Between a touch of the Hokie stone at Lane Stadium and taking a definitive stance on marriage in Lynchburg, it was a politically star-studded weekend in Southwest / Central Virginia as First Lady Michelle Obama and Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney spoke during graduation ceremonies at two of the region's largest universities.  While both of their speeches steered clear of politics, one expert says their visits certainly have political implications.

The City Council broke new ground last week by calling on state lawmakers to rethink penalties for pot possession and give “due consideration” to legislation that would decriminalize, legalize or regulate marijuana like alcohol.

The southern Albemarle retreat of President Theodore Roosevelt has no running water or electricity.

Abigail Turner has worked with the Legal Aid Justice Center in Charlottesville since 2006.

PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY -- Burned in a January fire, two friends are honored with their graduating class at Hampden-Sydney College.

A portion of Interstate 95 in Prince George County was closed temporarily Sunday evening following a vehicle crash that injured four people, two seriously, Virginia State Police said.

Richmond firefighters rescued seven people from the James River on Sunday afternoon.

A Prince George County woman was killed this morning when the mobile home she was renting was engulfed by flames.

Motherhood has thrown a few curves at Kim Moncrief, including a child with Down syndrome and two episodes of breast cancer, but she never lost her sense of purpose or her smile. On Mother’s Day 2012, after a difficult journey, all is well with Moncrief and her children .