CHARLOTTESVILLE—Police are hoping a timeline of when and where a Virginia Tech student was last seen will help jog the memory of someone who can... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Having previously distanced himself from the president as a potential liability, R. Creigh Deeds now is embracing Barack Obama in what may be the Democratic... Richmond Times-Dispatch

A.T. Massey Coal Co. gave $40,000 on Monday to Republican gubernatorial nominee Bob McDonnell and $10,000 to GOP attorney general hopeful Ken Cuccinelli—an... Richmond Times-Dispatch

A proposal under consideration by the Virginia Supreme Court to keep juries anonymous in all criminal trials has been withdrawn. A revised proposal to... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Despite court prodding and changes in state election laws, 16 Virginia localities have failed to meet a deadline to allow absentee ballots of military... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Two student journalists at James Madison University face judicial charges at the school after entering a dorm to get comments for a news story. Tim Chapman,... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Take the terms “bride” and “groom” off D.C. marriage licenses and replace them with the word “spouse.“ That’s... Richmond Times-Dispatch

ABINGDON—It’s perched above the forest floor, where nature sings outside the door, inviting as a place of rest, beside the birds a human nest.... Richmond Times-Dispatch

WASHINGTON—Holding a training exercise near the Pentagon on Sept. 11 this year was ill-advised, but it did not violate Coast Guard policies, an internal... Richmond Times-Dispatch

The parents of a Virginia Tech student who disappeared outside a Metallica concert in Charlottesville said yesterday on national television that they fear... Richmond Times-Dispatch

One month after announcing his bid to unseat Rep. Eric I. Cantor, R-7th, Richmond businessman Charlie Diradour is bowing out. He cited dedication to his... Richmond Times-Dispatch

A proposal under consideration by the Virginia Supreme Court to keep juries anonymous in all criminal trials has been withdrawn. Last year, the General... Richmond Times-Dispatch

César Augusto Chumil, 59, a mental patient in Virginia for more than 20 years who spent nearly all of that time in restraints or confined to a specially... Richmond Times-Dispatch

HARRISONBURG—Two James Madison University students are facing trespassing and disorderly conduct charges after they entered a campus dormitory to... Richmond Times-Dispatch

LOVETTSVILLE—The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office says a man shot two people in a Lovettsville home, then barricaded himself in the home and... Richmond Times-Dispatch

WASHINGTON—Commuters who drive alone on some of the most congested highways in the Washington region could earn $2 a day by carpooling to work. Commuter... Richmond Times-Dispatch

NORFOLK—The captain of a commercial ship hijacked by Somali pirates plans to visit Norfolk to publicly thank the crew of the ship that served as... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Republican Bob McDonnell enters the countdown to the gubernatorial election comfortably ahead in the latest poll and flush with cash, while Democrat R.... Richmond Times-Dispatch

The company that has exclusive rights to salvage the Titanic wants to make another expedition to the world’s most famous shipwreck next year. RMS... Richmond Times-Dispatch

The company that has exclusive rights to salvage the Titanic wants to make another expedition to the world’s most famous shipwreck in 2010. RMS Titanic... Richmond Times-Dispatch

A D.C. City Council committee held its first hearing yesterday on a bill that would allow same-sex marriage in the city, a hearing with a marathon list... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Metallica has added $50,000 to the reward for information in the search for missing Virginia Tech student Morgan D. Harrington, raising the amount to about... Richmond Times-Dispatch

One of the two nuclear reactors at Dominion Virginia Power’s North Anna Power Station remained shut down yesterday because of what the U.S. Nuclear... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Morgan D. Harrington attended a Metallica concert at John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville the night she disappeared. Reward total now climbs to about... Richmond Times-Dispatch

U.S. Coast Guard officials say they’ve suspended a search for a 54-year-old Virginia man who slipped on a rock on a jetty and went into the water... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Dominion Virginia Power shut down one of its two nuclear reactors at its North Anna power station Friday because of what the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission... Richmond Times-Dispatch

FAIRFAX—Surveillance cameras will remain in Fairfax County high school cafeterias for at least another year. The school board voted last week to... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Attorney general hopeful Ken Cuccinelli stepped offstage last week after a particularly heated debate with rival Stephen C. Shannon and quipped that people... Richmond Times-Dispatch

LEXINGTON—A former Virginia Military Institute cadet accused of raping a female classmate in a barracks storage room has been convicted of a lesser... Richmond Times-Dispatch

There’s an eerie silence at the edge of the quarry, where barren rock meets the forest’s end. About 20 feet back, under a canopy of willow... Richmond Times-Dispatch