Ted Cruz's former Va. co-chair praises Assad in Syria
Outspoken Virginia state senator Dick Black meets with officials from Assad's government, says "I will be Syria's voice"
Virginia
Medical examiner: 2-year-old girl died from dehydration
Stepmother charged with murder and child neglect after toddler's remains were found in vacant apartment, months after they both went missing
Supreme Court appears likely to overturn McDonnell conviction
The former Virginia governor and his wife were convicted on conspiracy charges back in 2014
Cops: Man killed in gunfire exchange with officers
Two officers went to 26-year-old Joshua Brooks' home late Tuesday to take him into custody for a mental health evaluation, police say
Virginia woman charged in stepdaughter's death
The stepmother and the 2-year-old were reported missing in November; a toddler's remains was found in a home mid-January
Medical examiner: Missing firefighter killed herself
Searchers had been looking for 31-year-old Nicole Mittendorff in Shenandoah National Park since her car was found Saturday in a lot there
Virginia governor restores voting rights to 200,000 felons
Maine and Vermont are the only states that don't restrict the voting rights of convicted felons
Body found in search for missing Va. firefighter
The search for Nicole Mittendorff, whose car was found abandoned in the Shenandoah National Park Saturday, was suspended Thursday after the discovery of female remains
Missing firefighter called in sick to work
The search continues for a missing Virginia firefighter whose car was found in the Shenandoah National Park Saturday
Va. court ruling threatens key part of N.C. anti-gay law
Federal appeals court ruled that a Va. school violated Title IX by forbidding transgender boy from using boy's bathroom
Court overturns Va. school's transgender bathroom rule
Ruling to allow transgender high school student to use bathroom of his choice could impact North Carolina's bathroom law
Police: Teacher tried to meet boy at hotel for sex
Kathleen Capitano, a 24-year-old middle school teacher, is accused of soliciting sex from a 13-year-old former student
Ex-cop pleads guilty in shooting of unarmed man
Adam Torres struck the plea bargain just before his murder trial was scheduled to begin
Missing Va. woman's car found in national park
Nicole K. Mittendorff was reported missing Friday, and her abandoned 2009 Mini Cooper was found the next day
Cops: MLB player arrested, accused of assault
The Braves said in a statement Wednesday the team is "extremely disappointed and troubled"
Police: Virginia mom stabs crying infant daughter
The 3-month-old has been hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, according to police
Virginia boy, 10, saves wedding guests at B&B from fire
Ashton Dunford ran around the Good Place Farms Bed and Breakfast near Lexington waking everyone up as the flames spread
New kids on the block: Cuddlers wanted to hang out with baby goats
When nearly 100 goats were born on a Virginia farm in less than two weeks, the owner turned to Facebook for help socializing them to humans
2 men charged with rape and kidnap of girl, 12
Maryland police said Thursday that Enrique Carbajal, 24, and Victor Tome, 19, have been charged in the attack
Man charged in ex-girlfriend's slaying in Va.
Police say suspect Darrick Lewis and victim Christina Fisher had two children together
CIA explosives training material left on Va. school bus
Inert explosives material found on a Virginia school bus a week after the CIA used it in a police dog exercise, officials said
Trooper slain at bus station remembered as "exceptional"
"He was a gentle outgoing person who would do anything for anyone," brother says of slain Virginia State Police trooper Chad Dermyer
State trooper, suspect killed in shooting at Va. bus station
Two other people wounded in shooting at Greyhound station in Richmond, state police say
Syracuse headed to NCAA Final Four after beating Virginia
The Orange advanced to their first Final Four since 2013 and sixth overall thanks to a big surge down the stretch, beating Virginia 68-62
Cops: Ex-teacher let teens smoke marijuana in class
Police say Domonic Leuzzi allowed students at the Academy at Virginia Randolph, an alternative school in Henrico, Va., to smoke
Live
House debates funding bill ahead of final vote to end shutdown
The House is in session to debate a funding package that will end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Follow live updates here.
Democrat Adelita Grijalva sworn in 7 weeks after winning House election
Democrat Adelita Grijalva was sworn in as a member of Congress on Wednesday afternoon, seven weeks after she won a special election in Arizona.
Epstein petition secures final signature to force House vote on releasing files
An effort to force a House vote on compelling the Justice Department to release materials related to Jeffrey Epstein secured the final signature it needed Wednesday.
Epstein said Trump "knew about the girls" in 2019 email, House Democrats say
The three emails appear to be exchanges between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, as well as the author Michael Wolff and Epstein.
UPS plane crash victims include a man and his 3-year-old granddaughter
The full list of victims in the UPS plane crash has been identified. Mayor Craig Greenberg said the final death toll was 14.
Judge orders hundreds detained by ICE in Chicago released over next week
A federal judge has ordered that hundreds of people detained by ICE be released from federal facilities in the next week because their arrests were possibly unlawful and in violation of a federal court order.
Fetterman's message on mental health: "Stay in this game"
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman spoke to "CBS Mornings" about his 2022 stroke, mental health challenges and advice to others.
Israeli president says he can't pardon Netanyahu on Trump's request alone
Israel's president says Trump sent him a letter asking him to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who's on trial in three separate corruption cases.
County apologizes for raid on newspaper, agrees to pay $3 million
The Marion County Record editor's mother Joan, who co-owned the paper, died of a heart attack the day after the raid.