ROANOKE—An employee has been charged with arson in a weekend fire at a Roanoke pet store that caused about $2 million in damage. Roanoke Fire Department... Richmond Times-Dispatch

ALEXANDRIA—Pupils at Hollin Meadows Elementary School will get to show off the school’s extensive outdoor garden to First Lady Michelle Obama.... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Possibly as remarkable as the political pairing in support of a tax-code change to renovate old schools is the range of good it would do, former Gov. and... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Loss of $300 million would be in addition to $1.3 billion revenue shortage predicted in August, state legislators were told. Richmond Times-Dispatch

One Ferrum College student was shot fatally in the chest and another was injured in a hunting-related incident near the campus in Franklin County yesterday,... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Here on the stony banks of the James River, Troy and Tysha Breeden are trading in their cows for campers and canoeists. The husband and wife, who live... Richmond Times-Dispatch

As the case of missing Virginia Tech student Morgan Dana Harrington entered its second month, authorities yesterday investigated the discovery of a body... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Here on the stony banks of the James River, Troy and Tysha Breeden are trading in their cows for campers and canoeists. The husband and wife, who live... Richmond Times-Dispatch

One Ferrum College student was shot fatally in the chest and another was injured in a hunting-related incident near the campus in Franklin County yesterday,... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Sheila Johnson, the Democratic businesswoman who endorsed Republican Bob McDonnell in the governor’s race this year will serve as one his inaugural... Richmond Times-Dispatch

The state of Virginia, which already has had to cut $6 billion from the two-year budget ending June 30, 2010, may have to cut $250 million to $300 million,... Richmond Times-Dispatch

As the case of missing Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington entered into its second month, authorities today are investigating the discovery of a body... Richmond Times-Dispatch

BLACKSBURG—Virginia Tech today said it has received a limited supply of H1N1 vaccine and will hold a vaccination clinic tomorrow for students, faculty... Richmond Times-Dispatch

NEWPORT NEWS—The Northrop Grumman shipyard in Newport News is working to modernize the Navy’s submarine fleet. The Navy has awarded the company... Richmond Times-Dispatch

ALEXANDRIA—The ex-wife of a man who was fatally shot by Fairfax County police says he suffered from bipolar disorder. Police say 52-year-old David... Richmond Times-Dispatch

DANVILLE—The Danville TEA Party has canceled its bonfire and effigy burning planned for Saturday after the event received nationwide interest, group... Richmond Times-Dispatch

VIRGINIA BEACH—A 570-foot barge that went aground in the surf off of Virginia Beach is still stuck there. Salvage crews had planned to try to tow... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Dr. Robert L. Satcher Sr. couldn’t help but be amazed as he watched the space shuttle Atlantis rocket into the Florida sky yesterday atop a plume... Richmond Times-Dispatch

The Virginia House of Delegates’ Democratic and Republican caucuses each elected their leadership for the 2010 General Assembly session during the... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine yesterday unveiled an investment of $200 million by a nonprofit medical research institute expected to generate more than... Richmond Times-Dispatch

State and local officials are bracing for another round of bad news from Virginia budget analysts today, as the House Appropriations Committee opens a... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Del. Phillip A. Hamilton, R-Newport News, under an ethics cloud and defeated for re-election, has resigned from the House of Delegates seat he has held... Richmond Times-Dispatch

FABER Nearly a year after terrorist bullets killed her husband and daughter, Kia Scherr hopes her new Web site will help others. Scherr helped create the... Richmond Times-Dispatch

The U.S. Supreme Court today refused to block the execution of Larry Bill Elliott, a Maryland man who was convicted of gunning down a northern Virginia... Richmond Times-Dispatch

A bond sale by the Virginia Resources Authority will provide $197 million for infrastructure projects across the state. The authority said today that the... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Del. Phillip Hamilton, R-Newport News, resigned his seat in the House of Delegates at midnight today. Hamilton, under an ethics cloud, was defeated in... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine is asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency to send damage assessment teams to Virginia following last week’s wind-driven... Richmond Times-Dispatch

The Virginia House of Delegates’ Democratic caucus has elected new leadership for the 2010 General Assembly session. In a weekend vote, Democrats... Richmond Times-Dispatch

VIRGINIA BEACH—A runaway barge pushed by a violent storm into the surf off of Virginia Beach is ready to be towed off to sea. The Coast Guard says... Richmond Times-Dispatch

BALTIMORE—A Baltimore attorney who became a confidant of executed D.C. sniper mastermind John Allen Muhammad is writing a book about him. J. Wyndal... Richmond Times-Dispatch