Virginia

News from the state of Virginia

Virginia voters picking Democratic nominee for governor

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RICHMOND, Va. — Voters on Tuesday will decide the Democratic nominee in this year’s closely watched race for Virginia governor, whittling down a five-person...

Virginia high court to hear challenges to Lee statue removal

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RICHMOND, Va. — The Supreme Court of Virginia is set to hear arguments in two lawsuits that challenge Gov. Ralph Northam’s plan to take...

No deal: Volvo truck workers striking again in Virginia

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DUBLIN, Va. — Nearly 3,000 workers at a Volvo truck plant in southwest Virginia went back on strike Monday after they overwhelmingly rejected another...

Virginia court to hear challenges to removal of Lee statue

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RICHMOND, Va. — STORY TO RUN WEEKEND OF June 5-6: Last...

GOP sees opening to revive attacks on Fauci in email trove

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WASHINGTON — Dr. Anthony Fauci has been a political lightning rod since the early days of the pandemic, lionized by the left as a...

Virginia Dems to decide: Return McAuliffe or chart new path?

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RICHMOND, Va. — Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s signature exuberance was on full display as he campaigned on Memorial Day weekend in downtown Petersburg,...

Judge considering moving ‘Unite the Right’ civil trial

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A federal judge is considering moving the trial in a civil lawsuit filed against organizers of the deadly 2017 Unite the...

Washington & Lee University to keep Confederate’s name

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LEXINGTON, Va. — Washington and Lee University announced Friday that it won't remove the name of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from the school,...

Appeals court upholds man’s conviction for threatening tweet

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A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the conviction of a North Carolina man who posted an anonymous threat on social media to lynch...

Granholm joins Manchin in West Virginia to tout clean energy

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm joined a key member of the U.S. Senate in West Virginia on Thursday to promote the role...