Equality Virginia this morning blasted lawmakers for rejecting Richmond prosecutor Tracy Thorne-Begland for a judgeship because he is gay, calling it "another unfortunate marker on the forced march to the past" by the General Assembly.

Patrick Finnegan submitted his resignation to the board of visitors after less than two years in the top position at the public liberal arts university.

Two men have been sentenced for their roles in a scheme to steal tactical flashlights from the Virginia Army National Guard. Michael Wayne Tutwiler, 30, of Mechanicsville will serve six months in prison. James Tucker Creamer of Amherst County will spend one year on probation and pay a $500 fine.

A homeless man in Roanoke has pleaded guilty to charges of threatening to kill President Barack Obama.