VirginiaDecember 24Virginia Democrats' push for assault weapon ban loses momentumVirginia Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam and other state Democratic lawmakers have appeared to slow their efforts to ban assault weapons in the state.
VirginiaDecember 16Angel families react to Virginia law giving illegals driving privilegesVirginia's move to allow illegal immigrants to obtain permission to drive in the state is "dangerous" and "utter nonsense," according to a pair of Angel parents who lost their adult sons to drivers who had entered the country without permission.
Ralph NorthamDecember 11Hemingway slams Northam for telling Virginians how to worship: 'Flat-out wrong'Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam "overstepped his role" when he told citizens how to worship amid the latest coronavirus restrictions, Fox News contributor Mollie Hemingway told "America's Newsroom" on Friday.
Live CoverageNovember 14Live Updates: Governors impose new restrictions as coronavirus cases surgeGovernors across the country are implementing new coronavirus restrictions as cases rise from coast to coast.
Ralph NorthamNovember 14Northam to impose 25-person cap on gatherings, 10 p.m. alcohol curfew in new coronavirus restrictionsA 25-person limit for all gatherings along with a new alcohol curfew are among the new coronavirus restrictions Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday.
Breonna TaylorOctober 30Virginia bans no-knock warrants as Gov. Northam signs sweeping police reform legislationVirginia became the third state to ban no-knock warrants after Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam on Wednesday signed several sweeping new laws to reform policing after the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor led to a national reckoning on racial bias.
VirginiaOctober 26VMI superintendent resigns after Northam orders probe into 'structural racism' at historic military collegeThe superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute resigned Monday, a week after Democratic leadership in the state ordered an investigation into what they characterized as a culture of “ongoing structural racism."
CrimeOctober 20Probe ordered of VMI after report on racist incidentsState officials have ordered an outside investigation into the Virginia Military Institute following a report in The Washington Post that described Black cadets and alumni facing “relentless racism.”
Ralph NorthamOctober 19Virginia trial begins on governor's plan to remove Robert E. Lee statueA lawsuit seeking to prevent Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam from removing an enormous statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond is scheduled to go to trial Monday.
CRIMEOctober 15Bill banning ‘no-knock’ raids in Virginia sent to Gov. NorthamVirginia’s General Assembly passed a bill banning “no-knock” search warrants Wednesday, clearing the way for it to go to Gov. Ralph Northam’s desk.