Virginia News
Va jobless rate falls to 5.3 percent in March
Virginia's jobless rate falls to 5.3 percent in March; still below national average
East Coast test rocket launch scrubbed
Private firm contracted to deliver space station supplies scrubs Wednesday test rocket launch
Millions in Va transportation funds to be awarded
Virginia transportation board advances $150M-plus for improvement projects
3 teens convicted in Fairfax County sexting case
Three Fairfax County boys have been found guilty on juvenile charges for shooting cellphone videos of themselves and other teens having sex.
Va city jail inmates bar cell door, make demands
Five inmates at the city jail in Norfolk received individual cells after officials say they barred their cell doors and made demands.
U.Va. board approves tuition increases
Tuition is going up at the University of Virginia.
5 from Va. win Marine Corps Heritage honors
Marine Corps Heritage Foundation to recognize 20, including 5 from Virginia
Virginia Beach sees rise in heroin-related deaths
Virginia Beach sees 8 heroin-related deaths since August 2012, 5 of them men
Injured Va. trooper to undergo rehab in Georgia
Injured Virginia trooper to undergo spinal cord rehabilitation in Georgia
Former Va. doctor fined for dispensing diet drug
Former Virginia doctor fined for dispensing diet drug without proper license
Va. justices revive coal company lawsuit
The Virginia Supreme Court has revived a legal battle between coal companies that has been fought over the last 15 years in courts in Virginia and West Virginia.
Man killed along I-95 in Va.
Man was hit and killed after he walked into the path of a tractor trailer rig along Interstate 95 in Stafford County Thursday afternoon.
U.S. theaters expand program for military families
A program to offer free and discounted theater tickets, classes and other services for veterans and military families is expanding to 85 theaters in 33 states.
WhiteWave Foods to expand Virginia plant
Organic dairy company WhiteWave Foods Co. plans to expand its Rockingham County plant, creating 36 jobs.
Virginia tranferring land to Pentagon 9/11 memorial
Virginia has begun the process to transfer 1.7 acres of land inside a loop ramp at Columbia Pike and Washington Boulevard to the Department of Defense.
Tuition could rise again at Va. universities, colleges
Students in Virginia may get another tuition increase for the fall semester.
Va. court: Episcopal Church owns disputed property
The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Episcopal Church in a property dispute with a breakaway congregation.
Va. federal public defender implements furloughs
Western Va. federal public defender uses staff furloughs to make up for automatic cuts
U.Va. board to consider tuition increases
The University of Virginia Board of Supervisors will consider proposed tuition increases and the school's capital plan on Thursday.
Va. reimburses erroneous tax refund card fees
Va. reimburses some taxpayers who were erroneously charged fees for using new tax refund card



