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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Some Virginia health systems on Monday began receiving limited, initial doses of the newly approved COVID-19 vaccine, which will be administered to their workers.Julian Walker, a ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia state Sen. Amanda Chase reversed course Friday, saying she would no longer run for governor as an independent and would instead seek the Republican nomination for the rac...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - After being threatened with a lawsuit, Virginia has begun paying unemployment benefits to tens of thousands of people whose claims had previously been on hold - in some cases for ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Gov. Ralph Northam announced new measures to combat the coronavirus Thursday that include a stricter mask mandate and a curfew that will require most Virginians to stay at home be...

Johns Hopkins University, whose researchers have been at the forefront of the global response to COVID-19, announced on Wednesday that its founder owned slaves during the 19th century, a revelation fo...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Terry McAuliffe is trying to get his old job back.The former Virginia governor announced a formal bid for governor Wednesday morning in Richmond.McAuliffe, once best known as a to...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Maryland's state superintendent is pressing school systems to consider bringing small groups of students back to class despite surging coronavirus cases.The Washington Post repor...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Amazon announced Tuesday the company will open two delivery stations in Virginia next year that are expected to create more than 200 full-time and part-time jobs. The stations in N...

WMAL News WASHINGTON – Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said both he and Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford are planning to get vaccinated in public in order to help build trust in the COVID-19 vaccine. Hogan ma...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A GOP state senator in Virginia is suing over plans by Democratic leaders to limit public access to lawmakers' offices during next year's legislative session. Virginia Beach Sen. ...