Saturday, May 18 2013 6:13 PM EDT2013-05-18 22:13:12 GMT
DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) - An emergency official says about 50 to 60 people were injured after car drove into a group of hikers at a parade in a small Virginia town. Washington County director of emergencyMore >>
DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) - An emergency official says about 50 to 60 people were injured after car drove into a group of hikers at a parade in a small Virginia town. Washington County director of emergencyMore >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 4:51 PM EDT2013-05-18 20:51:47 GMT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia's activist conservative attorney general beloved by the tea party for his aggressive challenges to federal mandates has won the Republican Party's gubernatorial nominationMore >>
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia's activist conservative attorney general beloved by the tea party for his aggressive challenges to federal mandates has won the Republican Party's gubernatorial nominationMore >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 4:38 PM EDT2013-05-18 20:38:14 GMT
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) - The Coast Guard is searching in Virginia for two men whose small boat capsized in the Rappahannock River. The Coast Guard says a resident near Tappahannock noticed the 15-foot boatMore >>
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) - The Coast Guard is searching in Virginia for two men whose small boat capsized in the Rappahannock River. The Coast Guard says a resident near Tappahannock noticed the 15-foot boatMore >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 2:09 PM EDT2013-05-18 18:09:03 GMT
FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) - A Mega Millions ticket sold in Farmville has matched all six numbers in the latest drawing and will split the estimated $190 million jackpot with the holder of another winning ticketMore >>
FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) - A Mega Millions ticket sold in Farmville has matched all six numbers in the latest drawing and will split the estimated $190 million jackpot with the holder of another winning ticketMore >>
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Gov. Bob McDonnell is being praised by Democrats and the ACLU, groups that typically butt heads with him. And he's getting resistance from fellow conservative Republicans.
That's all because he is pushing legislation that would restore voting rights for nonviolent felons who have finished their sentences.
Democrats who have championed the idea in the past say they were surprised but happy when McDonnell advocated the proposal in his State of the Commonwealth speech.
But his suggestion is getting a chilly reception from many Republican legislators, especially in the House of Delegates, which is up for election in November. They say they prefer the current system, which gives the governor sole authority to restore rights after a case-by-case review.
Changing the process would require a constitutional amendment, which must be approved in two separate legislative sessions and then by the voters.
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