The Virginia Beach Police Department Forensic Services Unit has earned accreditation from the American National Standards ...

At least three prisons have a 50% vacancy rate, with some so short-staffed that they have been incapable of complying with policies on safety, medical treatment and solitary confinement.

Virginia took another decisive step in its ongoing reckoning with its Confederate past as the House of Delegates in a ...

More than 1,000 bills are filed for General Assembly consideration each year. In this weekly series, The Virginia Mercury ...

A nonprofit organization, Vested Interest in K9s, Inc., will donate bullet and stab protective vests to 11 K9s of the ...

Virginia’s top investigatory body is ... During a presentation to the committee on Dec. 16, Department of Corrections Director Chad Dotson suggested the recent incidents of self-harm were ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — Democratic State Senator Aaron Rouse introduced a bill in Virginia that would give tax credits to employers who hire anyone who has been convicted of a felony or Class 1 or 2 ...

VIRGINIA - Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin has declared a State of Emergency for the incoming winter storm expected to impact the state Sunday through early next week. Governor Youngkin is ...

Governor Glenn Youngkin has declared a state of emergency for Virginia ahead of a major snowstorm. The storm is expected to begin Sunday afternoon and continue into Monday, bringing snow and ...

Virginia Department of Transportation The safety of the traveling public and of the agency’s employees and partners is always top priority for VDOT. Crews are pretreating bridges and roadways ...

The Virginia Department of Transportation has been pre-treating roads in many areas. The Virginia Department of Emergency Management and Virginia National Guard will also be on standby ...

However, if travel is absolutely necessary, Youngkin’s office provided the following list of recommendations for how to stay safe: The Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM ...