Virginia school drops Confederate general’s name in favor of Obama’s

When students at J.E.B. Stuart Elementary School in Richmond, Va., return from their summer break, they will no longer be studying at a school named after a Confederate general who fought for the rights of slave owners in the Civil War. Instead, members of the 400-strong student body, about 90 percent of whom are black, will be attending Barack Obama Elementary School.

Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity to sit out Virginia Senate race

In this Feb. 22, 2018 file photo, Virginia GOP senatorial hopeful, Corey Stewart, gestures during a news conference at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. Stewart, a conservative provocateur and supporter of President Donald Trump won Virginia's Republican primary Tuesday, June 12, 2018, in the U.S. Senate race, and he has promised to run a "vicious" campaign against incumbent Tim Kaine.

Correction: XGR-Medicaid Expansion story

An elderly woman with dementia who vanished from a care facility nearly two weeks ago has been found dead in a stairwell at a San Francisco hospital campus _ and her daughter wants to know how she died. An elderly woman with dementia who vanished from a care facility nearly two weeks ago has been found dead in a stairwell at a San Francisco hospital campus _ and her daughter wants to know how she died.

Six months of #MeToo: Hopes are high for lasting impact

House Democratic members vote on an amendment on Jan. 31 to a bill calling for sexual harassment training for the legislative branch of state government during a session of the House of Delegates at the state Capitol in Richmond, Va. Associated Press File Photo Gov. Jay Inslee signs a bill March 21 that prohibits nondisclosure agreements that prevent employees from disclosing sexual harassment or assault at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash.

Virginia Cities to join Saturdaya s March Against Gun Violence

Thousands of students and other demonstrators are expected to march in Richmond and in cities across Virginia and the U.S. on Saturday in a nationwide protest calling for stricter gun laws and an end to mass shootings. The March for Our Lives, with its main event in Washington, is in response to the shooting that killed 17 people at a Florida high school last month.

Lovings’ story provides inspiration for Valentine’s Day

Mildred Jeter and Richard Loving met in high school and fell in love in Caroline County in the 1950s. They decided to marry when Mildred became pregnant at 18. At the time, they couldn't wed in Virginia: Mildred was of African American and Indian descent, Richard was white and the state prohibited interracial marriages.

Something special on the pillows for newly sworn in Virginia governor

The peaceful transfer of power in Virginia would not be complete without a prank pulled by the outgoing governor on his successor. So it was that as newly inaugurated Gov. Ralph Northam hit the sack Saturday night after his inauguration, he found something special on his pillowcase - and it was not one of those fancy hotel good-night chocolates.

Ralph Northam becomes Virginia’s 73rd governor

Ralph Northam greets people as he makes his way to the inaugural platform before taking the oath of the office Saturday at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond. Ralph Northam greets people as he makes his way to the inaugural platform before taking the oath of the office Saturday at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond.

Tied House of Delegates election in limbo as judges remain silent on Democratic legal challenge

The Virginia judges who have been asked to weigh in a second time on a disputed Newport News ballot that could swing the balance of power in the House of Delegates didn't seem eager to jump back into the political fray Wednesday. The three-judge recount panel that has signed off on results showing a tie in the 94th District race between Republican Del.

Trump travel ban to be heard by federal appeals court

Thirteen judges on the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will be asked to decide if the ban violates the constitution by discriminating against Muslims, as opponents say, or is necessary to protect national security, as the Trump administration says. The hearing scheduled Friday comes four days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration can fully enforce the ban even as the separate challenges continue before the Richmond, Virginia-based 4th Circuit and the San Francisco-based 9th Circuit appeals courts.

The business community looks to Washington and Richmond for answers

"I can't really think of the last time I've been in a client meeting over the past six months where they haven't asked me what I think that Congress is going to do with tax reform," says Stephen Kimberlin, a CPA who is senior tax manager at Dixon Hughes Goodman in Richmond. "It goes hand-in-hand.

House races test northern Virginia Republican incumbents

In this Saturday April 30, 2016, file photo, Chairman of the Virginia Republican Party John Whitbeck, speaks during the Virginia State Republican Convention in Harrisonburg, Va. Political observers say this fall's elections for Virginia's Republican-controlled House of Delegates could be an early referendum on President Donald Trump's first year in office and a bellwether for the 2018 midterms.