President Joe Biden pardons five people and commutes the sentence of two others who "made significant contributions to improving their communities."

Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin urged a skeptical Democratic-controlled Legislature on Monday to work with him to roll back taxes and environmental laws in his administration's final year in office.

Sears, top left, and House speaker, Don Scott, D-Portsmouth, applaud as Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin delivers his annual State of the Commonwealth address before a joint

On his last full day as President, Biden issued pardons for 5 people including Don Scott, Marcus Garvey, and Kemba Pradia, a Richmond-born prison reform activist.

President Biden used his clemency power today, his last full day of presidency, to pardon 5 individuals, and commute the sentences of 2 others. One of those pardons went to Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates Don Scott.

Parental rights at center of reproductive health debate. Filmmaker Ken Burns headed to Richmond. Regal Cinemas at River Ridge set to begin serving alcohol.

As President Joe Biden approaches the end of his term, he has announced a series of last-minute commutations and pardons, including Virginia House Speaker Don Scott.

In response to records requests, officials said they would not disclose documents related to severance agreements, citing an exemption to Virginia’s Freedom of Information Act intended to protect “personnel information.

Because of the growth of power-hungry data centers, Virginia has now surpassed California as the nation's top electricity-importer.

President Joe Biden has posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other Black civil rights leaders and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s.

Numerous Hampton Roads organizations have planned events and charity efforts in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.