A Roanoke man claims sheriff's deputies beat him in the city jail because of his burping.

Metro train operators are evacuating a blue line train that stalled near the Smithsonian station.
 

One eastbound lane of Interstate 64 in New Kent County is closed because of a 6-foot-deep sink hole.
 

Metrorail is reopening, but officials are warning that the system could close early as a second major storm approaches the Mid-Atlantic region.

A Dominion spokesman says the energy company plans to lay off up to 75 people at the Millstone nuclear power complex in Connecticut by April 1, after its

A second major snow storm in less than a week was blowing Tuesday toward the Mid-Atlantic region, where plows still hadn't touched some roads, utility workers

State officials say hundreds of small fish died after diesel fuel spilled into a lake and stream near Henrico County's public safety building.

Tuesday morning Virginia's Secretary of Commerce and Trade Jim Cheng toured homes built with defective Chinese drywall in Newport News.

The Senate has passed a bill to ban talking on a cell phone while driving unless using a hands-free device.

Transit systems in the Mid-Atlantic region are slowly starting to come back to life after a blizzard over the weekend, but service is limited.

Airports in the Washington region are working to get back to normal days after a blizzard dumped nearly 3 feet of snow in some parts of the area.

Governor Bob McDonnell is pleased with the state's response to the latest weather event to hit the Commonwealth. However, the Governor and VDOT admit these

More than 41,000 customers in Virginia remain without electricity in the wake of a winter storm that buried some areas in nearly 3 feet of snow.

The Virginia Marine Resources Commission is using money paid by recreational saltwater fishermen to keep its declining number of police officers on patrol.

Two weeks of fluctuating temperatures, rain and snow have left their mark on the roads in and around Hampton Roads. From the Berkley Bridge to the I-64