threats ahead of gun-rights rally will force him into safe house

Del. Lee Carter, a Democrat from Manassas, will spend Monday in a safe house after he said he received death threats ahead of a rally that’s expected to draw crowds of gun activists to Virginia’s capital.

Virginia Governor Northam declares state of emergency ahead of gun rally

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Wednesday that he was declaring a state of emergency over threats of “armed militia groups storming our Capitol” ahead of a gun-rights rally next week.

Gun control standoff heats up in Virginia as 'sanctuaries' grow, big votes loom

A battle over gun control in Virginia with national implications is heating up as the legislature prepares to vote on sweeping new restrictions and localities band together to defy them in growing numbers.

'Rumors of War' statue to be installed near Confederate monument in Richmond

Artist Kehinde Wiley’s monumental bronze sculpture of a young black man astride a galloping horse is set to be permanently installed in Virginia’s capital city, not far from the Confederate monument it mimics.

Virginia Democrats' speaker pick would be first woman in job

Virginia's House of Delegates is expected to soon have its first female speaker in its 400-year history, as the chamber's incoming Democrats chose a veteran legislator for the post Saturday.

Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax sues CBS for $400M over accuser interviews

Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax filed a $400 million lawsuit Thursday against CBS, alleging the company defamed him when it broadcast interviews with two women he says have falsely accused him of sexual assault.

'Demon' baby shocks parents in hilarious ultrasound pics

A 17-year-old woman in Virginia went into her ultrasound appointment hoping to learn the sex of her unborn baby, but was shocked when the technician caught her daughter seemingly staring back at them like a “demon.”

50 old TVs mysteriously appear on Virginia neighborhood’s porches

Police in Virginia say more than 50 television sets have been mysteriously placed on front porches in a neighborhood outside Richmond.

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Jason Miller, CEO of the Greater Washington Partnership and Senior Regional Correspondent for the Washington Post Robert McCartney