General Assembly Democrats say Gov. Bob McDonnell isn't going far enough to protect gay public employees — that he needs to put the law behind his promise to shield them from bias in the workplace.

Virginia Commonwealth University today announced a $5,000 reward for information leading to the location of missing foreign-exchange student Jonathan S. Dorey.

It make have taken more than a decade to secure funding from the federal government, but the railroad crossing at U.S. Avenue is finally getting proper safety gates.

RICHMOND The Senate and House of Delegates agreed Thursday on major changes to Virginia's public-employee retirement system that will mean less-generous benefits for state, local and school employees hired after July 1. Current employees will not be affected by the changes.

Mare dies, several colts stillborn; authorities investigating

Jason Wolf, a sports reporter for the Danville Register & Bee, has received one of the Associated Press Sports Editors national top-10 best sports writing awards for the third year in a row.